[kkujo]

i just saw someone describe a disabled person as "someone with beautiful abilities" i cannot do this anymore

[kkujo]

god can we stop softening the term "disabled". disabled isn't a dirty word. it's not "special abilities" or "differently abled" or whatever the fuck you want to call it. people have disabilities that cause life to be hard and there's nothing wrong with acknowledging that?? it feels so invalidating when people are like "ohh you're not disabled!!! you have special abilities!!" like. omg a) it feels so infantilizing. b) by saying that you're basically saying our struggles aren't real...? some conditions are disabling. it's not hard to understand?? like there is NOTHING wrong with being disabled & using the word disabled. it's not offensive it's not a dirty word can we take the shame out of it pls oh my god. this goes for physical & non physical disabilities btw

[adrian-lavan-blog]

PREACH! I am not "special". I had someone argue that disabilities are "social constructs" and I lost it on them because free of all social constraints, MY LEG STILL WON'T WORK KYLE. When you start trying to say it's "differently abled" or whatever, you're saying "disabled" is bad. How about you treat us like any other individual--with dignity and respect--and if we need other shit we'll fucking ask.

[kkujo]

i just saw someone describe a disabled person as "someone with beautiful abilities" i cannot do this anymore

[kkujo]

god can we stop softening the term "disabled". disabled isn't a dirty word. it's not "special abilities" or "differently abled" or whatever the fuck you want to call it. people have disabilities that cause life to be hard and there's nothing wrong with acknowledging that?? it feels so invalidating when people are like "ohh you're not disabled!!! you have special abilities!!" like. omg a) it feels so infantilizing. b) by saying that you're basically saying our struggles aren't real...? some conditions are disabling. it's not hard to understand?? like there is NOTHING wrong with being disabled & using the word disabled. it's not offensive it's not a dirty word can we take the shame out of it pls oh my god. this goes for physical & non physical disabilities btw

[beholdingslut]

this from the guy who wrote the sting pain index, a scale he constructed after letting himself be stung by insects

[beholdingslut]

“why did i start this list” pleaseeeeeee this is so funny

[caracalliope]

his descriptions were extremely on-point, and frankly inspiring when writing a hurt/comfort scene

Instagram poets could never!

[lobautumny]

For those who want it, here is the entire list:

Anyways, dude's 1,000% a huge masochist. Nobody just describes pain like this unless they're enjoying it.

[adrian-lavan-blog]

just throwing this out there for context. I have been asked a lot recently about how bad my pain "is really" (by lay people). I will show them this list and then explain that it's like being stung by a tarantula hawk, but perpetually and also somehow on fire.

[soberscientistlife]

[littledoggy-girlcollar]

some of you have GOT to get comfortable with lying and situational morality and i'm not kidding

[jellybeanium124]

this post is genuinely so wild to me as a jew like do none of you think about this???????? I just-- my whole life I've thought about who I would beg to hide me if(when) the nazis came. who do I trust. who would take me and help me and protect me. has literally any singular gentile thought about this from the other end? in a serious way??

I know this post is metaphorical but like it brings up such a specific jewish trauma, whether op knows it or not. the idea that people would hide me and then just tell nazis immediately that I'm in the attic after being asked once is such a horrifically terrifying idea I can't help but take the metaphor a bit too seriously.

[adrian-lavan-blog]

I have been scouring my house to find places to fit everyone I want to hide. Modern houses don't have the architecture I need. And if you're in my attic (metaphorical or physical) I will be punching nazis in the dick of they ask where you are. It behoves all of us to consider this as a call of "what am I able and willing to do to help others" and then DO THEM.

[wilde-is-the-wind]

I’m so sorry, but this just looks like a rip from a rap video.

[bigmamag]

I’m fucking sobbing. Aragorn looks like he’s fighting off a bee before he swoops in to tackle someone. Legolas punching the air like he’s celebrating too early. The dude who’s creeping after Gimli like he’s gonna be an easy target and Gimli charging like a battering ram to crush his kneecaps. Gandalf serenely ignoring all this.

