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Dear Imprudence: Just Be an Adult Already!

By Ouyang Dan on 18 September, 2010

Here’s some nostalgia for ya, gentle readers! My dad, who was completely AB for the record, lived alone in the home I now own, and for a good portion of my life had many of his needs taken care of by members of his immediate family. My Grammy did most of his laundry, unless my [...]

Posted in bad advice, Dear Imprudence, disability activism, intersectionality, relationships, shaming, social attitudes | Tagged ableism, caregivers, Dear Imprudence, Dear Prudence, disability, Emily Yoffe, intersectionality, it's not fair!, problematic attitudes, sex, social lives, social treatment

Girls in Pants: The Very Special Lesson on How to “Draw the Chair”

Girls in Pants: The Very Special Lesson on How to “Draw the Chair”

By Ouyang Dan on 1 September, 2010

Gentle Readers! It has been a long time and I know you were afraid that I had forgotten to read and review Ann Brashares’ third installment of the much beloved YA series The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants! Well, fear not! I managed to fit it in whilst chewing my way through Terry Goodkind’s Sword [...]

Posted in books, intersectionality, media and pop culture | Tagged ableism, aging, Ann Brashares, caregivers, disability, Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhod, intersectionality, pop culture, privilege, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

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