This poem is always worth posting; “Rape Joke” by Patricia Lockwood.

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I think that what makes that part hard is the way it’s embedded with previously enjoyable entertainment. You have this moment where you’re checking through your reaction because we’re oh so conditioned to think we’re the ones at fault, especially when everyone else is laughing.

It’s definitely a situation that isn’t just limited to disabilities, and the using femininity as an insult very much sits in the same vein. Our whole lives are viewed as so *hilariously* less-than that someone is offended to be likened to you. Yet, if you get offended by someone being offended for being told they are…

My son has a developmental disability. I agree that jokes like this feel like a punch in the gut, and I never see it coming. At least this didn’t come from someone I thought was okay. Dennis Leary is dead to me.

I’m sorry. When people use “Aspergers” or “autistic” as a slur I get that same gut punch. It sucks, but calling it out with dignity is a strong way to fight back. ❤️

I’m physically disabled - whenever I see or hear disability being used as a slur, it’s a gut punch. When what you are is considered the biggest insult you can throw at another person and it’s used so regularly so casually, you are made very aware of your position as a second class citizen. I know that a lot of common…

he was doing a standard retard, waving his arms and sounding stupid

And that’s what a person who made peace with the fact that they’re going to burn in hell sounds like.

This is a prime example of Trump’s strategy. In order to “make America great again” (or, as he’s trying to persuade minorities, make America great for them for the first time), he needs everyone to think their lives and this country are blazing dumpster fires.

Liberal justices posed questions during March arguments about whether the law served any medical purpose for women’s health. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg asked Keller how many women would live 100 or more miles from a clinic under the Texas law. Keller answered 25 percent but said that did not include a clinic in…

We’ve already established that doing this shit is a problem, which is why there are already laws/rules/regulations against it. Yes, when you are a paid spokesperson in media, you legally must disclose it. We already did the snake oil thing a hundred years ago. Jesus, do we have to reinvent every single thing in this…

Most likely didn’t happen because of several fairly minor inconsistencies in their testimony, which is extremely common in robbery cases?