February 2012
66 posts
The terms of the discussion
allies-person:
What gets me about discussions about disability with nondisabled parent “advocates” who don’t acknowledge privilege:
If you don’t agree that ableism—the systemic devaluation and oppression of people with disabilities vis a vis people without disabilities—exists, then why are you here? Why are you discussing this issue?
You have the whole rest of the world in which to act as...
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The problem with parenting culture
allies-person:
To begin, an anecdote: My grandma used to live in a retirement community. She and her friends had numerous games that they played together: poker, mahjong, gin rummy…and one-upsmanship about their children. This is how it went. They would sit around talking about their children and their degrees and professions and weigh how they measured up against each other. Like the other...
White vs. Non-White Children with Disabilities
daniellemertina:
amantesuntamentes:
queerhairyvag:
pocwithdisabilities:
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about how these two groups are diagnosed. I know this subject has most definitely been touched upon before, but I wanted to bring it up again and maybe incite a discussion.
One thing I’ve noticed is that white children, lets say those that have ADHD, are often diagnosed in a timely...
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re: Autism Speaks (again)
deaf-aspie:
geekybitch:
evolvingwithautism:
I’m hesitant to even enter into this, but it’s hard for me to see misinformation being spread to innocent people looking for answers.
I just saw a post where someone asked “I see a lot of posts about Autism Speaks, mostly from people who are actually on the spectrum, complaining about the organization. Why is that?”
The first lie-filled...
Reblog if you want your own Toothless.
missatralissa:
cassiesstickerstories:
stutterstock:
i’m surprised this doesn’t have notes numbering in the thousands
Are there people who DON’T want their own Toothless? I want to start breeding Night Furry babies.
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On the "transabled" phenomenon
polerin:
stfuconfederates:
murphysbride:
sanityscraps:
deaf-aspie:
Anonymously Submitted:
As a disabled (Autistic) trans* person who has talked with other trans* people about it and read “transabled” theories and narratives, I’ve got a bunch of opinions. They aren’t particularly nice. The fact that there’s an underlying phenomenon that causes distress doesn’t forgive any of the...
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tattooeddicks:
is there a rule that you have to put a space between “trans” and “people” or any other noun? i just got passive aggressively reblogged for not doing that, i wasn’t aware that there was a rule here
The space is there for clarification. When you say or write trans person, you’re shortening it from transsexual or transgender person. You wouldn’t make that all one word,...
anedumacation:
Heterosexual Life Partner (also known as Zan) made me feel a heck of a lot better about some of the issues I was having yesterday.
I was freaking the fuck out about my inability to handle responsibility, about how flaky I’ve been about everything lately, how I don’t think I’ll ever be able to handle a real job or finish my degree or be an adult, how I’m not suited to do anything...
Went to bed angry and woke up feeling upset on a level I haven’t felt in at least a year. Today is a write-off; I am in an extended meltdown. Please send hugs and kittens.
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anedumacation:
anotherforworkingdays:
anedumacation:
I understand the compulsion to label your sexuality as some variety of queer when it doesn’t quite fit into the standard image of what straight female sexuality looks like, but that doesn’t make you queer.
It just means that we suffer from a lack of imagination when it comes time to understand what female sexuality really is. That...
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MAKE YOUR BED
unfuckyourhabitat:
Do it.
My excuse is AWESOME. It is midnight in Melbourne and I am going to bed. Ha!
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Am I allowed to use this word to describe myself?
iamateenagefeminist:
1. Has this word been used against a specific group of people in the past or is it being used against a specific group of people in the present?
If no then you are allowed to use that word to describe yourself.
If yes then move onto question two
2. Are you a part of the group the word has been used against?
If yes then you are allowed to use that word to describe...
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also because i'd rather get involved in a...
lau-ra-sau-rus:
my personal favourite is midsummer night’s dream. purely for deep sentimental reasons. second is romeo and juliet, because it was one of the first i really had to study and i’m also a big fucking sap.
Twelfth Night, because I enjoy the combination of letters in “twelfth” and plays about crossdressing hijinks and associated gay panic.
