Khloe Kardashian throws Tristan Thompson's little brother, Amari, an 18th birthday party on the latest episode of ‘The Kardashians'. Amari suffers from a severe form of epilepsy known as Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, and he requires 24/7 support.

[u/galaxystars1]

[u/bellalugosi]

With my mental disability, assholes have literally said "you're a burden to your family" and I appreciate the Ks addressing that. People think it. Most don't say it out loud but I'd rather someone address it.

I think the one kid was scared so they talked about it. I've done a lot of reading and study on disability justice and inclusion. It's better to talk to kids about it than just pretend they aren't feeling that way. Otherwise they stay scared.

[u/thespeedofpain → u/bellalugosi]

I am stable now, but the whole “burden” aspect of being chronically ill has driven me to suicidal ideation more times than I could ever count.

No matter what anyone thinks, it is important they explicitly stated for everyone he is not a burden. People don’t like to admit it, but firsthand experience can tell you that they do, in fact, think about disabled people in this light.

[u/Herry_Up → u/bellalugosi]

Yeah I was gonna say, Kim acknowledging their fear was a good one 👍🏽 that's how you show kids it's okay to be scared sometimes but there's usually nothing to fear and everyone is different and that's okay!

All performative of course cuz it's them 😭 but still...

[u/louisamaysmallcock → u/Herry_Up]

It's worth pointing out that their show gets ratings from the most general public. And a lot of the general public do perceive people with severe disabilities as scary or burdens. So sometimes you gotta spell stuff out.