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The Thin Line Between Pity and Violence

For a long time, I have been fascinated by the idea of pity....

Filed under: disability, crip culture, disability experience, revolution, activism, rebellion, oppression, disability rights, discrimination, forced sterilization, stem cell research, empowerment, crip power, anger, liberation, love, justice, history, Independent Living movement, de-institutionalization, charity model, dominance, holocaust, social model, medical model, stigma, brian sterner, violence, Jerry Lewis, pity, empathy
Revisiting Ashley X: My Struggle as a Philosopher-Activist

“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable...

Filed under: disability, crip culture, community, disability experience, revolution, activism, defiance, oppression, hysterectomy, disability rights, ableism, discrimination, forced sterilization, bioethics, philosophy, disability culture, crip power, civil rights, justice, decisions, reproductive rights, professional activism, career, social model, medical model, conformity, stigma, clashing values, Ashley X, ADAPT, Douglas Diekema
Conformity and Unity

"Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination; do...

Filed under: disability, crip culture, community, disability experience, revolution, activism, defiance, rebellion, oppression, disability rights, ableism, discrimination, empowerment, disability culture, crip power, racism, liberation, justice, Politics, Presidential Primaries, shame, conformity, Barack Obama, stigma
The Disgusting Ableism of Mike Huckabee

I try my best to keep an open mind when it comes to politics...

Filed under: crip culture, revolution, activism, rebellion, oppression, sexism, disability rights, discrimination, disability culture, language, crip power, racism, liberation, civil rights, justice, dominance, reproductive rights, suffering, homophobia, classism, Politics, Mike Huckabee, Presidential Primaries
Common Struggle

[Author’s Note: I survived my term paper writing and can now...

Filed under: crip culture, accessibility, community, activism, oppression, standpoint theory, sexism, disability rights, ableism, feminism, discrimination, empowerment, disability culture, crip power, racism, liberation, civil rights, Martin Luther King Jr, justice, able bodied allies, youth movement, vision, decisions, responsibility, interdependence, homophobia, classism
why i'm thankful

“Remember, with great power comes great responsibility.” ~Ben...

Filed under: disability, crip culture, accessibility, community, friendship, activism, advocacy, defiance, oppression, disability rights, ableism, empowerment, crip power, liberation, love, civil rights, justice, able bodied allies, responsibility, family, interdependence, thankfulness
choosing to create life: suffering, reproduction, and oppression

[note: I have been really busy with the end of semester “crunch...

Filed under: crip culture, disability experience, activism, advocacy, defiance, oppression, disability rights, bioethics, empowerment, disability culture, liberation, civil rights, justice, history, hope, decisions, reproductive rights, nazi germany, holocaust, suffering
Sarcasm, Charity, and Power

“A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared...

Filed under: disability experience, defiance, oppression, disability rights, ableism, discrimination, empowerment, crip power, justice, charity model, dominance
something more personal

Taking brbroadw's lead , I am posting the meme she made about...

Filed under: frienship, crip culture, community, disability experience, activism, oppression, philosophy, disability culture, crip power, words, liberation, love, justice, history, reading, meme, sci-fi/fantasy, books
Why we must keep asking IF.

[Note: this entry is part of a larger Disability Blog Carnival...

Filed under: crip culture, accessibility, community, activism, advocacy, oppression, disability rights, discrimination, bioethics, philosophy, empowerment, disability culture, liberation, civil rights, Martin Luther King Jr, justice, history, Independent Living movement, youth movement, hope, Justin Dart, employment, de-institutionalization, ADA, vision

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