this shit needs to be called out, it’s so absolutely sickening and pervasive among the so-called “disability justice” and “neurodiversity community” movements.
i am a victim of human trafficking. i have been ignored by every institution that is supposed to help me. my cries for help have been ignored and even mocked by the “online left” community. so much so, that my circumstances and my fear and desperation to escape them have been repeatedly exploited by predators who have only done me further harm for their personal gain.
i had emailed the Stimpunks Foundation to express my frustration with the isolation, apathy, and utter absence of community and solidarity that allowed the violence that was happening to me. i asked them what they meant by “community” - i described my circumstances and what my needs were, and said that i didn’t see anything on their website that indicated anything other than symbolic “community” - i said i was in need of genuine solidarity because that would have made all the difference.
this is not just isolated to the Stimpunks foundation though.
i had been attending groups with Fireweed Collective, and I had also been enrolled in the “transformative mental health curriculum” through IDHA. Both of those organizations also ignored my repeated cries for help.
I know that the toxic element in online leftist spaces is more than likely to bring aggressive and hostile responses to my observations and experiences - people will condemn me for being critical of organizations that are “trying to help.” i need y’all to understand that accountability is necessary for things to get better. criticism is not an “attack” - it should be viewed as an opportunity to reflect and grow, to continually improve. it’s not me destroying these movements, it’s the fear of accountability - theirs.
you CANNOT make a difference by defending this shit - if they were legitimately interested in walking their talk, they would not send a email like this to a community member who is currently in a human trafficking situation and who is begging for legitimate community care. this email only shows that they have no intention of offering legit community.
this is utterly disgusting behavior and it’s way past time that it was called out for what it is. in no world should this be seen as acceptable, and yet here we are. when you attack the messenger to defend this shit, you are part of problem. do you actually want to help? or do you just want credit for it?
