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9:43pm June 26, 2013

➸ the polite yeti: I guess this is a good example of why I got so mad when I read that comment on the BBC site.

scaredystark:

politeyeti:

warlocksexalways:

josiahd:

karalianne:

youneedacat:

The one about how disabled people shouldn’t have special words, especially subjective ones not made up by medical professionals, for what happens when we run out of energy. Followed up…

The main reason it makes me uncomfortable is an undertone to the original spoons article, of pity, and I find pity in all forms unpalatable. .

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  1. logicalabsurdity reblogged this from politeyeti
  2. karalianne reblogged this from withasmoothroundstone and added:
    I get that. I didn’t notice it myself, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t there. Right now it’s the best metaphor I’ve seen...
  3. withasmoothroundstone reblogged this from politeyeti and added:
    The main reason it makes me uncomfortable is an undertone to the original spoons article, of pity, and I find pity in...
  4. politeyeti reblogged this from lizardsqueezings and added:
    Yeah, that pretty much covers all of my feelings on it, too.
  5. lizardsqueezings reblogged this from politeyeti and added:
    i get really uncomfortable with nondisabled people using the spoon theory to describe themselves or their lives, and i...
  6. auti-stim reblogged this from politeyeti and added:
    how do I know if it is ok for me to use the word spoons? I assume I can? Autism/SPD/all the anxiety disorders?
  7. raposadanoite reblogged this from withasmoothroundstone
  8. missleaves reblogged this from withasmoothroundstone
  9. clatterbane reblogged this from fullyarticulatedgoldskeleton
  10. fullyarticulatedgoldskeleton reblogged this from madeofpatterns and added:
    It makes sense to me why able people would want to erase words disabled people have for our experiences. It’s because...
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