I Kinda Wanna Rebel Against Society But I Also Kinda Wanna Take A Nap

i kinda wanna rebel against society but i also kinda wanna take a nap

on a post asking terfs their age and sexuality it’s clear that being a terf is not a “lesbian” thing. lesbians esp trans lesbians have pointed out over and over claiming “terfness” as a lesbian component is not only just accepting terf rhetoric n isolating trans women from their lesbianism but it’s also blatantly incorrect…? the other day i saw a trans man who identified as a terf. do not let these ppl get a pass bc ur lesbophobia allows them to slip under the radar. these ppl are still spreading harmful ideologies and will continue to do so if u do not acknowledge their existence

How to Tell When You’re Reading CIA Propaganda: A Master Class in 3 Steps

Step 1: Establish Context

At the very least, ask yourself who’s writing this story, why they would want to write this, and what kind of relationships does this writer need to maintain.

We’ll start with this story, hot-off-the-press from CNN’s Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr.

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If you dare come at me about banning straws, I will throw you into the sun cannon. I’m disabled, I’m crippled, I need disposable plastic straws, and all those pricey ridiculous alternatives aren’t working as well. Plastic straws were invented for the disabled.

Way to shit all over a vital access need because you think straws are worse than corporate greed.

We all care about the turtles, the seals, the oceans, obviously. Notice how the easiest thing to yell about was something that would barely affect anything but appealed heavily to emotional discourse.

The disabled community is huge, and it can be joined by anyone. Most of those As Seen On TV products were invented for us. Society still mocks us and ignores us, and often outright harms us in multiple ways.

Communicate better. Listen better. But stop putting us out in the cold because you are inconvenienced by our simplest needs.