u/RosethornRanger

A diagnosis of a disability is permission from someone outside your social class to be a part of your social class. It is both a harmful hierarchy, and often incredibly dangerous to participate in.
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A diagnosis of a disability is permission from someone outside your social class to be a part of your social class. It is both a harmful hierarchy, and often incredibly dangerous to participate in.

3 posts from a twitter user named Candace D (@DiaryofaSickGirl). The first says "At one point I thought I might have fibromyalgia and someone told me I shouldn't seek that diagnosis because then drs would think I’m “crazy” and “drug seeking.” it’s fucked up how we have to consider how we might be judged when diagnosed with anything.' The next post says "I was just like idc what anyone thinks of me, I need answers and help. Turns out I have a whole list of other things instead. My mom was diagnosed with fibro so I thought it was good to consider and explore for myself as well. IF you don't get a diagnosis people think you're faking and if you do people thing you're crazy. You literally can't win at all ever when you're chronically ill/disabled. Everything you do will be wrong to people. It's so exhausting.

u/RosethornRanger — 5 hours ago
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You are not going to beat oppression by focusing on the oppressor. If our needs are only fulfilled because they benefit our oppressor, or fit in with their morality, we are still oppressed.

An image of two tumblr posts. The first is by jezzaCorbyn saying "I think men should spend less time emphasizing that the victims of sexual assault/harassment are their sister/mother/wives/friends etc. and more time thinking about how the perpetrators of these crimes are their brothers/fathers/sons/friends etc. Stop emphasizing your relationship to the victim to victimise yourself and instead emphasize your responsibility to hold the men around you accountable. The next by the same person says "'i've seen so much stuff on twitter lately about men saying they're gonna do stuff to make women feel safe, like walking on the other side of the road. i don't want you to jangle your keys or whistle so i know where you are, i want you to shout at your brother for making a rape joke, tell your father off for whistling at women on the streets and stop your friends from touching girls in clubs without consent."

u/RosethornRanger — 10 hours ago
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Language is and has always been political, politics is just a fancy word for "how humans organize", and language is the basis of that. Anybody who says it is "not a big deal" is just trying to shut you up. Not treating it seriously is a component of a lot of hierarchy

A brown poster with sparkles all around by @itsHunniB there are three black women one standing behind and holding a sign that says "AAVE is not 'tiktok' slang", in the bottom corners there are two more black women.

u/RosethornRanger — 1 day ago
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very little of the labor we do can be actively measured effectively. Very little of the essential action in society happens because people are rewarded for it. There are people all over building free access, and the state constantly destroys it

A poster by occupy everywhere with the logo of a black raised fist, the poster says "This food is free. We grew it for whomever would like to eat it. We grew it to inspire you to take action in your community. We grew it to make you rethink the ideas of public space, and the absurdity of one man being able to own more land than he can use, while millions for homeless and hungry. We are not lazy. We are not unwilling to labor. We want to directly benefit from our labor. We don't want to work so the value of our labor can be stolen to make a rich man richer. Further we do not want to work to hurt our community or environment. Radishes: pull when fully grown, greens are edible. Arugala: cut a few inches from the base as needed. Lettuce: cut a few inches from the base as needed. Red cabbage: pull when twice the size of a softball. Broccoli: cut the heads when large before they flower, greens are also edible." The poster ends with a quote from crowfoot saying "our land is more valuable than your money. It will last forever. It will not even perish by the flames of fire. As long as the sun shines and the waters flow, this land will be here to give life to men and animals. We can not sell the lives of men and animals. It was put here by the great spirit and we can not sell it because it does not belong to us."

u/RosethornRanger — 1 day ago
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The state is a machine of mass death. We have more than enough food, and yet the law demands starvation instead of people walking into stores and taking food. We will not survive the starvation of climate change if we do not build our own tools the state does not control.

a two part poster that has the text "the government does not care. We the people must help each other!" The poster is monochrome, and the first half "the government does not care", has a black background with white text and an outline of the congress building as well as heads that are staring upwards. The second half has a white background with black outlines of a person holding a rope pulling others out of the water. The atline says "seth"

u/RosethornRanger — 1 day ago
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For many marginalized groups, people outside of them often emphasize how "resilient" or "strong" they are in the face of their oppression. This often includes them glorifying our struggles, often seeing them as training, and denying accessibility because "why help when they're already that strong?"

An image with the text "Can I just exist without having to perform resilience?". The image has a White person with red hair and overalls sitting besides a bunch of lemons. Their head is filed with lemons and there is a lot of machines with tubes connected to it that are squeezing the lemons in different ways and holding lemon juice. There is a tagline that says allyssaCDavis

u/RosethornRanger — 1 day ago
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For every fighter there are 10 supports. The only way we survive is if we eat, if we have morale, and if we can keep ourselves put together. My suggestion is to learn a skill and stick with it, we can only survive through community.

