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11:51pm
August 14, 2012
➸ Flutterfly Invasion: on the reclaiming of the word "crip"
Erm. So. This is probably not going to endear me to a lot of people, but.
The reclaiming of the word crip by disabled people within academia and in social justice circles is kind of getting on my nerves. For a couple of reasons.
A: It’s being used as a catch-all for anyone…
I’ve never been comfortable with crip==disability either. I know physically disabled people who refuse to ever identify as crips because they’re also disabled in ways that crip==disability has been used to shut them out of disability rights movements. That applies to me as well except I don’t always mind identifying as a crip – usually mostly around people who are both physically disabled and something else though.
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imnotevilimjustwrittenthatway reblogged this from withasmoothroundstone and added:The only real time I use the word to describe myself is with “headcrip” and even then it feels odd.
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bunnika reblogged this from crippledcuriosity and added:Hands in the air for all of this. I call myself a “crip” because reclamation helps me, personally. I don’t think other...
tildecowscomehome reblogged this from thought- and added:As somebody without an immediate personal stake in this debate, but who wants you to not feel bad (aka friend?) I’d like...
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chronicallyqueer reblogged this from bittergrapes and added:I’’ve had this conversation with people with mobility-related impairments and those that don’t. My roommate, who has the...
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crippledcuriosity reblogged this from thought- and added:I really like this post and definitely agree with you. I am an amputee and I also think that Cripple applies to those...
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withasmoothroundstone reblogged this from flutterflyinvasion and added:I’ve never been comfortable with crip==disability either. I know physically disabled people who refuse to ever identify...
flutterflyinvasion reblogged this from thought- and added:As a {physically/mobility disabled} person who reclaims the word “crip” I found this post intriguing. And then I read...
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