#Ableism

Lux 🤷🏻‍♀️ Alptraum

LuxAlptraum

The problem with so many discussions about systemic oppression — racism, sexism, transphobia, ableism, etc — is that a lot of us want to reduce it to a question of

TheDisabilityEnthusiast

twitchyspoonie

I actually want to address this (but don't attack this account) because a lot of leftists are ableist.Look, I'm obviously for a revolution because capitalism is so dangerous to me

Defenestrate the Police

Vicky_ACAB

The implication that militancy in the streets is more important than the reproductive care and struggle "behind the scenes" is a misogynist misunderstanding of revolutionary movement, _as well as_ of

Alex Zelasi

AZelasi

A lot of mental illnesses def get overlooked in mental illness conversations, but as someone who has experienced multiple of those, can we stop positioning them against depression and anxiety

AshBehind the Lens📸

Hey_AshB

Ableism is pervasive in our everyday language and you might not be aware of it. So here is a thread of common ableist words and phrases and alternatives you can

Woolly Wormhead

WoollyWormhead

So, here's something I need to say.I know there's a great many folks who are starting to appreciate how problematic the NuRav site is & the attitudes towards disabled folk

Black Dragon Games

BlackDragonCan

This is an interesting question. I see a lot of people mentioning that since war, slavery, classism, ableism, etc. are part of history, it makes sense to have them in

C.L. Lynch

lynchauthor

Confused about person-first language? Is it acceptable or not? Here's a brief history on PFL and how it went from etiquette to ableism: #pfl #ableism #acutallyautistic In 1983, at the

Retro Princess

RetroPrincess1

TW-ableism, hate speechSo - the Sia/Music film/Maddie/autism controversy. Going to give my perspective as an #ActuallyAutistic woman in a thread so feel free to mute this if it’s too much.

Mx Themboposting 🌈⚡

theymerSophie

Part of the latent ableism and transphobia in some cyberpunk stories (not naming any names) is inseperable from the failed anticapitalism (or anti-corporatism) of those same stories in a lot

Sparrow/Liz (semi-hiatus)

UntoNuggan

[Exercise]I don't know who needs to hear this, but if you have a chronic illness like fibromyalgia and your physical therapy exercises make you hurt for days afterwards, and people

adhd-angsty

AdhdAngsty

I used to be a "ADHD wouldn't exist outside of capitalism" person. I was wrong. I'm sure that we would describe, understand, and experience ADHD very differently in a world

Kitty ♿⚫️🦓

Retro_Kitty79

A lesson in ableism courtesy of Ravelry. I will break this down in the following thread.......#RavelryAccessibility Firstly, make sure you patronise the person you're replying to in the first sentence.

Marie Fronce

AutisticBlueJay

Unless driving is an integral part of a job, prospective employees should not be required to have a driver's license in order to even get an interview, let alone a

Cllr Ross McMullan

rossalliance

It really is a sign of the extraordinary times we live in that a conspiracy theory that denies the existence of disability rights activist, author & lecturer #HelenKeller is an

Rickesh Lakhani

ConstantChanges

If you know me, you know I love Canada and want to live and die here. There is a lot to be grateful for.So I will start here with #HappyCanadaDay

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