An image with a children's book style of a house on a hilly field with trees around it, there is a group of children sitting together looking at a teacher pointing to a globe and writing on a chalkboard, there's another group of children around a fire passing something around, there's another adult pumping water from a pool on the roof of the house into a watering can next to a field of plants, there is another adult working in the field with a child as another group of adults and children bake bread in a stone oven. The caption says "why is it that everyone I meet, that expects a pending societal collapse, is focused on weapons? Do you have seeds? Do you have tools? Do you know how to filter water? Where are your crafters? Who can blacksmith, work leather, sew, do carpentry? Who knows medicine, herblore, and can identify edible plants? We don't survive a collapse by killing each other. We will only survive with benevolent skilled communities working together. Get with it.

u/RosethornRanger — 2 days ago
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I'm thinking about trying this. What are yalls personal experiences with this kind of thing?

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A face book post by Briana Khayyat that says "Idk who needs to know this because it took me 25 years and a TikTok to learn but putting your fruit in mason jars rather than the containers they are stored in at the time of purchasing is a HALLELUJAH for me" and an embarrassed smile emoji " I tried it after I saw it and will never go back, it keeps the fruit fresh foreverrrrr. The girl who started the trend reached out, her insta is www.instagram.com/thecrosslegacy My insta:www.instagram.com/raisingqueens3" there is also a picture of grapes, raspberries, strawberries, and blueberries in mason jars in a refrigerator

u/RosethornRanger — 4 days ago
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Liberals increased police funding after the black lives matter protests

A tweet by m w bowman @mWBowman that says the fact that 40% of cops are domestic abusers and the fact that Derek Chauvin's wife chose the night he was in protective custody to file for divorce are certainly two facts from which one could draw an interesting theory" the tweet also has a meme of bart simpson looking distressed and saying "40% of cops beat their wives" and homer putting his hand on Bart's shoulder looking excited and saying "40% of cops get reported for beating their wives" If y'all wanna post this one you should name it bigger homer puts their hand on homers shoulder 40% of cops self reported beating their wives Source: Neidig, P.H., Russell, H.E. & Seng, A.F. (1992). Interspousal aggression in law enforcement families: A preliminary investigation. Police Studies, Vol. 15 (1), p. 30­-38.

u/RosethornRanger — 3 days ago
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Neurotypical people are so entitled to you doing their song and dance that they will try to get you fired if you don't do it

A collage of images and explanations, with "'rude' coworker starterpack" at the top the first image is a woman holding a coffee and looking at her phone in a car with "spends every break in their car", a wikihow style picture of two people talking with one person in the middle looking a little distressed with "doesn't talk unless spoken to", a woman smiling behind a desk with "has a 'we're coworkers not friends' mentality, a man in a suit celebrating as he walks out of an office building with "shows up ONLY to do their job then leave, "gives vague answers when asked about weekend plans, and a group of people sitting towards the camera staring at one person facing away from them looking sad with "probably some form of neurodivergent."

u/RosethornRanger — 4 days ago
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Our identities are our own, abilities are complex, and your assumptions about our needs can never fill in for our own demands

An image containing multiple different captioned bubbles. The image is titled "don't let your interaction be ableist. Please don't:" The first bubble is labeled "touch us without our consent" and has an image of a person reaching over and putting their hand on someone with a cane leaning away. The next says "ignore us and talk to the person we are with". The image is of a person pointing at another person leaning back while another person with what I think are leg braces stands there. The next says "talk to us like we don't understand". Then has an image of a person with a text bubble pointing at someone with a leg missing and crutches. The next says "speak for us" with an image of a person with a megaphone with a bunch of people in front of them. The next says "ignore our accessibility requests" and has an image of a person holding up their hand in front of another. The next says "assume what we need" and has a person with a though bubble rubbing their chin. The next has a person holding a lightbulb with the text "assume our capabilities". The next says "act surprised when we self-identity" with an image of a wheelchair user and someone with a clipboard. The last says "tell us how to self-identify" with an image of a person with a megaphone. The corner of the document is tagged with "unlearning ableism"

u/RosethornRanger — 5 days ago
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Accessibility and accessibility tools are complicated. Inspiration porn is reactionary propaganda, not the lived reality

An image with text, a group of people and a yellow background. The text says "just because one wheelchair user can access a space doesn't mean all wheelchair users will be able to and if not all of us can access it , its not truly accessible. There are drawings of 5 people. The first is a while person in a hat and glasses standing up on crutches next to their wheelchair. The next is a brown person with crutches sitting in a wheelchair. Next is a brown person with a pink motorized wheelchair looking directly at the viewer. The last is two white people, one in a wheelchair and the other pushing it.

u/RosethornRanger — 5 days ago
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We have queer writings from thousands of years ago. We have existed far longer than fascists, and will outlive their ideology too.

Alt text: An image depicting a silhouette with shoulder length, thin, and wavy hair, and possessing a white grin, standing in front of a trans flag, with the glowing red text in front of the silhouette and under their grin saying in all caps “I will outlive you”.

The trans flag in the background is also partially covered by shadows at the top and bottom.

u/RosethornRanger — 3 days ago
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Transitioning is cool and I recommend doing it.

A tweet from Jerrica @jinkiesJerrica that says "'hrt won't have any effect if you are over 20 years old' is a lie meant to keep people afraid of transitioning . It's gate keeping. I didn't start taking estrogen until last year when I was 38 years old. And now I have a b cup, and hips. It's never too late to transition." There are two pictures of Jerrica the first is a professional head shot of them wearing a collared shirt the second is a mirror selfie of them wearing a sweater dress a leather jacket and a large hat

u/RosethornRanger — 11 hours ago