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Does Outright Speculation Make This Disabled Feminist Angry?

By Annaham on 28 December, 2009

Answer: Yes.
Let’s talk about this piece-of-crap article recently published on that oh-so-”liberal” news n’ culture site, Salon.com. I’m prefacing this post with a warning for ableist language and concepts on the part of the article’s author, Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. The article begins as follows:
There was a time when a celebrity’s sudden death almost invariably [...]

Posted in autonomy, blaming, For Cereal?, intersectionality, media and pop culture, medical practice, normality, shaming, social attitudes, Uncategorized | Tagged ableism, Big Bad Pharma, chronic pain conditions, drugs are bad mmm'kay, media and pop culture, medical care, pain management, pop culture, privilege, problematic attitudes, social treatment | 12 Responses

Invisible Illness and Disability Bingo 1.0

Invisible Illness and Disability Bingo 1.0

By Annaham on 2 November, 2009

Author’s note: This is a revised version of a bingo card that I made some time ago.
While I don’t feel like I should be required to justify the lowermost right square, there was some confusion and pretty ooky pushback when I posted version 1 on my own blog. I’ll explain that square anyway, for CMA [...]

Posted in blaming, bodies, intersectionality, language, shaming, social attitudes | Tagged ableism, Big Bad Pharma, invisible disabilities, invisible illness bingo | 38 Responses

Depending on narcotics

By amandaw on 23 October, 2009

I take six medications. Five of them — the antiepileptic, the antidepressant, the non-narcotic pain killer, the muscle relaxer, and the oral contraceptive — are covered through a mail-order service. I receive a 90-day supply in my mail box every three months. No hassle. If a prescription runs out, my doctor is notified electronically, he [...]

Posted in blaming, bodies, language, medical practice, shaming, social attitudes | Tagged ableism, addiction, barriers to access, Big Bad Pharma, chronic illness, chronic pain conditions, conceptions of disability, disability, drugs are bad mmm'kay, fibro, fibromyalgia, health care, invisible disabilities, invisible disability, life, medical care, medications, mislabelling, myths and misconceptions, pain management, problematic attitudes, social policy, social treatment, symptoms, things people say | 25 Responses

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