white chronically ill folk

lianhongba:

lianhongba:

i cannot tell you how many times, that people dont think i am chronically ill. because i’m brown. even on tumblr, the amount of people who immediately assume i am not chronically ill because i talk ab racism at the same time.

when i talk ab racism and racism with white spoonies, you all white ppl default to assuming i am not a spoonie myself. that is just. racism like you wouldn’t even know.

if you knew the racism that doctors perpertuate against chronically ill people of colour you would shut the hell up.assuming a nonwhite person talking ab racism with white spoonies to not be chronically ill is a form of racist medical violence

.you’re not better than the doctors who laugh at us and say we’re just lazy or that we try to milk the medical system like fuck all of you.i see to many of you like this and none of you hold yourselves accountable

this is ok to reblog even if you are not chronically ill but i would like other chronically ill people, esp white spoonies to reblog this please.

there is a huge amount of racism with the spoonie community and its never really addressed

I would like to know what in the ever-loving flippity flap is making this random “blippitty-blop” sound every now and then. I heard it last night, I heard it again just now, and I don’t have sound turned on on anything that I know might otherwise make such noises, and I do not like mystery sounds.

feuillyadeux:

ok so since a lot of positivity for aros/aces has been scarce lately here we go

  • here’s to aro/ace questioning kids who see the intracommunity lgbtq+ discourse and wonder whether they can be in safe spaces or not and don’t yet know where to look for support
  • to aces and aros who don’t know anyone else like them and worry they’re just broken after all 
  • here’s to lgbtq aros/aces who sometimes feel caught between communities (i know they exist, namely because i am one)
  • here’s to het aros/aces who know their orientation gives them privilege but need a chance to talk about aro/aceness as well
  • to aros/aces whose gender/race/disability frequently intersects with their orientation
  • to aros/aces of all orientations who are unhappy with who they are (thanks, society!), and aros/aces who are learning to accept themselves more every day

you’re not alone, and things are going to be ok, and you are completely valid. ☀

aurghhh:

I’ve just been reading people freaking out at Target in the US no longer labeling their toys “girls” and “boys”. A fairly common response is something like “How will I know what to get my granddaughter for her birthday if I don’t know which are the girl’s toys?” Hmm, well, what does your granddaughter like? Maybe you could actually get to know her and find out what her interests are rather than treating her as a generic representative of her assigned gender. Just a thought.