By Chally on 28 October, 2009
I want to talk about how Australia’s ideas of the ideal Australian exclude people with disabilities. But first I have to explain a little about the Australian national myth. The ideal Australian figure is known as “the Aussie battler”. Essentially this is an ordinary man working hard to get by and support his family without [...]
Posted in social attitudes | Tagged ableism, australia
By Chally on 25 October, 2009
Of course! That is, some of us do, but there’s nothing about disability that means we don’t ever have sex. As with any other group in society, some of us are sexual and some of us are asexual. Some of us are celibate, some of us are in steady sexual relationships, some of us like [...]
Posted in 101, bodies, sexuality | Tagged myths, sex
By Chally on 24 October, 2009
When you hear ‘disability’ and ‘joke’ in the same sentence, it’s usually not a good sign. But that’s not always the case. I thought we could all do with a bit of a laugh and that some of you might enjoy this video. It’s a routine from the very popular Australian comedian and television presenter [...]
Posted in happy posts | Tagged disability, funny, video
By Chally on 18 October, 2009
A few months ago, there was a wonderful conversation in the blogosphere about gender presentation and disability. Jumping off from bfp’s what is butch? (check out the comments for some interesting disability discussion) a range of commenters and bloggers had something to say, and it evolved to have a strong disability focus. Here are extracts [...]
Posted in bodies, intersectionality | Tagged disability, gender presentation
By Chally on 14 October, 2009
[Hi folks! I hope you're enjoying FWD. Thought I'd start my time here with some meta activism.] I’m disappointed when I hear activists prescribing what other activists ought to do. I’m surprised it doesn’t all come from rich, white, etc, etc, men, and here’s why. Traditional forms of activism are often not possible or difficult [...]
Posted in activism, social attitudes | Tagged barriers to access, exclusion, problematic attitudes, rethinking social norms
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