Comments on: just an afternoon chat… http://crip-power.com/2007/08/07/35/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:56:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Joe Stramondo http://crip-power.com/2007/08/07/35/#comment-14 Joe Stramondo Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:03:09 +0000 http://crip-power.com/2007/08/07/35/#comment-14 Great blog stacey. It makes sense that the movement would be a microcosm of the unjust biases that exist in our society and culture. After all, we are all members of American society and so, of COURSE, we are going to carry the same baggage. The cool thing is that we have more control over our group identity/behavior than is available in broader society. This means, we can more effectively/actively fight against classism, homophobia, racism, sexism, etc. I had a great conversation with a mutual friend of ours abuot how these forces can make you more disabled than you would be (especially socio-economic class). That is, if disability IS social/cultural and not medical, if I were not a white, upper middle class, heterosexual man, I would literaly be more disabled. I wouldn't function as well in society and would be more vulnerable to the oppression of ableism. So, all of this is intimately bound up together. GREAT BLOG!!! Great blog stacey. It makes sense that the movement would be a microcosm of the unjust biases that exist in our society and culture. After all, we are all members of American society and so, of COURSE, we are going to carry the same baggage. The cool thing is that we have more control over our group identity/behavior than is available in broader society. This means, we can more effectively/actively fight against classism, homophobia, racism, sexism, etc.

I had a great conversation with a mutual friend of ours abuot how these forces can make you more disabled than you would be (especially socio-economic class). That is, if disability IS social/cultural and not medical, if I were not a white, upper middle class, heterosexual man, I would literaly be more disabled. I wouldn’t function as well in society and would be more vulnerable to the oppression of ableism. So, all of this is intimately bound up together.

GREAT BLOG!!!

]]> By: links for 2007-08-08 « no snow here http://crip-power.com/2007/08/07/35/#comment-13 links for 2007-08-08 « no snow here Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:22:11 +0000 http://crip-power.com/2007/08/07/35/#comment-13 [...] just an afternoon chat… “People have told me that I have a talent for making people feel comfortable but I’m starting to wonder what can be attributed to my personality and what should be attributed to my ability to slide between multiple identities as a person of mixed race a (tags: poc activism whiteness disability) [...] [...] just an afternoon chat… “People have told me that I have a talent for making people feel comfortable but I’m starting to wonder what can be attributed to my personality and what should be attributed to my ability to slide between multiple identities as a person of mixed race a (tags: poc activism whiteness disability) [...]

]]> By: Christina http://crip-power.com/2007/08/07/35/#comment-12 Christina Wed, 08 Aug 2007 03:12:55 +0000 http://crip-power.com/2007/08/07/35/#comment-12 Disability pride comes out all over the place in your blog, which I commend you for. What I'm struggling with is whether you are trying to help the problem we face in our community when it comes to racial higher archy or if you are just trying to point it out yet again? I appriciate everything you said, but at the same time I feel bad because I'm partially white and even though I place very high value on diversity and believe that younger people of our movement are doing the same, you still make it seem like we're going down the same track. Disability pride comes out all over the place in your blog, which I commend you for. What I’m struggling with is whether you are trying to help the problem we face in our community when it comes to racial higher archy or if you are just trying to point it out yet again? I appriciate everything you said, but at the same time I feel bad because I’m partially white and even though I place very high value on diversity and believe that younger people of our movement are doing the same, you still make it seem like we’re going down the same track.

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