#institutionalized discrimination

[smokeweedeattherich]

Trying to change your gender marker on your ID and in public records is so unnecessarily complicated. You should just be able to self declare gender when you go to get a new driver's license or ID, you can do it with canadian passports, why not alberta government ID's?

I'll tell you why, because this province is full of too many backward hicks, they probably made it difficult on purpose to "discourage" transition. Literally in comparison to getting on hormones and getting my surgeries somehow just changing your gender marker on your license is harder than all that.

It costs 20$ and requires 5 steps to do, and the information and help around those steps is incredibly vague and confusing. I shouldn't need to find a lawyer just to help me decipher how to change a single letter on my ID. Not only is that a waste of legal resources for something that doesn't need to be as complicated as it is, it's just plain old discriminatory for those who aren't fluent in legalese. Bureaucracy *eyeroll*

[alwaysbewoke]

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[semiconducting]

autism discussions on the internet are sooo fucking white

[exrayspex]

dodging an official autism diagnosis like it's the fucking draft

[dragongirlbunny]

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[deaddee-anime-brownfanlady]

This is so damned Fucked up and sad, but sadly ultimately not too surprising neither. Considering everything else that's been going on lately.

Europe isn't exactly a stranger when it comes to being just as equally super racist, xenophobic, anti-black, anti-immigrants, and very antisemitic and Islamophobic as well.

Racism and bigotry are global problems and not just an " American issue only." (T-T)

[tjeromebaker]

"Unveiling Historical Narratives: A Critical Analysis of 'A Forgotten Migration: Black Southerners, Segregation Scholarships, and the Debt Owed to Public HBCUs' by Dr. Crystal R. Sanders"

A Forgotten Migration: Black Southerners, Segregation Scholarships, and the Debt Owed to Public HBCUs In “A Forgotten Migration: Black Southerners, Segregation Scholarships, and the Debt Owed to Public HBCUs,” Dr. Crystal R. Sanders embarks on a scholarly journey to uncover the untold stories of Black Southerners who migrated northward in pursuit of higher education during the era of…

[who-is-muses]

Salaak has exceeded the average life expectancy of Third Class Slyggians by almost three decades now, most certainly due to the fact he's spent the majority of his life in the Green Lantern Corp. While it's true he doesn't take the best care of himself, Salaak still has regular meals, exceptional healthcare, and a safe place to sleep available with the Corp, things he wouldn't be guaranteed if not outright denied on Slyggia for the social rank he was born into. But this diminished life expectancy obviously has less to do with overworking and negligence, and everything to do with a biological inferiority- at least, as far as the First Class Slyggians are concerned.

[vanilla-voyeur]

Really wish there was a third possible option between racism doesn't exist at all in any capacity and one specific instance where one specific person is being treated unfairly most likely has a different cause given the relevant facts of that specific situation.

[allthislove]

I have to admit, I'm worried about this. Not because I think Black students should get into college if they don't qualify (which is what the argument was). Because I think fewer Black students who DO qualify will be accepted into these elite institutions. I do not believe we've moved past race enough that a Black high school senior with perfect grades, a high SAT score, and interesting extracurricular activities will not be looked past because of their name or where they're from or because they don't have a big CEO or something to write them a recommendation letter.

I'm absolutely terrified for Gen-Z and Gen-Alpha as they go through their college age years....

No uproar about legacy admits or white women being the largest group of beneficiaries of Affirmative Action I see.

-Eon

[ctbraininjurysupportservice-blog]

Still no answers 250 days later.

Erin Kane, Head of Quality and Performance Improvement for CCC Connecticut Community Care.

Julia Evans Starr, President of CCC Connecticut Community Care.

Persist in neglecting the matter and refraining from offering any pertinent information.

Title: Alleged Discrimination at Connecticut Community Care Inc. Calls for Internal Investigation

On August 1, 2022, ABI Resources, a provider of services for individuals with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) under the Medicaid ABI Waiver Program, submitted a formal inquiry and request for an internal investigation into an incident that took place on July 25, 2022, involving Connecticut Community Care Inc. (CCC), a care management organization in Bristol, Connecticut. The incident in question raises concerns about potential discrimination and a violation of the ethical principles of person-centered care that CCC is expected to uphold.

