February 2011
Let's play a fun game! (Note: game not actually...
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Content Note: discussion of ableist language & tropes
One of the things that happens is this:
You take a name of an institution, or a major government program, or something similar, that has the word “Retarded” in it, like “Funding for Retarded Children” or “Children, Retarded and Backward” (which is the actual file note for one of the files I grab every week at the...
GLAAD Demands Action from NBC/Comcast for... →
politeyeti:
This Saturday, on an airing of Saturday Night Live, NBC (a subsidiary of Comcast) broadcast a dangerous and blatantly transphobic segment which they called ‘Estro-Maxxx’- the punchline of which was the lives of countless transgender people across the country.
The piece was a mock commercial for estrogen replacement therapy and featured men with facial hair wearing dresses, meant...
I know trolls are frustrating...
…but that doesn’t make it okay to use ableist slurs. It really doesn’t.
I don't advocate for an eradication of words I...
meloukhia:
I advocate for making conscious choices about how, when, and where to use language, for harnessing the power of language, for the use of strong language in commentary, storytelling, narratives, for the reclamation and repurposing of hate speech, for getting inside language and turning it inside out, for the thoughtful and considered application of language. For a world where language...
tchy asked: Kiri Kiri Kiri the post office website says "Item on hold at postal facility to verify address of recipient!"
Omfg I am so excited you don't even knowwwwww.
Omfg I am so excited you don't even knowwwwww.
January 2011
“One thing which I will note about idea appropriation is that it seems to follow...”
– s.e. smith (meloukhia), Idea Appropriation (this ain’t livin’)
“There’s a strong tendency to assume that disability-related issues are somehow a...”
– Anna, Ableist Word Profile: Why I Write About Ableist Language (FWD/Forward)
kalamah replied to your post: I keep trying to write something to say when I call my representatives…
*hugs* Self-care is more important than meeting others’ standards of doing enough. I hate using the phone too and I avoid it as much as possible.
I’m not really worried about others’ standards in this case. By my standards, I’m failing. H.R.3 is something I need to be...
meloukhia:
Editorial at Socialist Worker: Will the squeeze on workers ever end?
In September, 14.8 million Americans were without a job—and 6.1 million of them have been unemployed for more than six months. And the real picture is even worse than the official statistics show. Adding in those who have given up looking for work or who are working part time but want full time work,...
“We don’t expect anything from Obama, whom we regard as a great hypocrite. But we...”
– Egyptian blogger and activist Hossam el-Hamalawy talks to U.C. Irvine history professor Mark LeVine at Al Jazeera. (“We Don’t Expect Any Help From America, Just To Leave Us Alone.” | The Awl) (via jasencomstock)
(via alexbaca)
I keep trying to write something to say when I...
…but I keep getting triggered, and thus having to stop. :(
Dammit. This is what’s frustrating me right now: I’m unable to do even small, basic things to fight rape because of the goddamn PTSD.
I guess it would be ableist of me to apologize for that, but I hate it. I hate that I can’t do anything to help.
classes i would like to take
abbyjean:
persuasively explaining that people you know on the internet count as friends
being dorky is ok: how to mention your dorky habits without furious blushing
for the love of god stop clicking on things and go to bed already
retirement planning: not just for old people
meeting people with romantic potential: how to achieve this without radically redefining your own identity
you are a...
You Know You're Trans* When: #150 It annoys you...
This times a zillion.
And with that, I will stop the reblog spam. ^^;
Just:
thecurvature:
(Possible Trigger Warning)
You don’t make jokes about the most traumatic experiences in other people’s lives. You don’t make jokes about the cold-blooded murder of actual human beings. You don’t wish that another actual human being had been murdered in the victim’s place. You don’t tell a woman who watched her husband get shot to death “I wish you’d been killed instead.” You don’t...
You Know You're Trans* When: #152 Cis people...
YES, GOD, AAAAAUGH
You Know You're Trans* When: #192 You feel...
My life.
You Know You're Trans* When: #207 You avoid people...
Yep.
You Know You're Trans* When: #203 You’re a woman...
Okay, so the You Know You’re Trans* blog is pretty fun/funny/cathartic.
“Williams-Bolar is a teacher’s assistant in Akron, and was enrolled in college...”
