April 2012
27 posts
“I will love you if I never see you again, and I will love you if I see you every Tuesday.”
—Lemony Snicket (via obdormio)
BETWEEN THE SKY AND MY HEAD: “It is as transforming and creative beings that humans, in their... →
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“It is as transforming and creative beings that humans, in their permanent relations with reality, produce not only material goods—tangible objects—but also social institutions, ideas, and concepts. Through their continuing praxis, men and women [gender neutral: people] simultaneously create…
“Ableism must be included in our analysis of oppression and in our conversations about violence, responses to violence and ending violence. Ableism cuts across all of our movements because ableism dictates how bodies should function against a mythical norm—an able-bodied standard of white supremacy, heterosexism, sexism, economic exploitation, moral/religious beliefs, age and ability. Ableism set the stage for queer and trans people to be institutionalized as mentally disabled; for communities of color to be understood as less capable, smart and intelligent, therefore “naturally” fit for slave labor; for women’s bodies to be used to produce children, when, where and how men needed them; for people with disabilities to be seen as “disposable” in a capitalist and exploitative culture because we are not seen as “productive;” for immigrants to be thought of as a “disease” that we must “cure” because it is “weakening” our country; for violence, cycles of poverty, lack of resources and war to be used as systematic tools to construct disability in communities and entire countries.”
—Mia Mingus, Moving Toward the Ugly: A Politic Beyond Desirability
» I’m so excited that Mia will be a keynote speaker at this year’s Queer & Asian Conference. (via vanessamcqueen)
» I’m so excited that Mia will be a keynote speaker at this year’s Queer & Asian Conference. (via vanessamcqueen)
