Lashonn White is a deaf woman who called 911 after being attacked in her apartment. Instead of helping her, Tacoma police tasered her and put her in jail for 60 hours without an interpreter.
Two police officers were dispatched who had been told that she is deaf. She ran outside to meet them, and immediately, Officer Koskovich tasered her in her rib and stomach. Because of the fall, she suffered heavy bleeding from her knuckles, injuries to her cheek, chin, ribs, neck, and arms, and swelling on the right side of her face. Then they handcuffed her.
White was incredibly confused as to why she was under arrest, and couldn’t talk to the officers because they don’t know sign language. Koskovich said that he had yelled for White to stop, but she had ignored him — in reality, she couldn’t hear him.
Tell the Tacoma Police Department that all officers need to receive training concerning disabled individuals and to do a full investigation of the incident. Demand justice for Lashonn White!
(Source: fuckyeahfeminists)
mindovermatterzine:
To the person who just sent me an ask in three parts:
I’m very wary of discussions of biological differences between the brains of men and women; especially when most of these definitions operate on the misguided assumption that people with penisis are men and people with vaginas are women. If this is an area you’re interested in, I heartily recommend ‘Delusions of Gender’ by Cordelia Fine.
“In ‘Delusions of Gender’ Cordelia Fine does a magnificent job debunking the so-called science, and especially the brain science, of gender. If you thought there were some inescapable facts about women’s minds - some hard wiring that explains poor science and maths performance, or the ability to remember to buy the milk and arrange the holidays - you can put these on the rubbish heap. Instead, Fine shows that there are almost no areas of performance that are not touched by cultural stereotypes. This scholarly book will make you itch to press the delete button on so much nonsense, while being pure fun to read.”
- Uta Frith (though I must flag up that Uta herself isn’t popular in Autistic circles because her work is viewed as ableist)
Delusions of Gender is a magnificent book and casts a critical light on pop-science studies that deal with gender and have been commonly accepted as fact.
iamateenagefeminist:
I addressed this in a reblog, but enough people are talking about it that I feel it deserves it’s own post.
Ableism is a unique oppression because it is not always a visible one. When we look at people we can (most of the time) see their race and gender. That’s not the case for disability. It…
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1: Is this word sometimes used to denote an identity or demographic of people?
1a: If no, this word is probably safe to use.
1b: If yes, continue to 2.
2: Is this word being used as a slur, insult, or negative modifier?
2a: If no, this word is probably safe to use.
2b: If yes, continue to 3.
3: Find a different word to use.
“a useful term coined by Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza to describe interconnected, interacting, and multiple systems of domination and submission, within which a person oppressed in one context might be privileged in another. The term is an elaboration on the concept of patriarchy and intersectionality in that it extends the analysis of oppression beyond gender to sexism, racism, classism (economic injustice), ableism, heterosexism (homophobia), cissexism (transphobia), and other forms of dominating hierarchy in which the subordination of one person or group to another is internalized and institutionalized.
Update: A contributor on the site Among Others offered us this more accessible definition of kyriarchy based off of a bell hooks definition of patriarchy:
Kyriarchy represents a cultural framework that insists that some categories or types of people are inherently superior to others, and endowed with the right to dominate and rule over them, and to maintain that dominance through various forms of terrorism, violence, and withholding of privileged rights.”
slutwalktoronto
“This isn’t your typical love story…” opens the trailer for a movie about a white, heterosexual, cisgender, able-bodied, middle class, and likely loosely Christian couple who find each other through serendipity and a very small amount of actual work.
(Source: heroes-get-made)
and-interim:
iamateenagefeminist:
My mother uses a scooter to get around, she has multiple sclerosis (MS) and cannot walk. She also has very limited hand coordination and fine motor skills. She needs a lot of help to do basic things.
My mother cannot use the bathroom in a normal…
It shouldn’t have to be a conscious effort in feminism to address intersectionality. In general, feminism has been traditionally white, privileged women; but this should no longer be the case, nor should it have ever been.
Feminism is a socio-political movement that is dedicated to protecting and providing basic human rights, especially in regard to the notions of gender and power. But it doesn’t end there. Feminism explores sexuality, race, classism, ableism, ethnicity, religion, and more.
Intersectionality emphasizes multiple forms of identity and experiences that interact with one another and are impossible to separate. Using intersectionality is necessary to maximize social justice not just for women, but also for marginalized groups.
Intersectionality recognizes the diversity of experience and multiple systems of oppression. When intersectionality is used as a framework for political action and scholarly research it brings forth a fuller representation of the allocation and function of power and privilege.