– Over 50,000 Sign Petition for Ohio Mother
FUCKING SHIT. FUCKING SSSSSSHITT FUCKING SHIT FUCKING SHIT. You see that up there? That little sentence thrown in there?????? SHE MAY LOSE HER HOME.
THIS IS WHITE FUCKING SUPREMACY. THIS IS HETEROPATRIARCHY. THIS IS CLASSISM. THIS IS NATIONALISM.
(via...
“Many families in Egypt are fast running out of staples such as bread, beans and...”
– Salma Abdelaziz, CNN)
Okay so this is pretty bleak. Egypt imports a whole lot of its food supply, and people living in urban areas acquire basically all their food through shopping, so there’s a whole complicated supply chain upon which everyone is relying, and that’s breaking down. This probably...
You Know You're Trans* When: #139 You can't really...
see-reverse-side:
blackenedbutterfly:
or you don’t feel comfortable enough wearing swimwear…
I’d really like to get a tankini with swim skirt, but I have a feeling that would probably still not fly at the beach or pool.
Shame. I really enjoyed swimming when I was younger (even if I had to do so without a shirt, which I hated).
Yeah, I miss swimming.
List of types of sartorial hijab - Wikipedia, the... →
grrspit:
brookoli:
grrspit:
Just fyi.
Note to self: Add to this wiki shayla, tie-back, wrap…
Reblogging this again just so more people will see it. Referring to all types of modest Muslim dress as a “burqa” is a huge pet peeve of mine. It is the surest indicator that the person speaking probably doesn’t know any Muslims in real life.
Egypt: A Humble Request →
thepoliticalnotebook:
Hey, I’m not trying to get all Edward Said on the readership here, but I do have one small request: can we all agree to stop using European historical analogies to describe what is taking place in Egypt? It’s not Europe in 1848 or Eastern Europe in 1989 or France in 1789: it’s Egypt in 2011.
What is taking place in Egypt today is the result of sui generis social, ...
Dysphoria can make it really hard to focus.
Like, it’s hard to concentrate on something I’m trying to do when all my brain cares about is that my body is all wrong. :(
We don’t ask for much, just broadcast what is...
soupsoup:
To all the people of world The people in Egypt are under governmental siege. Mubarak regime is banning Facebook, Twitter, and all other popular internet sites Now, the internet are completely blocked in Egypt. Tomorrow the government will block the 3 mobile phone network will be completely blocked. And there is news that even the phone landlines will be cut tomorrow, to prevent any...
Allow me to repeat myself. Enough of the "But can...
meloukhia:
thehumorlessfeminist:
Rape isn’t a hypothetical question. Rape happens to real people every minute of the damn day. So instead of masturbating to the sound of my own voice, and telling everyone what I, as a great, compassionate feminist, consider to be sexual assault, I prefer to listen to the victims. IF SOMEONE FEELS VIOLATED, THAT SOMEONE HAS BEEN VIOLATED. Period. It’s not up to...
jhameia asked: KIRI ILU
THAT IS ALL I'VE GOT NOW.
THAT IS ALL I'VE GOT NOW.
sanaa-tamir asked: Which type of feline is your favorite? If you can pick just one. ;)
jhameia asked: How do you propose we liberate *all* pastry, hmm? HMM?? WE ALL GO THROUGH THE OVEN OF CAPITALISM! /pastrywars /marxistfanboiparody
grrspit asked: Hey, what's up!
I don't really have a question to ask, so, uh...I think you're cool. That is all.
I don't really have a question to ask, so, uh...I think you're cool. That is all.
jhameia asked: Ah, but which pastry is MORALLY SUPERIOR? /pastrywars
jhameia asked: What are your thoughts on pastry?
jhameia asked: What sort of sexytiemz stuff do YOU like doing during sexytiemz?
sententiola asked: Woooooo, for approximately the first time ever I'm actually tumblin at the right time to see someone asking for messages.
Oh, now I have to say something.
Okay, well, I'm quite curious about the origins of this thing about you Being The Meme in Satah's ask-box. How did that come about?
Oh, now I have to say something.
Okay, well, I'm quite curious about the origins of this thing about you Being The Meme in Satah's ask-box. How did that come about?
Reblog if you're bored right now and you want...
