Category Archives: ability

“Don’t call me special.”

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

An instructor in New Jersey threatens a student, who records in on camera. Watch the video here, embedded at the top of the article. Trigger warning. Serious trigger warning. The student makes a simple request, and his voice is calm … Continue reading →

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on ability and relevance

Posted on May 29, 2011 by

The first time that blogger failed, I had a post up announcing that “glasses are sexy!” along with the following picture: sexy glasses Shortly afterward, I met with a friend for lunch, who casually expressed surprise, “You know, Nahida, that … Continue reading →

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Where Feminism Falls Short

Posted on May 10, 2011 by

Womanist Musings posted yesterday about feminists persistently neglecting to come to the defense of any woman who is not white, able-bodied, or class-privileged. If someone so much as gives the side eye to Hillary Clinton, one can be certain that … Continue reading →

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Cut out the ableism.

Posted on February 8, 2011 by

On my last entry some of you submitted a couple of infuriatingly and heart-breakingly ableist comments. If this is only because you are unfamiliar with what ableism is, I’m not going to tell you. It’s not my job. I’m not … Continue reading →

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