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Author Archives: Imani
It’s Time for Disabled People to be Unapologetically Selfish and Intolerant
You heard me! Fight me. I want disabled people to be unapologetically selfish. I want you to bathe in hedonism and to move with the bravado of a mediocre man explaining to a woman her own expertise. I want to see you striving to love yourselves and in the moments you cannot, being patient with … Continue reading
To the friends I lost because of “Politics” I don’t regret calling you “useless”
You knew that there would be a time when I’d have to write this. At least that part of me you know, you had been pushing this part of me away towards the end, the one that needed to speak to express the unpopular. You didn’t like that part of me, but at least you’re … Continue reading
Relationships with Abled Allies Sometimes Feels like Dating F–kBois: All About Them
We have to admit that when we downloaded Adoring Allies, we were at a pretty low point in our political lives, we had just broken up with the tall, dark, handsome, and well-spoken man of our dreams and faced the future with pure dread. I mean, look at the prospects! Our relationship with our ex … Continue reading
Diagnosing Different: Able Bodied Identity Formation Using Disability
The following is a presentation I gave for a class on the identity formation of able-bodied people in contrast to representation of disabled bodies. The thesis is that able bodied people use two methods to distance themselves from the disabled identity: ableist language as distancing language and the social commodification of disabled bodies. This is … Continue reading
An Inauguration Day Letter to My Fellow Disabled Citizens
In recent posts, I have been writing a lot to the able-bodied community in the hopes that they may see what we see. If this election has been any indication, they, in large part, do not. So, I write this letter to my peers and friends. Today is hard. It is very difficult when you … Continue reading
Don’t Forget those “Inspirational” Crips: A Guide to Disability Ally-ship in the Age of Trump
I would like to start this post by (scream-crying into a pillow for 30 minutes) saying: here we are, we got what we got and we must move forward. Disability was a major topic during the presidential election. With it primarily being brought up after Trump apparently made fun of a disabled reporter and Clinton … Continue reading