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2 things on this Othello mess, and I'm done:
karnythia:
sourcedumal:
1. Why the fuck wasn’t the NAMESAKE CHARACTER of the play not shown? The play is about a black man, right? Of all the goddamn scenes that could have been chosen, y’all pick the one closest to Birth of a Nation tribute DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH? Miss me with that shit.
2. To all the folks talmbout how “if this is racist, then the whole play must have been racist!!...
'Hot for Teacher' Essay Lands Student in Trouble →
karnythia:
So FERPA prevents the school from going into too much detail without the student’s permission, but the school’s response makes me think that his work went from sexual undertones to explicit & probably leaned into rape imagery given the security escort. He’s 56 years old, I have an incredibly hard time believing he didn’t know exactly what he was doing & that it was wrong as...
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My chapstick is reproducing?
lau-ra-sau-rus:
I just found a mystery second Burt’s Bees chapstick in my bag.
THIS IS A MIRACLE.
Burts Bees costs $7 a tube here. Seven dollars for a tube of chapstick. Australia, you must be joking. My mom can mail me a new tube for less than that.
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if you play doctor who: worlds in time, I want to...
Looks like the friends and guilds features are finally online, and I want to be friends with all of you!
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cpmatters:
disabilityaware:
“How can we encourage students with disabilities to advocate for themselves?”
—
Something my Professor asked earlier today
By introducing them to Tumblr :p
By not dismissing their self-advocacy when it does happen.
If you live in the United States and don't have... →
impudentstrumpet:
bookling-stormborn:
fattiesinlove:
repede:
cakemeister:
Today in Useful Fucking Things That No One Tells You About: the Prescription Assistance Program (PAP) offers a discount drug card to uninsured Americans. The card is accepted at over 56,000 pharmacies nationwide, including CVS, RiteAid, Walgreens, and Safeway, and offers a discount of up to 75%.
I was fired a few...
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Seriously though, that test was way too easy
sonic-hip-attack:
It made up for the complete bullshit pop quiz our Assessment professor laid on us this morning.
I’m making enemies about the Rorschach in that class. I questioned today whether it’s really ethically okay to violate confidentiality (as in, duty to warn/suicide risk) based on the multi-layered interpretations of Rorschach variables.
Because to me, the Rorschach lacks validity...
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निर्वाण: Microwaves are fucking us up. →
sonic-hip-attack:
stfuconservatives:
pinealglands:
Below is a Science fair project presented by a girl in a secondary school in Sussex. In it she took filtered water and divided it into two parts.
The first part she heated to boiling in a pan on the stove, and the second part she heated to boiling in a microwave.
Then after cooling she used the…
[citation needed]
[seriously do you...
Oh no. We are on the anti-vaccine thing again?
impudentstrumpet:
neon-loneliness:
amberguessa:
atomss:
Let’s just cut to the chase, if you are against vaccines and/or think they cause autism, just unfollow me now and save us all a lot of trouble, ok?
Ditto
My great-uncle still limps from childhood polio.
And remember how the drop in herd immunity in California caused the death of 10 babies from whopping cough?
indeed. I’ll have...
so excited
1. I’ve remembered that I hated that job, violently hated it! I don’t have to do it anymore! This is awesome.
2. I bought a half dozen laser pointers on ebay and they are going to be turned into steampunk sonic screwdrivers. Well. Steampunk may be overstating things. They are going to be great.
3. I realized I have about 3 times as much stuff as I actually have listed on etsy, so...
kelsium:
I hate the phrase “culture wars” regarding birth control. It implies that there aren’t lives at stake here and there fucking are.
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How to propogate a racist theory about...
allies-person:
1. Call your speculation a “theory” even though it does not meet the scientific standards for being considered a true theory.
2. Couch your speculation in lots of detailed information about homo sapiens and Neanderthals that hardly anyone knows well enough to counter.
3. Disguise the fact that many of the “facts” you are relying on are hotly contested by specialists in this area...
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I know I met most of you awesome people on...
curiousmeans:
The hell is going on in that network?
Jessica Coen.
I don't know what I am feeling right now
I basically just got fired from my temp job.
I’ve been there since October, and it was meant to be a 6 week thing that has stretched out for months. I’ve gotten two stellar reviews—I was working at 180% productivity in December and January, on average—and had been told I could stay as long as I wanted. We had a team meeting this morning and not a word was said. My...