[concentrated-sunshine-deactivat]

Apparently John Rhys-Davies aka Gimli did not fuck around with that poncy “not hitting the stunt men” shite..so that poor bastard probably did get speared by an armoured dwarf…

[thespectacularspider-girl]

[stupidtolkieniancomics]

i feel this is very important

[rayguncourtesan]

Lets all remember John Rhys Davies is not Gimli. John Rhys-Davies is 6′4. And as broad as Gimli.

[adrian-lavan-blog]

Loving reminder that he is also Salah, and so this is Salah in armor, FUCKING GUYS UP. <3 And i love this.

[ofmd-ann]

(via tiktok)

[adrian-lavan-blog]

Sorry I have 0 idea what was said I was just lost in that scruffy fucking beard whooooo boy

[tetohe]

Hana-Rawhiti's Haka was entirely appropriate, not only given the situation, but in keeping with the way Māori do things.

In formal situations, such as a pōwhiri (English might be something like a welcoming ceremony?), speakers always end with a haka or a waiata (song). This is exactly what she did. She spoke when it was her turn to speak, then started the Haka. It is also keeping with tradition that others joined in, including those in the public gallery. While it's the speaker's duty to lead the haka, or nominate someone to do it for them, it is then open for anyone else to join in and support it. The haka and the speech are attached, so supporting the haka is also supporting the speech.

Approaching Seymour is a little more unusual, but that's only because most formal situations like this are between peaceful groups. However, it also makes an important point. The speech and haka were not against the space, not against the mana of parliament. It was against Seymour and his supporters. So approaching him makes that clear where it's directed.

Given this, the speaker's response show utter ignorance and contempt for Maori ways. If he had any understanding of how any of this works, he could've simply waited for the Haka to conclude, then called on the next speaker. As the Māori Party were keeping with tradition, they would've had to respect that, and sit. Instead, he closed down parliament and cleared the public out. He made this contentious, and took what is traditional as in insult.

Seymour's response is no better, complaining about wanting a "reasonable debate" instead of a "dance", ignoring that the Māori party has been debating this, along with almost every other institution in the country, since the draft was released. This was the party's final word, their final push back against his racist bill.

This, in a nutshell, is what the government thinks of Māori. Ignorance and contempt. No attempt to blend traditions, or even basic understanding. Just constant demands to conform. It's hidden behind manners, but it's the same civilised vs savages racism that's justified colonialism for centuries.

Hana-Rawhiti acted with amazing poise and mana. Toitū te Tiriti!

[adrian-lavan-blog]

just saving this so whenever someone says cultural awareness/ DEI etc isn't important. The context of the exchange is so important.

[suffersinfandom]

[adrian-lavan-blog]

how we're all kinda feelin this month...

[adrian-lavan-blog]

Ok I've been remiss in posting about fics on Tumblr, sorry. but this fic is so much fun I want everyone to read it and love it.

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Have you ever wanted to see Stede in jorts? Do you still love Buttered Jorts? Do you like absolutely silly shit? Then this is the fic FOR YOU! Featuring GORGEOUS art courtesy of CitrusSyndicate and my many rare-pair agendas (don't worry, solidly Gentlebeard). Give it a read and also tell CitrusSyndicate you LOVE THEM.

[ofmd-ann]

He's right. It's the 1st

Happy September 1st, Dickfucks ✨

[espanolbot2]

Doctor’s Remove Woman’s Brain Implant Against Her Will

A woman whose epilepsy was greatly improved by an experimental brain implant was devastated when she was forced to have it removed.

A woman whose epilepsy was greatly improved by an experimental brain implant was devastated when, just two years after getting it, she was forced to have it removed due to the company that made it going bankrupt.

[marxistcrap]

Specifically, because she couldn't afford to buy the implant from the company. They basically took her implant back to recoup their losses. This is what happens when you privatize healthcare and health research. The group providing her with this implant should not have been able to go bankrupt in the first place, let alone repossess her implant to pay off their debts.

