It has been brought to my attention that my article "A woman has the absolute right to voice her frustrations against a Prophet. Sit. Down." has garnered ableist comments with which AJ anchor Sana Seed agreed. In addition to appreciating the opinion of a man who devalued those who are "mentally ill" and have "meltdowns," …
Category: ability
Forced sterilization is wrong. At any and all times. (or, Why Men Don’t Talk About Abortion 101)
This post is brought to you by a couple of commenters on the last post (their comments have not been accepted) advocating forced sterilization for those neurologically atypical. Are you kidding me? You do not have the right to anyone’s body. Ever. Ever. That right is their own and it is inalienable. It is inseparable. …
The Mosque and (In)Accessibility
Recently a friend of mine sent me a 25-minute video in the mail titled “We Will Not Be Hidden” about disabled Muslims and the (lack of) accessibility in mosques. Most of those who spoke in the video made points I had heard; then one woman mentioned that she would love to actively contribute to her …
“Don’t call me special.”
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 and polite throughout the entire video. The instructor, whose voice rises to dangerous levels, looks …
on ability and relevance
The first time that blogger failed, I had a post up announcing that "glasses are sexy!" along with the following picture:sexy glassesShortly afterward, I met with a friend for lunch, who casually expressed surprise, "You know, Nahida, that post was kind of ableist."Pushing aside my slight hurt, I asked, "What do you mean?" but even …
Where Feminism Falls Short
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 it will appear on feminist blogs repeatedly. Hillary is continually championed and this is deemed a …
the fatal feminist 