#DISCRIMINATION
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tigergingicat · 1 day ago
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So basically The Greatest Showman movie is a giant lie. Greeaaat...
"hey, why is [insert thing related to a disability] offensive?"
"well you see, there was a man named pt barnum--"
of course. it's always pt barnum, he's always (hyperbole) at the scene of the crime
Hello! Truly! P.T Barnum was a major player in popularizing sideshow and freak show culture, owning and trading countless slaves along the way. He truly was an awful man - be sure to look him up when doing work on disabled history, the ugly laws, slavery, etc.
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nando161mando · 4 months ago
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Healthcare pls
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mxjackparker · 6 months ago
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Begging some of you to lie more when faced with people who have power over you, who are creating barriers between you and things you need.
Something's wrong with your body, but your doctor won't take it seriously? Exaggerate your loss of function and the severity of the problem.
Gender therapist asks about dysphoria in childhood, when deciding whether to refer you for HRT, but you conformed strongly or experienced low/no dysphoria then? You tell them you played with trucks/dolls (whichever is NOT stereotypical for your agab), begged for clothing associated with your gender, and have always been dysphoric.
Job asks if you have reliable transportation to work, or an employer outright asks if you have a car, and you actually have to rely on the bus? You say yes! As long as you show up, it won't be a problem.
Landlord says no pets, and you can't find a home to move into that will take your cat? Say you don't have one, have a friend house your pet for move-in day, and collect your cat and make arrangements if the landlord is ever planning to stop by.
Lying is one of your strongest tools to protect yourself from authority figures making your life more difficult.
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nova-alien-rants · 9 months ago
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people stop being antisemitic for one fucking second challenge (impossible)
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cree-n-jewish-thoughts · 2 days ago
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i love the racist comments i get for being native
stop complaining, its over
the past has nothing to do with you
it was over three centuries ago
put the card back in the deck
you have your rezes you're fine
get over it, it happened before you or even your grandparents were born
fuck you you cant make me leave
No slurs, just being completely invalidated by mostly white people.
Then they proceed to use the indigenous struggle in attempts to validate the hamaskin movement. if time is not such a big factor, then why is there even a debate on whether or not Israel should remain a country? It has been a country for longer than most grandparents and people alive today...
So does time actually matter or not? or does it only matter when it doesn't involve you directly? Because you cannot have it both ways...
sorry to hijack your post buddy
75% of this website: i’m SOOO PROGRESSIVE OKAY. RIGHTS FOR EVERYONE!!
meanwhile they’re like “fuck the jews tho” and their first insults are always:
1. kill yourself
2. UR FAT
3. some variation of “go back to the kitchen.”
wow bbs so progressive 😂😂
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nimrochan · 2 months ago
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A BRIEF LESSON IN COLONIALISM
SINCE IT IS SUDDENLY A TOPIC OF GREAT INTEREST.
BRITISH COLONIALISM;
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SPANISH COLONIALISM;
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PORTUGUESE COLONIALISM;
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ITALIAN COLONIALISM;
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FRENCH COLONIALISM;
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JAPANESE COLONIALISM;
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ARABIC COLONIALISM;
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AMERICAN COLONIALISM;
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ISRAEL;
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WOW. SUCH COLONY. VERY SETTLE.
WORDS HAVE MEANINGS. CAN WE STOP PRETENDING THIS WAS EVER ABOUT COLONIALISM?
THANK YOU FOR COMING TO MY TED TALK.
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aunti-christ-ine · 3 months ago
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It’s that time of year again, to remember that the Salvation Army is an anti-LGBTQIA+ hate group that uses its tax-free donations to fund discrimination and bigotry.
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yemme · 3 months ago
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SCRATCHED. He used a box cutter to carve the N word on his skin... A BOX CUTTER. Then made claims they were best friends. The only black person on the swim team. The racist may no longer be a student but that is the class of which Gettysburg College accepts. Send your black children to HBCU's. White people have lost their fucking minds like a rabies virus.
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schizosupport · 7 months ago
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I think there's a terrible catch 22 existing for mentally ill people, especially for those of us with psychosis, where diagnosis is necessary for many accommodations, treatment and resources - but diagnosis also puts you at serious risk of systemic oppression and loss of autonomy.
And while it should be considered a privilege not to have had a diagnosis forced on you, it's also pretty fucking wild to have to forego resources that could genuinely improve your life, because it puts you at risk of having your autonomy compromised.
People with diagnoses of the psychotic and schizo spec variety (especially schizophrenia and schizoaffective) are regularly denied things like transition-related healthcare and fertility related healthcare, not to mention we are at a much increased risk of having our children wrongfully removed. We regularly have our health-related concerns dismissed as delusional, which is thought to be a contributing factor to the lower life expectancy of schizophrenics. There's a number of jobs that you're not allowed to take if you have this type of a diagnosis, and in many places, you have to jump through extra hoops for things like keeping a driver's license.
I'm not intending to fear-monger: I think many people affected by these symptoms/disorders are already well aware of the risks in their specific area of the world. But I think that people who are so quick to judge self-identified psychotic individuals for not seeking out professional help and validation, need to consider the serious cost-benefit analysis that goes into this.