[femmeharlequin-deactivated20240]

This is what disabled people mean when we say that cyberpunk horror is just a reality for us. This woman was literally forced to undergo a surgery because she couldn't pay to keep the implant already inside her brain. How long till companies start repossessing pacemakers and transplants?

[adrian-lavan-blog]

THIS is why i will yell about the importance of "cyborg rights." People laugh like this is a future issue, a non-issue right now. Except it is. Because countless people around you right now are living with implants ranging from stints and shunts, magnets for epilepsy, brain implants like this woman's, or spinal cord stimulators and more. The fear is that we will trend to 'renting' or 'subscription based' devices, and you can be forced to undergo intrusive surgery because you fall behind on the cyborg bill.

We need cyborg rights. If something is implanted in your body, it needs to be codified that you *own* that thing, no matter who developed it. Right now, the law is shaky at best and denies at worse that I own the things in my body.

[recently-reanimated]

Listen, staning politicians is bad. We must remain critical of people in power.

However it is funny to watch Republicans act like this man is the devil incarnate.

This is democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz Gov. Of Minnesota. This man looks like if a capybara was a person. He looks like he'd pull over on the side of the road and help you change a flat tire. He looks like he'd offer you hot coco from his thermos if you were out ice fishing with him.

[qqueenofhades]

After he was picked yesterday, Trump/MAGA literally sent out an all-caps email blast proclaiming, and this is a direct quote, TIM WALZ WILL UNLEASH HELL ON EARTH!!!

So now I'm just picturing Tim Walz, Evil Overlord of the Minnesota State Fair, standing among his evil plaid-shirt-wearing minions being like OPE, JUST GONNA BEHEAD YA REAL QUICK THERE, and then, I dunno, bringing hotdish to the End of Days Community Dinner for all the demons saying NO NO AFTER YA. In other words: good luck selling that one, turdgobblers. Lmao.

[dduane]

He also apparently has a pretty good hotdish recipe.

Would THAT be on your Antichrist Bingo card? I... really doubt it.

[adrian-lavan-blog]

You're forgetting that they also tried to emasculate him by calling him "Tampon Tim" because he MADE SCHOOLS PROVIDE SANITARY PRODUCTS AT NO COST to girls in schools. They think they're saying how emasculated and pathetic he is, when in reality you're telling me why I arguably want to like him more. He recognized that tampons are a human right and made sure that they were available to girls who might need them. That's fucking wholesome.

Anybody who's menstruated has had that panic moment where you feel something in third period (ha) and you go to your locker and there's nothing in there. Or, even worse, where you go to the bathroom and find blood for the first time and you PANIC because what the HELL this was NOT on today's bingo card. This man--who has, to my knowledge, never menstruated--acted like every grown woman in every bathroom I have ever seen. He hears a complete stranger needs a tampon and he fucking provides. No questions asked, nothing requested in return.

The thing is, these maga idiots think that's emasculating and terrible news. They go "oh, no, you can't (checks notes) give girls sanitary products at schools when they may not have them." And that, to me is the problem. Tim seems perfectly nice, but outside of that, the impulse to be critical makes you ignore something that's a genuine public good. What a horrible way to live your shitty little life.

[horseabortion69]

Sometimes I see straight women posting and I'm like hmmm okay I can see why some straight men are driven insane without necessarily being like Andrew Tate psychos

[flesh-is-the-fever]

Oh there's so many of these

[a-book-of-creatures]

The feminine trait of *checks notes* wanting to stay hydrated

[bn-stands-for-book-nerd]

... And you hid it in the tags ?

[fuckysuckybrigade]

We have GOT to keep making fun of cis women who act like this. It’s the only way we can move forward

[adrian-lavan-blog]

I get so furious at so many of these "icks" that terrible people report. But the one I think we need to be aware of that is so normalized is height. I can't tell you how many times I have heard women say they wouldn't date a man under 6ft. Dating sites literally let women block men based on height.

