About s.e. smith
s.e. smith is a recalcitrant, grumpy person with disabilities who enjoys riling people up, talking about language, tearing apart poor science reporting, and chasing cats around the house with squeaky mice in hand. Ou personal website can be found at this ain't livin'.
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Posts by s.e. smith
By s.e. smith on 9 November, 2010
Takes place on 16 November: Protecting the vulnerable: Poverty and social exclusion in the Republic of Ireland as the economic crisis emerged Professor Chris Whelan, University College Dublin, will explore poverty and social exclusion in the Republic within the context of the current economic crisis. The seminar will take place at NICVA, 61 Duncairn Gardens, [...]
Posted in signal boost | Tagged class, economic justice, events, Ireland, poverty, seminars
By s.e. smith on 8 November, 2010
I am slowly catching up on all the television I missed while AT&T left me without phone service for over a week (long story), so this writeup is actually about an episode of Private Practice that aired, uh, two weeks ago, but it filled me with rage, so, there you go. Spoilers ahead! Additionally, please [...]
Posted in media and pop culture, sexual assault, television | Tagged institutionalisation, marital rape
By s.e. smith on 7 November, 2010
Content note: This Dear Imprudence discusses the use of hitting to ‘discipline’ children. Dear Prudie’s Monday livechat featured a doozy of a question: Q. Discipline: My wife and I have been married for eight years, and we have three wonderful children, two girls and a boy. While we agree on most everything, the one thing [...]
Posted in Dear Imprudence | Tagged autism, cerebral palsy, children, Dear Prudence, Emily Yoffe, parenting
By s.e. smith on 6 November, 2010
From the White House Poetry Jam! Transcription and description by Anna. Joshua Bennett is a young Black man. While is poem his entirely in spoken English, he Signs some of the lines, and I have highlighted those lines with asterisks on either side. Tamara has never listened to hip hop. Never danced to the rhythm [...]
Posted in creative work | Tagged poetry, Sign
By s.e. smith on 5 November, 2010
Content note: This post contains critical plot elements from ‘Massage Therapy,’ the fourth episode of season seven of House. Watching the House episode ‘Massage Therapy’ and approaching the grand denouement, I got ready to be infuriated. The storyline involves a character, Margaret, with schizophrenia. She conceals it from her husband and when she gets sick, the [...]
Posted in media and pop culture, mental health, television | Tagged House, mental illness, relationships, schizophrenia
By s.e. smith on 4 November, 2010
Intersections: Women’s and Gender Studies in Review Across Disciplines is an interdisciplinary graduate student publication welcoming work from current graduate students. We are committed to the interdisciplinary research of women’s and gender issues and are affiliated with the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies at UT Austin. The journal encourages scholars in every field to [...]
Posted in signal boost | Tagged call for submissions
By s.e. smith on 4 November, 2010
This month, I will be hosting the first Blog Carnival of Mental Health. The theme for this month’s carnival will be diagnosis. Interpret it broadly. When were you diagnosed with a mental illness? What is your diagnosis? What do you want to change about your diagnosis, if anything? If you are a mental health professional, how [...]
Posted in signal boost | Tagged blog carnival, carnival, carnival of mental health
By s.e. smith on 3 November, 2010
Many organisations concerned about violations of civil rights and police brutality put out guides for civilians, providing a framework for interacting with law enforcement. These guides are usually designed to help people safeguard their civil rights and avoid police brutality while smoothing interactions with law enforcement as much as possible. The idea is that, well, [...]
Posted in bad advice | Tagged law enforcement, police
By s.e. smith on 2 November, 2010
Here in the US, the long-awaited midterm elections have arrived at last. As I think readers know, I take voting pretty seriously and adore voting, even though there are some pretty stark problems with the political process in the United States. This open thread is for people to talk about their voting experiences (you don’t [...]
Posted in events | Tagged accessibility, ballots, elections, voting
By s.e. smith on 31 October, 2010
A recent Ask Amy column featured a letter from a reader with a problem I suspect at least some FWD readers (and contributors) can sympathise with: Handling food allergies when you’re invited to a friend’s for dinner. Dear Amy: My neighbor recently hosted a very nice dinner party with food and entertainment. I attended and [...]
Posted in Dear Imprudence | Tagged Amy Dickinson, Ask Amy, entertaining, food allergies
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