The Medicaid ABI Waiver Program is designed to support people with acquired brain injuries, allowing them to live in the community and avoid institutionalization. This program is overseen by the Connecticut Department of Social Services and adheres to strict guidelines and protocols to ensure the welfare and dignity of its beneficiaries.

The incident on July 25, 2022, involved CCC manager Doreen Andrew directing the immediate removal of ABI Resources' support services for a Willington consumer without prior notice. The directive was sent to an ABI Resources Program Support Manager via text message at 8:00 am, leaving the consumer without adequate support and potentially violating the regulations of the Medicaid ABI Waiver Program.

ABI Resources has voiced their concern that the actions taken by CCC and Doreen Andrew may conflict with the program's regulations and contradict the values and mission of ethical person-centered care that Connecticut Community Care claims to champion. In response to these concerns, ABI Resources has formally requested an internal investigation by CCC to determine if discrimination or a breach of policy occurred.

This incident underscores the importance of adherence to regulations, transparent communication, and ethical practices in the provision of services for vulnerable individuals. It is essential for care management organizations like CCC to thoroughly investigate any allegations of discrimination or policy violations to maintain the trust and confidence of the communities they serve.

The outcome of the internal investigation will be crucial in determining if any wrongdoing occurred and if corrective measures need to be taken to ensure that the rights and dignity of those under the care of Connecticut Community Care Inc. are protected. As the investigation unfolds, it is imperative that all parties involved prioritize the welfare of the consumer and uphold the highest standards of care in their practices.

Erin Kane Head of Quality and Performance Improvement for CCC Connecticut Community Care.

Julia Evans Starr, President, of CCC Connecticut Community Care.

Persist in neglecting the matter and refraining from offering any pertinent information.

Alleged discrimination

Connecticut Community Care Inc.

ABI Resources

Internal investigation

Medicaid ABI Waiver Program

Ethical person-centered care

Doreen Andrews

Incident

Regulations

Vulnerable individuals

[txttletale]

Does transmisogyny have a specific meaning besides "bigotry towards transfeminine people"? It's strange to me to answer "what are your thoughts on transmisandry" [which admittedly doesn't feel like a good faith question] with "misandry isn't real." You're obviously not saying "men aren't institutionally discriminated against so there's no point in discussing bigotry towards transmasculine people" but I can't tell what you ARE saying.

do you think that the 'misogyny' part of transmisogyny is just a fun false cognate we put in there for kicks

[genderkoolaid]

Suddenly more and more women began to either call them­ selves "feminists" or use the rhetoric of gender discrimination to change their economic status. The institutionalization of feminist studies created a body of jobs both in the world of the academy and in the world of publishing. These career-based changes led to forms of career opportunism wherein women who had never been politi­cally committed to mass-based feminist struggle adopted the stance and jargon of feminism when it enhanced their class mobility. The dismantling of consciousness-raising groups all but erased the notion that one had to learn about feminism and make an informed choice about embracing feminist politics to become a feminist advocate. Without the consciousness-raising group as a site where women confronted their own sexism towards other women, the direction of feminist movement could shift to a focus on equality in the work­ force and confronting male domination. With heightened focus on the construction of woman as a "victim" of gender equality deserv­ing of reparations (whether through changes in discriminatory laws or affirmative action policies) the idea that women needed to first confront their internalized sexism as part of becoming feminist lost currency. Females of all ages acted as though concern for or rage at male domination or gender equality was all that was needed to make one a "feminist." Without confronting internalized sexism women who picked up the feminist banner often betrayed the cause in their interactions with other women.

— Feminism Is For Everybody: Passionate Politics by bell hooks

[fuck-hamas-go-israel]

Ethnic cleansing? Genocide? Apartheid?

Throwing around these buzzwords to describe the Israel-Hamas war because you’ve seen them on social media doesn’t make you right, and it doesn’t make you an activist.

It makes you ignorant, intellectually dishonest, and lazy for parroting biased talking points with no concept about what these terms actually mean.

What is apartheid?

