ablesplained
ablesplained is the simple past and past participle of ablesplain.
Meaning of ablesplain
Verb
ablesplain (third-person singular simple present ablesplains, present participle ablesplaining, simple past and past participle ablesplained)
- To explain something related to disability in a manner that is condescending or shows a lack of understanding, compassion, or respect for the disabled.
- The disability needs to be “ablesplained” by a medical authority—and these explanations often usurp the voice or perspective of the narrator and overwrite their identity in scientific and pathological terms.2016, Jay Dolmage, Dale Jacobs, “Mutable Articulations: Disability Rhetorics and the Comics Medium”, in C. Foss, J. Gray, Zach Whalen, editors, Disability in Comic Books and Graphic Narratives, page...
Questions about ablesplained
- What is ablesplained the simple past and past participle of?
- Ablesplained is the simple past and past participle of ablesplain.
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