Height is something that you have NO control over. It says nothing about a man's character. Frankly I have known a lot of men who grew into toxic assholes because they knew their height made them desirable. I've heard women give that the ick like "oh but how will we dance/kiss/whatever if I was taller??" and the answer is super simple. The same way you do with someone taller than you. You just can hide cookies on the taller shelf. That's really it.

For the love of god, you gotta stop judging men on their height.

[marauders4evr]

Abled Person: Hey man, can you hold this wad of $2,000 and this one penny for me while I open my wallet?

Disabled Person: YOU COMPLETE AND UTTER FOOL!

The United States Government:

(Watch how many people don’t get this.)

[adrian-lavan-blog]

(check the original for a great number of contextual reblogs fyi)

This is abelism. This is assuming that people who are in need of assistance are not allowed to have financial skills. You are keeping them poor because it's easier to stomach the disabled if they're also poor. You aren't allowed to save for large purchases (like a wheelchair or a house). You aren't allowed to try to build wealth. You aren't allowed to *MARRY* because your combined wealth can't go over a very low bar.

There are places in the US where $2000 doesn't cover your apartment deposit - because you need to have an accessible apartment, keep in mind. There are places where $2k would be your monthly rent. This number is laughable, but even worse when you consider the housing crisis, the cost of being disabled (medications, doctors, assistive devices etc). It is infantilizing and cruel and absolutely ableist.

[introvertedx10]

[only-knives]

[ID: A tweet from Di @candidlychronic. It reads:

It's hard to rest when chronically ill/have chronic pain because you're never really "resting," it's more like "lying down so I don't get worse" vs rejuvenating rest like healthy people get. I'm not resting because I want to, I'm resting because I NEED to.

/End ID]

[adrian-lavan-blog]

I would ask if anyone who is chronically ill has ever had a vacation. Vacations are one of the big suggestions in avoiding burnout and other issues, but we don't ever have them. Most of us have to use up any PTO on our illness--going to doctor appointments or just very bad symptom days. But even if you have the PTO somehow...you never get away from the things in your body that are the problem.

[vizthedatum]

An apparently unpopular opinion: disabled people can have and do their hobbies. They deserve to have fun. They deserve to live their lives.

Their inability to do some things (like work, for example) does not mean they should be judged for… idk hanging out with their friends or to going outside. After all, having interests outside of work is often essential to our mental and physical health OUTSIDE of our disability.

And also *you might want to sit down for this* disabled people know what’s disabling for them (unless they people-please or push through due to necessity or survival of some sort). Disabilities don’t have to be visible or persistent to be disabling.

So yeah - my declaration: if an activity you want to do feels good and you’re able to do it, then do it. REGARDLESS OF YOUR DISABILITY WITH OTHER THINGS.

[adrian-lavan-blog]

Also, disabled people have the right and ability to choose. They may choose to do things that will cause them symptoms or pain - that is their choice. It's often called Dignity of Risk you deserve to make the choices may be risky or hard. If something causes you symptoms but makes you happy, you deserve to be able to make that choice!! People choose things bad for them all the time, and it should be no different for people with disabilities to talk about something that hurts them or is wrong with them, but brings them joy!

[solavei]

today at work a coworker warned me that my patient’s owner let us know her cat is homophobic, meaning he tends to attack gay people violently on sight, which I thought was a joke. but that cat saw me and may have been the angriest cat I’ve ever worked with and DID in fact bite me through Kevlar gloves because he hated me so much

[solavei]

I want to emphasize that the cat was wearing a pride flag collar, which the owner gave him as exposure therapy

[solavei]

[solavei]

@butwhyduh I can confidently say this is not an issue that we’ve had before! He got a special sign made just for him.

[adrian-lavan-blog]

AU where Stede is the new (closeted) vet and this cat bites him 😂