Author: michellegruppetta8387

mamoru:

hey before you call something wheelchair accessible just go ahead and invite a wheelchair user or two over because I almost guarantee you that an able-bodied person is not capable of guessing what is accessible without having ever used a wheelchair solo before

some but not all cool things nobody ever thinks of:

  • put hand sanitizer or a sink in the accessible bathroom stall, or alcohol wipes outside of it. people who cannot use their legs have to use unwashed hands to roll to the sink, and people who can use their legs are afraid to walk out of stalls because they get harassed and even assaulted.
  • enough space for wheelchair in doorway…AND ARMS. HOW DO YOU THINK THE WHEELCHAIR MOVES! if I cannot roll through it without scraping my arms it is not accessible
  • brick paths suck the end
  • gravel paths suck. make it smooth
  • a ramp is not accessible if it is too steep. not every wheelchair user is ripped enough or capable of using muscles enough to propel themselves up a steep angle safely. some wheelchair users have heart issues. you want heart attacks? this is how you get them
  • perfect 90 degree turns suck and are often impossible to turn through
  • some wheelchairs have foot rests. account for them
  • wheelchair accessible means wheelchair accessible while alone. if you expect someone to have to be helped out to use your facility, that is not acceptable or accessible

yeah

Some women athletes must now medically lower their testosterone levels to compete

somethinglikesanity:

yolowoho:

yolowoho:

Rules will force some women to undergo hormone therapy that could adversely affect their health; will disproportionately affect women from developing nations who do not conform to Western standards of femininity; and will ultimately lead to some elite women quitting the sport.

So here’s newest in transphobia, misogynoir, & just overall awfulness in sports.

This is directed at Caster Semenya. She is a cis black woman, (who has naturally highish levels of testosterone) and she is an incredible athlete. This is misogynoir and transphobia all wrapped up in one shitty package backed up by shitty science and nowhere near enough data. It is a moral and ethical failure by the IOC, and it cannot go uncontested.

Further reading: 

Let’s not forget that Caster Semenya is intersex and how these rules target intersex athletes who already face a lot of push back in competitive sports.

Some women athletes must now medically lower their testosterone levels to compete

neuropunk-travesty:

thecakeisaspy22:

neuropunk-travesty:

What the Right calls “censorship” is usually actually censure– people meeting them with strong disapproval.

What the Right calls for in return is usually actual censorship– asking ruling bodies and institutions to limit the freedom of expression.

Calling for counter-rallies against fascist recruiters: Censure.
Calling for universities to cancel “social justice” courses: Censorship.

Is it cool if I quote you this? Its a great explaintion, but its something I doubt id come up with myself.

My ideas are all yours to use.

agentorgana:

You know I’m so grateful that brooklyn nine nine has completely averted the trope of men who hate being married, dont really like their wife, or see getting married as being trapped. In the main cast. In the main case there are two men that are married, and one man in a domestic partnership. All three of them are portrayed as being absolutely devoted to their partners, and all of the characters love their relationships.

And then there is jake, who is engaged, and so in love with amy that he literally shouts it to the sky. He is 100% involved in the wedding planning, not because he “has” to but because he loves it and enthusiastically cares, and his greatest fear is that he will in some way fail as a husband in some way.

Brooklyn nine nine gets so much recognition for its diversity, as it should, but I have never seen such positive portrayals of masculinity on tv before.