Wednesday, January 30, 2013

In this place, in this activity, I am not disabled.

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I'm going to get a bit social model on you folks today. I used to do gymnastics, and I dance. I participate in 4 kinds of dance and am...
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Speaking ill of the dead.

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It's a taboo in our culture, to speak ill of the dead. When someone dies we are supposed to forget the bad things they did and dwell onl...
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Gen Eric Guest Post: Overgrown Bullies Pick On Teenage Assault Victim

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  Preface: This is a guest post by Gen Eric. Both he and I are pretty yu c ke d out by the infantilizing language that Meli ...
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Monday, January 28, 2013

On making people uncomfortable

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A lot of the feedback I get is that the things I write make people uncomfortable. And to that, I say good . Mission accomplished. If I am ...
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Friday, January 25, 2013

IDing as autistic: not your 'get out of trouble free' card. Stop that shit.

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I thought I had written this post yet. Apparently I hadn't. Don't make it about you if it isn't about you. If it's about you...
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Thursday, January 24, 2013

"Just letting it go", picking battles, and other overrated skills I don't have

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Alright, context: I just got off a bus where a 19 year old douchecanoe called me a dyke (but he totally isn't homophobic! Just ask him!)...
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"Free Speech" doesn't make your words not oppressive.

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A day in the life of Neurodivergent K: someone is throwing around the word "retarded" as an insult. I say, "hey, that's a...
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