So there are 52,000 homeless people in NYC, where we spend over $4,000 per month, per person, on shelter and there are 61,000 empty, rent-stabilized apartments.
It’s not that the solutions aren’t there, it’s that we actively choose to not help the people who need help the most.
nondisabled ppl think certain things in life are free/cheap bc they think in terms of $$ not spoons
“You don’t have to give ppl $$ gifts give them something homemade!“
In their mind homemade is cheap bc raw materials are cheap & your labour is free & abundant except it’s not
For those of you with ADHD and suffer from procrastination because things seem overwhelming, I want to assure you that the student loan debt relief application is very simple. You need your name, DOB, SSN, phone number and email. That’s basically it. Takes you a minute at most.
The use of fear to control children is so ubiquitous that most adults don’t even realise they are doing it. They’d never describe what they are doing that way. But in so many different ways, the children feel it. Here’s what it looks like. 1/
A lot of wheelchair users get harassed in public by people who see them move their legs or stand up for a sec
Just sharing the fact that wheelchair users don’t have to be paralyzed to need a wheelchair is a great way to support disabled people, because it might lessen harassment
Gomez and Morticia's spark may look effortless, but if you look more closely they are constantly prioritizing being romantic and erotic with each other, and that is a choice. In relationship therapy, we call what they do "simmering."
I wish y’all authentic community! Where y’all actually know and genuinely care about one another. Where y’all pour into each other. Where accountability isn’t about the destruction, but rather the love for one another. Where y’all are safe and can be y’all’s authentic self!
this should be as big of news as the notre dame fire imo. polynesian history is incredibly rich and the people of rapa nui were the most skilled sailors/explorers ever (yes, ever!). this history is important and deserves all our preservation efforts. they’ve already lost so much.
"Glorifying obesity" just code for "Letting fat people think it's okay for them to feel good about themselves even though we're trying reeeeallyy hard to make them ashamed and embarrassed at all times."