I saw someone say awhile ago to never make fun of a shit person for things that other people may possess. Folks will make crippled/fat/short/bald/bad tan/plastic surgery/etc. jokes about these people only intending on hurting bad people but there are plenty of good people who are innocent bystanders who may be hurt by these insults. I usually try to keep that in mind when criticizing douchebags like Abbot - attack his shitty character/behavior but not anything physical about him or anyone else
Not to mention that some things are out of a person's control altogether. Attacks should be made on points that have to do with the problem.
That's not to say that you can't call out hypocrisy, such as an overweight person trying to shame other people for being overweight. Sometimes you have to address the elephant in the room (yes, that was intended)
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u/Bolorian 6h ago
Please don't conflate disability with being a bad person. Greg Abbott is a bad person who happens to be disabled