Tag: ableism

What weird old trick did one local person use to be smarter and more empathetic? The answer will shock you.

On February 17, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Local mom in $__*_%%^IP-BASED LOCALE STRING__$%%%%$ has discovered that by avoiding the use of one word they can immediately invoke empathy in both themself and their listener, and improve their communications clarity by upwards of 169%. Click here to learn more about what word you should avoid saying in order to be […]

Activism

The Limits of Empathy

By Yessenia

On November 5, 2013

As you may know from my other posts, I am a person living with a disability – well, a couple. One consequence of this is that I have had the experience of having no neuropathy in my hands, and a

Cissexism

#FuckCisPeople

By Yessenia

On August 19, 2013

I really didn’t like this tag to begin with. So I tried to write something saying I am trans, and then trying to draw a connection between my experience being trans and being disabled. I tried t

Microagressions

By Yessenia

In Random Asides

On April 10, 2013

I’ve had some weird experiences lately. Today, a good friend’s parents, whose known me for many years (long enough to have seen my magical transformation from person with untreated chronic illness, to person with treated chronic illness), asked me, “Have you ever tried not being on anything? Like not taking any medications?” Yea I did. […]

Health / Medicine

Oh, you don’t take pills? How nice for you.

By Yessenia

On February 28, 2013

As is the custom of my people, I begin with a vignette. A person I know is taking antibiotics for a hilarious, as in schadenfreude, reason I won’t get into. It appears he is allergic to it. So n