ableism

ELEVATOR SHAMING: Does Anyone Else Feel Guilted Into Taking The Stairs?

I am TOTALLY trying to make "elevator shaming" happen, you guys. This is going to be the next big shameful thing.
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Issues, ableism, health, shame, shame shaming

Mar 1, 2013 at 1:00pm | 568 comments

domestic violence

A Paralympic Track Star Is Accused of Killing Girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp and The Jokes are JUST HILARIOUS

Whatever Steenkamp endured in their relationship before her death was quietly shoved under the carpet, and no one talked about it; just like no one talks about domestic violence in any cases involving “heroes.”
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Issues, domestic violence, misogyny, ableism, media, athletes, hero worship

Feb 14, 2013 at 2:30pm | 63 comments

language

NEW BAD WORDS: An Incomplete Compendium of Potentially Offensive Language, Featuring “Lame,” “Retarded,” and Many More

It's like a big mix tape of problematic words! DOESN'T THAT SOUND FUN AND EXCITING?
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Issues, language, bad words, the t-word, the r-word, the n-word, racism, ableism

Dec 13, 2012 at 3:00pm | 658 comments

the r-word

Ann Coulter Uses the R-Word to Refer to the President, Color Me Surprised

Disabled people are watching. We engage with society. We see and understand. When you insult us on Twitter, or national television, or anywhere else, we see it and we talk about it amongst each other.
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Issues, the r-word, politics, debates, ableism

Oct 24, 2012 at 1:00pm | 116 comments

disability

Disabled People Are Not Your Inspiration

Well-meaning nondisabled people don’t realize what they’re playing into when they talk about how inspiring we are, which is perhaps all the more frustrating.
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Issues, disability, Paralympics, ableism, inspiration, check your attitudes at the door please

Aug 30, 2012 at 3:00pm | 491 comments

ableism

Model With Down Syndrome Heads Up Dolores Cortes US Kids Swimwear Catalogue

It’s exciting to see fashion designers picking up on the expressed desire to see disabled models, and thinking about integrating them into their campaigns.
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Issues, ableism, disability

Jul 24, 2012 at 2:00pm | 79 comments

ableism

Ann Taylor Refuses Service to Blind Customer and Her Guide Dog

You messed up big time, and you should own it.
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Issues, ableism, ADA, disability, discrimination, it's the law people, wtf

Jun 20, 2012 at 5:00pm | 129 comments

ableism

"The Undateables": Not That Bad, Actually

Social attitudes make it hard for some people with disabilities to find dates. Why not openly admit that, and interrogate it on national television?
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Entertainment, ableism, dating, disability, the undateables

Apr 16, 2012 at 2:00pm | 61 comments

ableism

Rick Santorum Wants to Protect YOU! From the Evils of Prenatal Testing

I’m a disabled person, and I actually wholly support prenatal screening and full access to prenatal care, because I think it can result in healthier pregnancies and better outcomes for both pregnant people and infants.
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Issues, ableism, bodies are not political footballs, disability, politics, pro-choice, reproductive health, reproductive justice

Feb 21, 2012 at 12:30pm | 110 comments

ableism

Halloween: The Most Offensive Time of the Year, Part Three

There's something about dressing as a fantasy version of a person with a serious mental health condition that seems to get people extremely excited every October, and I can't quite figure out why.
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Fun, ableism, costumes, halloween, I am a crochety curmudgeon, mental illness

Oct 12, 2011 at 3:00pm | 0 comments

ableism

Everybody Loves "Glee" (Except the Disability Community and People With Asperger's)

So much teaching going on, and no learning.
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Entertainment, ableism, chickens, fox, glee, television

Sep 29, 2011 at 4:00pm | 0 comments