And I also think that bright-eyed individuals who seek out professional diagnosis mostly for the sake of validation need to stop and take some time to research whether this diagnosis is liable to come back to haunt them later in life, first. Because if it's just about the validation, I'm here to tell you that you do NOT need a psychiatrist's stamp of approval for your experiences to be real and worthy of support. You are welcome in this community, and I'm never going to judge anyone for choosing not to disclose their symptoms to a psychiatric authority.
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reasonsforhope · 7 months ago
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Article | Paywall Free
"Maryland Gov. Wes Moore issued a mass pardon of more than 175,000 marijuana convictions Monday morning [June 17, 2024], one of the nation’s most sweeping acts of clemency involving a drug now in widespread recreational use.
The pardons forgive low-level marijuana possession charges for an estimated 100,000 people in what the Democratic governor said is a step to heal decades of social and economic injustice that disproportionately harms Black and Brown people. Moore noted criminal records have been used to deny housing, employment and education, holding people and their families back long after their sentences have been served.
[Note: If you're wondering how 175,000 convictions were pardoned but only 100,000 people are benefiting, it's because there are often multiple convictions per person.]
A Sweeping Act
“We aren’t nibbling around the edges. We are taking actions that are intentional, that are sweeping and unapologetic,” Moore said at an Annapolis event interrupted three times by standing ovations. “Policymaking is powerful. And if you look at the past, you see how policies have been intentionally deployed to hold back entire communities.”
Moore called the scope of his pardons “the most far-reaching and aggressive” executive action among officials nationwide who have sought to unwind criminal justice inequities with the growing legalization of marijuana. Nine other states and multiple cities have pardoned hundreds of thousands of old marijuana convictions in recent years, according to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Legalized marijuana markets reap billions in revenue for state governments each year, and polls show public sentiment on the drug has also turned — with more people both embracing cannabis use and repudiating racial disparities exacerbated by the War on Drugs.
The pardons, timed to coincide with Wednesday’s Juneteenth holiday, a day that has come to symbolize the end of slavery in the United States, come from a rising star in the Democratic Party and the lone Black governor of a U.S. state whose ascent is built on the promise to “leave no one behind.”
The Pardons and Demographics
Derek Liggins, 57, will be among those pardoned Monday, more than 16 years after his last day in prison for possessing and dealing marijuana in the late 1990s. Despite working hard to build a new life after serving time, Liggins said he still loses out on job opportunities and potential income.
“You can’t hold people accountable for possession of marijuana when you’ve got a dispensary on almost every corner,” he said.
Nationwide, according to the ACLU, Black people were more than three times more likely than White people to be arrested for marijuana possession. President Biden in 2022 issued a mass pardon of federal marijuana convictions — a reprieve for roughly 6,500 people — and urged governors to follow suit in states, where the vast majority of marijuana prosecutions take place.
Maryland’s pardon action rivals only Massachusetts, where the governor and an executive council together issued a blanket pardon in March expected to affect hundreds of thousands of people.
But Moore’s pardons appear to stand alone in the impact to communities of color in a state known for having one of the nation’s worst records for disproportionately incarcerating Black people for any crimes. More than 70 percent of the state’s male incarcerated population is Black, according to state data, more than double their proportion in society.
In announcing the pardons, he directly addressed how policies in Maryland and nationwide have systematically held back people of color — through incarceration and restricted access to jobs and housing...
Maryland, the most diverse state on the East Coast, has a dramatically higher concentration of Black people compared with other states that have issued broad pardons for marijuana: 33 percent of Maryland’s population is Black, while the next highest is Illinois, with 15 percent...
Reducing the state’s mass incarceration disparity has been a chief goal of Moore, Brown and Maryland Public Defender Natasha Dartigue, who are all the first Black people to hold their offices in the state. Brown and Dartigue have launched a prosecutor-defender partnership to study the “the entire continuum of the criminal system,” from stops with law enforcement to reentry, trying to detect all junctures where discretion or bias could influence how justice is applied, and ultimately reform it.
How It Will Work
Maryland officials said the pardons, which would also apply to people who are dead, will not result in releasing anyone from incarceration because none are imprisoned. Misdemeanor cannabis charges yield short sentences and prosecutions for misdemeanor criminal possession have stopped, as possessing small amounts of the drug is legal statewide.
Moore’s pardon action will automatically forgive every misdemeanor marijuana possession charge the Maryland judiciary could locate in the state’s electronic court records system, along with every misdemeanor paraphernalia charge tied to use or possession of marijuana. Maryland is the only state to pardon such paraphernalia charges, state officials said...
People who benefit from the mass pardon will see the charges marked in state court records within two weeks, and they will be eliminated from criminal background check databases within 10 months."
-via The Washington Post, June 17, 2024. Headings added by me.
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gwydionmisha · 7 months ago
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sugas6thtooth · 1 year ago
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Boost!! Please don't forget about the Palestinians outside of Palestine who are facing discrimination as well. Also, the airline responsible for upholding this discrimination is Delta Airlines. Do with that information what you will. :)
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naturalhairhow101 · 2 months ago
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animentality · 2 years ago
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a-little-revolution · 22 days ago
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Representation matters because visual media is the fastest way to influence public thought, propaganda is effective, and fear tactics work to impact political movements and civil rights ✌️
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