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Understanding the Complexities of Marvilegization on Oppressed Individuals
For many of us privilege and oppression are not mutually exclusive. I face multiple intersections of oppression personally. I am oppressed for being disabled both with physical and invisible disabilities. I am oppressed for being transgender. I face discrimination for being a quip (a queer crip). I grew up in…
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Not Quite Good Enough…How Movies Like The Danish Girl Use The Trans Community
Transgender people are expected to support films that minimally include them, often by using tactics that pretend to actually include the community, as a means of deceiving them into said support.
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Star Wars, Disability, and the Realities of Lack of Access
Lack of access to essential services can affect the disability community in a plethora of ways. In some cases, that includes lack of access to go see Star Wars.
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The Inspiration Porn is Out of Control
Inspiration porn is out of control. Disabled people are being violated daily by those without disabilities. Our right to consent over our bodies and our wishes
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Don’t “Just Say Hi” to Me…Just Fuck Off Instead
Disabled people are not special snowflakes that need you to say hi to them to make yourself feel better. We are human beings with complex emotions just like everyone else. So if you wouldn’t say hi to a non-disabled person, don’t bother saying hi to me.
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The Impossible Beauty Standards We Place on Female-Identfied Individuals
Those society deems to be female (women, girls, some trans individuals) are held to much different, more stringent standards that those who are seen as men. This has to change.
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Repeating the Past: The Dangers of Labeling Muslims
Labeling all Muslims as dangerous and possible terrorists is harmful and unfair to the many peaceful Muslims just wanting to live their lives.
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Handling Childhood Bullies When You’re All Grown Up
For people who have been bullied as children, especially in school, adding people you went to school with on social media can often be a challenging process.
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The Damaging History of Being Called “Inspiring”
Disabled people have long been called objects of inspiration. We need to change the dialogue to show that while some people can be inspiring, it is not because they get out of bed each day.
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Why You Shouldn’t Touch Disabled People (or Anyone) Without Permission
I recently saw an article from a few years ago re-emerge in my Facebook feed. I instantly knew I was not going to like the article, which I apparently (luckily) missed when it was first published. The article was written on a website called Rolling Without Limits, and the site…