Well, it was first used to describe the political system in South Africa and today’s Namibia whereby racism was institutionalised. This manner of governance meant that clear racial segregation would occur, in a manner that benefited the white race and would actively oppress those who had darker skin.

This meant that there were white-only spaces, white people would get prioritised when it came to education and jobs, and relationships/marriages between white peoples and coloured people were illegal.

Is Israel objectively an apartheid state? There are no laws that actively favour one group over the other. There is a sizeable population of Israeli Arabs that can thrive in the same way as the Israeli Jews can. There are laws against discrimination on the basis of gender, race/ethnicity, and sexual orientation.

Palestinians from Gaza are allowed to work in Israel through a work permit system. There are about 150,000 Palestinians working in Israel, most of which live in Israel and some come from Gaza/the West Bank. They aren’t denied rights institutionally.

Is it harder to get a job or education in Israel if you’re a Palestinian from Gaza? Sure, because of different governments. It’s like how it’s a lot easier for you to find a job in your own country (in terms of paperwork and bureaucracy) than overseas. But you’re not denied the right to apply.

Of course, if you have a history of violence, a criminal record, or your family has ties to terrorists, then it’ll be a lot harder to get an approved work permit. But that’s not apartheid. That’s common sense, and a regulation practiced by all countries that minimally desire to protect their own population from danger.

Ethnic cleansing and genocide

These two concepts can go hand-in-hand. Ethnic cleansing refers to the mass expulsion or killing of a group of people based on their ethnicity. Similarly, genocide is the purposeful killing of a group of people solely with the intention of annihilating them.

Famous examples? The Holocaust, of course, where the Nazi regime believed in the superiority of the Aryan race and decided to declare genocide on the Jews, Romanis, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, people with “Asian features”, and many many other groups. Anyone who they didn’t think was “pure”.

Their aim was to ensure that the Aryan race propagated without having “impure” blood affecting the bloodlines. They even started a eugenics programme called Lebensborn to ensure that more pure Aryan babies were born.

More recent examples? The Rwandan genocide where the Hutus attempted to wipe out the Tutsis on the basis of ethnicity. They mandated that Tutsis mention their ethnicity on state-issued ID cards in order for the Hutus in power to be able to identify them and then kill them.

Or the Yazidi genocide which happened so recently, in which ISIL killed, raped, and sent thousands of Yazidis into conversion camps on the basis of their ethnicity. They also took Yazidi women as sex slaves and raped and tortured them.

Or the Rohingya Muslims in the Rakhine State in Myanmar, and how there was a mass killing and expulsion of them from the country, forcing them to flee to Bangladesh to take refuge, crating the world’s largest refugee camp.

Or how ISIS killed thousands of people from Christian groups in Iraq, Syria, Egypt, and Libya because of their faith, leading the US, EU, and UK to label this as religious genocide and condemned their actions.

Has Israel been practicing ethnic cleansing and genocide on Palestinians all these years?

Well, the birth rate of the Palestinian population in Gaza, the West Bank, and in Israel has been steadily increasing all these years.

So, no. No ethnic cleansing, no genocide. They are free to have as many children as they desire.

The UN Genocide Convention

The United Nations has 5 actions that constitute genocide.

1. Killing members of a target group

Israel is targeting Hamas officials with the aim of wiping out the terrorist group and ensuring that such a deadly attack on Israeli soil doesn’t happen again. I suppose you could call it genocide against Hamas, but they’re killing Hamas because they’re terrorists, not because they’re Palestinian. Shouldn’t everyone believe in genocide against terrorists?

But look at Black Saturday. Look at Hamas’ rhetoric. They repeatedly call for the annihilation of Israel and genocide of Jews. When will the media start believing what they say, word for word, instead of trying to spin it into “hmm maybe they want to kill all the Jews because they’re freedom fighters!”

War has collateral damage. Of course the innocent civilians don’t deserve to suffer just because of the actions of their government, but there have been warnings given to the Palestinian civilians prior to Israel striking the areas. There are consequences of attacking a country first, and then having that country attack you back.

2. Causing people of the group serious bodily or mental harm

The UN refers to sexual violence as the prime example of non-fatal harm.

