Why are some illnesses accepted by society why others aren't?
Most people will never make fun of a person in a wheelchair but the same people will laugh at someone who stutters. Also most will never joke about cancer but the same people will laugh about jokes that is about people being in an institution. Mental illness is less acceptable than most physical illnesses. Also bad breath, body odor, and flatulence can be because of disease. This isn’t the only disease that can cause B.O but TMAU is the worst it can make you smell like garbage, feces, fish, or even marijuana smoke. Most of the time the odor can be helped with diet but sometimes that doesn’t help. Also there is bromhidrosis, hyperhidrosis, other conditons. Bad breath can be caused by TMAU, gum disease, etc. Most of the time people never know what is causing the breath problems. Flatulence can be caused by IBD, IBS, spastic colon,etc. Go to www.youtube.com/edwardianbeauty.
If this sounds like a rant I apologize but I am just saying that people are hypocritical because all disabilities should be accepted no matter what they are. People didn’t asked to be the way they are so why make fun of them?
There are those who CAN’T help their disabilities and there are those who WON’T help their disabilities. For every person who suffers from bad breath, B.O., flatulence, etc., because of a difficult-to-treat illness or condition, there are ten who refuse to brush their teeth, bathe, clean their homes, or do their laundry regularly. Many mental illnesses are treatable, and many more are "created" by people who want to have a treatable "problem" rather than take responsibility for what’s really going wrong in their lives.
Kudos to you for getting the message out there that sometimes people can’t help having these conditions, though. Tolerance is something we all need to have more of, and awareness is the first step towards tolerance.
People behave according to their psyche, knowledge and misconceptions. Perhaps some of them think (unconsciously) that people get disabilities voluntarily. One should never forget that anyone can fall sick and suffer from any disease. Given the choice, everyone would love to stay healthy and young forever. Sick persons need to be helped, not laughed at. Laugh with them, not at them. If someone laughs at a sick/disabled person, he/she is only pitiable and needs to be educated.