"C'est une véritable provocation". L'émotion de Pascal Brice, président de la fédération des acteurs de la solidarité, abasourdi par la nomination de Kasbarian comme ministre du logement. Ce dernier voulait emprisonner les personnes qui ne pouvaient pas payer leurs loyers...
My single biggest gripe about neurotypical people is the profound reluctance that so many of them have towards learning about neurodiversity, autism in particular. Most cannot be bothered to read one Wikipedia article about us, even knowing that one of their acquaintances is autistic and needs them to understand.
I am not trans, but I take the time to learn about trans people, from trans people, so I can better understand the unique difficulties they face. I also do the same for races other than my own, genders other than my own, nationalities other than my own, religions other than my own, neurotypes other than my own, disabilities other than my own, etc. If one disabled, exhausted, and socially encumbered person can find the time to actively learn about and from all these groups, then I can say with confidence that it is not too much to ask the same from a neurotypical person regarding just one. But when I ask for it, I only get excuses and conversational redirections.
It's a damning indictment of the selfishness of Western society that despite living in a pandemic that has killed tens of millions of people, we haven't even learned to normalize wearing a mask or staying home when we are sick, regardless of what bug you might have.
In #JesseWatters' world, the #homeless aren't #victims of circumstance, but architects of their own downfall, undeserving of #empathy or assistance. It's a narrative that's as convenient as it is #cruel, absolving society of any responsibility to address the issue while scapegoating those who are most affected by it.
The mayor of NYC is going to South America on a "fact finding mission," to understand why migrants are here.
What will happen when he discovers that one of the biggest drivers is climate change? Will he then come back and be all in on the Green New Deal? Or will absolutely nothing change, and he'll still ask people to come back into the office, commuting unnecessarily, just to prop up commercial real estate prices?
Climate changes. Crops fail. People go hungry. People start walking North.
PSA: If you see a woman respond to a troll, it is never--ever--helpful to respond to her with something along the lines of "just ignore them."
She's probably ignoring 100 (or more) for every 1 she chooses to respond to. She knows that the path of least resistance is to ignore the troll & move on. She doesn't need you to inform her of that option.
A response is a conscious decision. You are not helping when you criticize (because that's what this is) that decision.
If anybody still flies for 'fun' — e.g. for short holidays — that's a strong marker for #antisocial personality.
They don't give a flying fuck (pun intended although inappropriate; it's not funny) about the humanity or the entire ecosystem all living creatures depend on.