#Ableism

Tw: ableist slursY'all, when it comes to the words idiot, imbecile and moron, these are slurs. They have been used to oppress people for a century and are still used
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It’s time to talk about casual ableism. I saw this post by http://preen.ph  on Instagram and want to share it because it’s important that we all unlearn harmful behavior. Ableism
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I guess it's because I'm trans and Green that this keeps coming up.There is a suggestion by people with anti-trans views that taking oestrogen as part of hormone treatment is
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cw // ableismin light of criticism of how sia’s new movie is ableist, we should support media that doesn’t portray neurodiversity, specifically autism, through an ableist lens. theres a short
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Some of you all stan Natalie Portman so hard but in 2012 we were at a mutual friend’s wedding & I had just become disabled—it was my first event in
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Someone asked me to watch this disability film a white male wheelchair user and his partner made and in three minutes I've heard more ableism than in the entirety of
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the idea that “therapy” and “healing”are synonymous for everyone across identity and experience is a kind of ableism that the left should really interrogate some of our first encounters with
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If you really support mentally ill ppl, stop shaming poor hygiene, social withdrawal, being sensitive/"soft", conflict avoidance, "armchair activism", indecisiveness, living w/ parents, being "weird", low energ
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I see a viral tweet about disability and relationships so. Oops it’s time for a thread. The implication that a disabled or chronically ill partner is a burden is toxic
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Re: @Hannahgadsby's Douglas: "In this show I will show you my #autistic brain.""...it seems that mainstream critics can’t recognise our work as #AutisticCulture, or are reluctant to write about it
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Can someone tell writers that 'intelligent' isn't really a character trait?Cunning, strategic, inventive, astute, knowledgeable, insightful, quick-thinking, etc.These are traits.'Intelligent' is such a vague and subjecti
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No, seriously, I'm not confused.Logical and just are not the same things. What is logical is strongly dependent on context, motivation and end goal.If the end goal is to strengthen
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Quick #SpoonieTip.If you never have your food/drink at the intended temperature?You may need more help with your meals. I have discovered today that I'm not simply *forgetting* to eat my
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Ok I just thought of a better way of explaining this.Ableds will really think that disabled people are somehow defective ableds until we give away all our medical information to
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guys please do not use or download this app “Hive”. the owners of the app are avid trump supporters and donate their profits to republicans. yes, they are the owner
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Thank you so much @marcus_bernard for this lovely shoutout. I'm not an access expert, but I thought it might be useful to explain why many shows do not integrate access
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