Sexual violence has occurred. Hamas have kidnapped and raped women and even paraded the bodies of half-naked women around. But I f Israel had done the same, it’ll be the first thing appearing on everyone’s BBC push notifications (without even being confirmed as true).

3. Imposing living conditions intended to destroy the group

Many people refer to the blockade that Israel imposed around the Gaza Strip as an example of this.

This blockade was imposed by both Israel and Egypt in 2005. Its aim was to prevent smuggling of weapons into Gaza, and isolate the reign of Hamas to the region. This was to ensure the safety of Israel and Egypt.

Did this blockade pose serious challenges to the Gazan civilians? Of course. But that’s a consequence of having a terrorist government. If you have a terrorist group running your country, don’t be surprised if neighbouring countries are extra careful about who or what they allow in or out of the borders.

Many authorities from other Arab nations have also expressed approval of Egypt’s border restrictions, and even encouraged Egypt to flood the terror tunnels that Hamas has dug under the city. As a side note, other Arab nations have not historically been very kind or welcoming to Palestinians. Syria has killed over 4000 Palestinians, and many Arab countries are now refusing any refuge for Palestinians. But no one cares about that because it doesn’t make Israel look bad. All they do now is use the images of dead Palestinians under the hands of Syria and reuse them to propagate fake news.

The blockade has been labelled as a human rights violation because of collective punishment. Many humanitarian organisations believe that the blockade has caused the Palestinian civilians disproportionate harm.

Contrary to popular belief, Israel isn’t disallowing humanitarian aid from coming through the borders. Fuel, food, hygiene products, clothes, and shoes have been coming through the borders regularly for years. The Gaza Strip also has electricity and internet access and water.

Do all these items reach the Palestinian civilians? Well, there has been evidence that Hamas has been intercepting a lot of the supplies sent by humanitarian groups. This is not surprising since the UNRWA tweeted that Hamas has stole fuel from hospitals in Gaza in order to launch more rockets at Israel (but quickly deleted it after realising that it goes against their agenda to paint Hamas in a bad light.) In addition, the returned hostages have mentioned that there are many aid supplies hidden in the terror tunnels by Hamas. Instead of giving them to the civilians, they are hoarding it for themselves.

There has also been video evidence that some people are reselling these aid items in stores at exorbitant prices in order to turn profits. This has been well-documented for the last 10 years.

Is blockading the region to mitigate terrorism a disproportionate response? Well, it’s like asking if heightened security and stricter border control at airports is a disproportionate response after 9/11. Is being cautious and worrying about the security of your country an irrational reaction to the constant threat of terrorism?

4. Preventing births

Gaza’s population growth rate per annum is about 1.99%, which is the 39th highest in the world! Their population is allowed to propagate freely.

Israel isn’t preventing births of Palestinian babies.

5. Forcibly transferring children out of the group

No, Israel hasn’t been taking Palestinian children and forcing them to convert/keeping young Palestinian girls as sex slaves. Like I said, if this was truly happening, all the news outlets would be so quick to publish the story before verifying it.

Can we trust the UN Genocide standards?

The UN is known for corruption and have been exploiting the Palestinian people by selling them the humanitarian supplies instead of distributing them for free, which they should because these supplies literally are donations.

The UN also has differing standards of what they would label as genocide. For example, they refuse to call what China is doing to the Uyghurs in Xinjiang as genocide, even though the situation does fit many of their own criteria.

Hence, to all of you out there overusing these terms without knowing what they mean, make up your own mind about things. No one can force you to believe anything and no one can force you to change your mind.

But at the very least, do your due diligence and educate yourself before spouting tired buzzwords. Repeating misinformation doesn’t help anyone and can be very harmful.

[alexandraisyes]

In light of the recent ableism on my feed, I'd like to reiterate that I am a clinical sociopath, I have traumagenic ASPD, and I'm not ashamed of it because it's out of my control. It's as much a neurodivergent disability as autism/ADHD/OCD/etc is, and people with ASPD deserve as much respect as anyone else. Here's some key ohrases that are considered ableistic language when referring to someone who has ASPD.