[ableist word in title redacted]
opiumrevolver:
any kind please
anon
sexual
hey whats up
advice
random
tell me about yourself
favorite bands
why you follow me
…anything
Yes anything
Pleeeeeeeeeease? :)
Re. "disabled people have bigger things to worry...
Yes, it’s absolutely true that we have bigger things to worry about, but we still worry about language, because language is connected to the bigger things we worry about.
Why is this so hard for people to grasp? And why are actual disabled people being ignored once again?
meloukhia:
Every day, I am reminded in new and increasingly creative ways that people want people like me to die. They want disabled people to shut up and disappear and go somewhere else: They want us to die. Genocide has been perpetrated against people with disabilities for thousands of years and ‘progressives’ have proudly picked up the torch and carry it high and mighty, right alongside their...
Anonymous asked: Hi. I hear you have depression, so I figured you'd have advice. I'm a 19-years-old trans boy from France, and I'm crazy. It's getting harder and harder to cope with and I have to make pretty hard choices; I thought I needed to transition, but I also thought I needed food and basic hygiene, and now I routinely compromise with that. The plan calls for a therapist (first...
I'm brave and boldly standing up against the evil...
imissedtumblr:
I’m amazed at when I read people who say that they really care about language (and totally get that using some words as slurs is wrong) will promptly argue that treating ableist language the same way is ridiculous because being disabled really is bad. It’s just deeply necessary that everyone be told “No, I can use this word - lame, r#tarded, crazy - because those are bad things...
Al Jazeera In Cairo Being Shut Down, Press... →
thenoobyorker:
etrehumain:
taniada:
“Egyptian state TV reported Sunday morning that the Al Jazeera office in Cairo is being shut down and Al Jazeera reporters are losing their press credentials in Egypt.
Al Jazeera correspondent Dan Nolan tweeted the news at about 11 a.m. local time, adding that Al Jazeera’s licenses were revoked, per state media.
Nolan quickly added, “Don’t worry we’ll...
Trans-misogyny
itsthefirstday:
transpride:
Of all of the gender and sexual minorities in our culture, transsexual women tend to be the most maligned, ridiculed, and despised because we are uniquely positioned at the intersection of three binary gender-based forms of prejudice:
Transphobia is an irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against people who transgress gender norms. The prevalence of...
little-mouth replied to your post: sententiola replied to your post: So my first…
I want laser SO bad and just found an amazing deal, but ow, sounds so painful! :( I hope the pain lessens next time— I’ve heard that is sometimes the case?
That’s what the technician said, yeah. She said it hurts the most the first time, because that’s when you have the most hair to zap.
As for...
deviltrombones replied to your post: sententiola replied to your post: So my first…
Hearts for “already working,” not for “nightmare lightning ouch featuring goop.”
The scary part is, I’m sure it’s nothing compared to what the surgery will be like.
But I’m equally sure that both this and the surgery will be totally worth it. :)
alexqueerchick replied to your post: So my first laser session got done today.
Interesting how? Was it preformed by sharks with lasers on their heads?
No, but that probably would’ve been awesome! Heh. ^^
Nah, the technician was this really nice and helpful lady. She made me feel at ease (as much as I could, anyway) and answered all the questions I pestered her with. :)
thecurvature replied to your post: So my first laser session got done today.
Interesting good, or interesting bad, or interesting neutral?
Interesting ow.
But it’s deffy preferable to electrolysis, which is supposedly a lot more painful, takes longer, and costs more.
sententiola replied to your post: So my first laser session got done today.
Everything okay I hope?
Oh yeah. I mean, it hurt (imagine laying down with this weird goopy gel all over your face, then every so often seeing a flash and feeling as if A THOUSAND SHARP NEEDLES ARE JABBING INTO YOUR FACE — that’s basically what it’s like) but it wasn’t as bad as I was fearing....
So my first laser session got done today.
It was… interesting.
Ugly law →
abbyjean:
bestofwikipedia:
From the late 1860s until the 1970s, several American cities had ugly laws making it illegal for persons with “unsightly or disgusting” disabilities to appear in public. Some of these laws were called Unsightly Beggar Ordinances. The goal of these laws was seemingly to preserve the quality of life for the community, similar in spirit to current homeowners association...
“In Egypt this week, the Mubarak regime shut down Internet and cell phone...”
– SaveTheInternet.com | Egypt’s Internet Crackdown (via radicallyhottoff)