My take is while I don't always get social cues, other people also do not leave long enough pauses to allow others to process and respond because they are uncomfortable with silences. But we get all the blame whether we interrupt or wait quietly and never end up getting to say anything 🫠😒

Hard relate

Wow! Just really in your face eugenics right there. Not even slightly subtle. I hate it here 😒

My signed copy of the Left Hand of Darkness.

I like Crockett, but yes, ableism is not *it* even when used by someone you like against someone you don't.

As someone who has worked in higher ed the most of my adult life, people referring to students as customers makes me want to scream and throw up. There's a difference between romantic naivete & not viewing everything as transactional & having no value outside of hyperindividualistic capitalism

Seriously get vaxed if you can!

I think it serves multiple ends because it's also about "mom shaming" and controlling feminine bodies

I feel like the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future are going to be really busy this year.

I committed the cardinal sin of commenting before I had a chance to read it! 🤣

Have read it now, and great article! I appreciated the quotes from Ashley Shew and pointing out how this fellowship program tokenizes certain disabled folks and plays into stereotypes of ND/autism.

It's giving Hans Asperger. 😑