"You're a psychopath" or "You're a sociopath" - These terms are often thrown around casually or used as insults, which stigmatizes and oversimplifies complex mental health conditions. This one is the only really tricky one, because you shouldn't assume what strain of ASPD someone has, nor should you apply it to someone who doesn't have ASPD. You can call someone with ASPD a socio/psychopath as long as it's not in a derogatory manner and they have confirmed they are okay with being referred to as such (like myself).

"You have no empathy" - While reduced empathy can be a characteristic of ASPD, using this as a blanket statement can be dehumanizing and dismissive.

"You're just evil" - Labeling someone as inherently evil because of their condition contributes to harmful stereotypes.

"People like you can't change" - This phrase reinforces the misconception that individuals with ASPD are incapable of personal growth or improvement.

"You're dangerous" - Assuming that everyone with ASPD is violent or a threat to others perpetuates fear and stigma.

"You don't care about anyone but yourself" - This phrase reduces the person to a stereotype and ignores the nuances of their experiences and behaviors.

"You're just a manipulator" - This phrase reduces complex behaviors to a negative stereotype, ignoring the underlying struggles that someone with ASPD might face.

"You must be a criminal" - Associating ASPD with criminal behavior reinforces harmful stereotypes and ignores the diversity of individuals with the disorder.

"You're heartless" - This phrase dehumanizes the person and dismisses any capacity for emotional depth or connection.

"You can't be trusted" - Assuming that someone with ASPD is inherently untrustworthy is unfair and contributes to social isolation.

"You don't have a conscience" - This phrase oversimplifies the nature of ASPD and ignores the complexities of morality and behavior in individuals with the condition.

"People like you are born bad" - This statement implies that individuals with ASPD are inherently flawed or evil from birth, which is both stigmatizing and scientifically inaccurate.

"You should be locked up" - Suggesting that someone with ASPD should be institutionalized or incarcerated solely based on their diagnosis promotes fear and discrimination.

"You're incapable of love" - Assuming that someone with ASPD cannot experience or express love is reductive and perpetuates harmful myths.

"You have no morals" - This statement unfairly labels individuals with ASPD as completely lacking in ethical principles, ignoring the complexities of their experiences. Morals are things humans are taught, not things we are born with.

Assuming any of these things about somoene with ASPD that you don't personally know is just as ableist as assuming someoneyou don't know who has autism does or doesn't need accommodations based on how "normal" they seem to you (just an example).

Don't be ableist.

[trans-axolotl]

"Recounting this brief historical account alongside Semenya's sex-testing controversy draws attention to the way that the spectre of supposed degenerate genital and sexual ambiguity was, and remains to be, imagined and constructed by colonial and imperial forces across gender, racial, national, and geographical lines. The spectre of intersex has been and continues to be used as a colonial and imperial tool with which to classify racialized women and nations as suspicious, threatening Others in order to justify various forms of violence. Addressing the history of the construction of genital "ambiguity" underscores the fact that race and nation play a significant role in determining which body-minds are labelled sexually "ambiguous" or disorder, where the spectre supposedly haunts, and how citizenship statuses and nations are admonished (Magubane 2014). This history reveals how various forms of oppression literally and symbolically converge on and shape certain people's body-minds and nations. It contextualizes the violence enacted on Semenya--and other Black women athletes--and demonstrates the institutionalized violence that these athletes endured, and continue to endure.

...By exploiting and imposing Western notions of sex, gender, femininity, masculinity, pathology, and DSD, sport sex testing is used as a tool with which to limit, control, and impose sexual citizenship, intersex citizenship, or, if intersex is understood to be a disability, disability citizenship. Analyzing how the phantom is currently imagined to reside in women athletes of colour in colonized nations of the Global South also reveals that sex testing is used as a racist, colonial, imperial tool. And, it must be noted, this violent tool has always been used on already marginalized people: intersex, trans, racialized, queer, and colonized individuals and women. The fact that sex testing needs to be abolished is clear. Doing so would constitute a necessary decolonizing and anti-discriminatory undertaking. I endorse immediately scrapping all sex-testing policies and creating new policies that reject future sex-testing proposals and protect athletes from intersecting forms of discrimination."

-Cripping Intersex, pg 172-174, Celeste Orr