There is no universe in which "joking" about inaccessible transportation and wheelchair users being dragged behind cars is okay.
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And anyone I see joking about the inaccessible capitalist hellscape disabled people deal with every day like it's all a good laugh is catching a fucking block. Our lives are hard enough.
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Going to check back tomorrow and start unfollowing and maybe softblocking my mutuals who follow this account. If you're fine with this behavior, that tells me I, as a disabled person, can't trust you like I hoped I could.
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Welp, this has been QTd by
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This is in no way a shot at DSA. I am a DSA member and have served on multiple organizing committees. I believe the DSA is a force for good that, like any open org, has a few scattered jerks in the membership and has systemic work to do regarding disability.
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That said, if you think disabled people are expendable because we are "not workers," or think our issues are not part of a cohesive Left vision, you are not my comrade. It's not about diversity of tactics or thought. It's about the survival of myself and people like me.
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That said, I'm going to mute this thread and go to sleep, because this is not my first rodeo.
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As expected, I woke up with a new thread of people to block. About half the responses were "Oh, I was following this person but didn't realize they were hating on disabled people, not okay." Which I appreciate. The other half were like this.pic.twitter.com/sCFEvHb46B
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Everyone who has come into this thread like "u r wrong too post this" has turned out to be someone like this.pic.twitter.com/VEGcLNtzms
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And just as a note, anyone I don't know who comes to me asking that I unblock someone is getting nowherepic.twitter.com/6tjIB3Qzhk
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Some of you have earnestly engaged with this, and if I miss any of your questions or comments in the dreck, I apologise. To answer at least one question, I have EDS (Ehlers Danlos) and many common comorbidities like POTS, Celiac, etc. I use a cane, a walker, or a wheelchair.
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