About Ouyang Dan
is an extremely proggy-liberal, formerly single mommy, Native American, invisibly disabled, U.S. Navy Veteran, social justice activist and aspiring freelance writer currently living in South Korea on Uncle Sam's dime. She has a super human tolerance for caffeine and chocolate and believes she should use those powers for good. She said should.
She is not a concise person, and sometimes comes on a little aggressively in comments. Sometimes her right arm still twitches when military brass walks past her, but she would rather be reading YA Lit or pwning n00bs.
She can be found being cliche about music, overthinking pop culture, and grumbling about whatever else suits her fancy at her personal website, random babble.... She also writes about military issues for Change.org's Women's Rights blog.
If you have something interesting to say email her at ouyangdan [at] disabledfeminists [dot] com. Lawyers in Italy looking to hold lottery winnings in her bank account may wait longer for reply.
Website: http://disabledfeminists.com
Contact: Ouyang Dan @ disabledfeminists.com
By Ouyang Dan on 22 October, 2009
Moderatix note: This post will be United States Military centric, as that is the perspective I offer, and the broken system within which I currently exist and attempt to navigate. Other voices are welcome and experiences appreciated within the context of the conversation, since I can not pretend to know every thing about every military [...]
Posted in intersectionality, justice, military, Uncategorized | Tagged invisible disability, justice, medical care, military, Veteran's Affairs, women in uniform
By Ouyang Dan on 21 October, 2009
I am a pop-culture junkie. If you have been playing along at home long enough this is common knowledge. I have been a big fan of House, M.D. since it’s poorly lit pilot. I am simultaneously appalled and amused by his crass behavior. Even the best feminist in me laughs and fairly inappropriate moments. I [...]
Posted in media and pop culture, shaming | Tagged drugs are bad mmm'kay, House M.D., media and pop culture, pain management, shaming, television
By Ouyang Dan on 19 October, 2009
Welcome to Ableist Word Profile, a (probably intermittent) series in which staffers will profile various ableist words, talk about how they are used, and talk about how to stop using them. Ableism is not feminism, so it’s important to talk about how to eradicate ableist language from our vocabularies. This post is marked 101, which [...]
Posted in Ableist Word Profile, language, mental health, Uncategorized | Tagged ableism, disability 101, OCD, things people say, word use
By Ouyang Dan on 10 October, 2009
Moderatrix note: This post is the love child of my coming to terms with a need and actual want of pills. When discussions arise of disability, especially, it seems, of invisible disabilities, someone will almost always jump in and start harping about Big Pharma and how they have certainly invented our illness or disorder just [...]
Posted in autonomy, shaming | Tagged chronic pain conditions, drugs are bad mmm'kay, fibro, pain management
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