Some women are conditioned to be fragile and weak, and to believe that it's a sin to outperform a man. Her feminism would involve allowing women to be strong.
Some women are expected to be strong at times when they can't. Her feminism would involve reassuring her that it's okay to not be strong.
Some neurodivergent people are raised to believe that they're too stupid to ever amount to anything. Their disability activism would involve reassuring them that they're capable.
Some neurodivergent people are raised to believe that they're smart and gifted, and are expected to live up to impossible standards. Their disability activism would involve allowing them to fail, make mistakes, be stupid, etc.
Some children are constantly reminded "you're the child, I'm the adult" in order to deny their autonomy. Their youth rights activism would involve treating them like an adult at times when they feel ready for it.
Some children are treated like adults in order to justify increased expectations or to downplay abuse against them. Their youth rights activism would involve allowing them to be a child.
There is no one-size-fits-all solution to oppression. Each individual person's experience is different. Whatever trauma is caused by their oppression, the activism should focus on undoing it.
there was a young patient who swallowed a fly,
he swallowed a flyyyy
becausedr.sewardtoldhimtooooo
I hope he won't poo
Someone should rewrite There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, but with Renfield instead of an old lady. I think it would be delightful.
this is the kind of energy I want to channel at all times
"We are now living in the awareness of being watched, and that does change how we allow ourselves to think and develop as humans."
- Silkie Carlo (Big Brother Watch) in Coded Bias
obviously dietary requirements aren't a joke but my grandma sometimes runs errands for her church and i asked her what she's up to today and she said extremely seriously "ive got to track down the body of the gluten free christ, julia"
people who enter my home will be shown an assortment of objects
Bits from my life, occasional reblogs | Autumn: always-between-birches | Winter: burnt-almonds
207 posts