My multiple chronic illnesses are disabling. I am disabled. I am not ashamed or embarrassed. Please don’t refer to me as replacement words like “differently abled”. Disabled is not a dirty word.
#DisabilityPrideMonth#disabilityawareness
I work with @NineTenPub and I can tell you that their commitment to principles and their transparency is a giant chunk of why I will continue to work with them as long as they'll have me.
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...damned if you don't I want to live in a world that is nonjudgemental and all Equal (sic)
This is over a QT that begins:
Hi I'm Abi! I'm a Black disabled queer creator! Please RT, it could lead to my next sale!
They say they are disabled. They say they are an ally. They are showing that they do not understand disability OR allyship.
If you stand up for and with disabled people, let them identify as disabled if they want to.
And let's not forget the implies racism and homophobia.
My apologies. I was so angry I forgot to add alt text. The screencap reads:
It is a sad state of the world when people have to describe themselves in detail to get sales. Life was a heck if a lot better when people didn't shout it from the rooftops. It's damned if you do and