It is July 26 in Japan, and today marks the 8th anniversary of the Sagamihara stabbings by eugenicist Satoshi Uematsu. 19 people were murdered, and 26 were injured. It remains the deadliest mass stabbing by a single person outside of wartime in Japanese history.
Uematsu was not unique in his eugenicist attitudes towards people with disabilities. We still see it reflected today in blasé attitudes towards accessibility and the ongoing covid19 pandemic.
Take a moment today to #PrayForSagamihara and to reflect on how we can eliminate eugenics from popular thinking and combat ableism in all its forms
For more (general) information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagamihara_stabbings
#私は優生思想を許しません #DisabilityHistory #DisabilityPrideMonth #eugenics #ableism #StopAbleism #StopAbleistHate
