Bullying – It’s not just for kids anymore.
I was bullied in middle school. I was the kid you made fun of. Well, as an adult I’m tired of watching the scenes of bullying play out again and again and again. Over the internet, in workplaces,...
View ArticleI Am Not Your Motivational Poster
This is What We Call a Pedestal. People With Disabilities (PWDs) are not living motivational posters. Please stop using us as such. I get it. You’re able-bodied. You don’t want to go to the gym. Oh...
View ArticleSo Your Preferred Candidate Lost…
What’s a sad voter to do? Pick up a new hobby? Find a new political cause you care about? Call your mom? … Oh. I see. Okay. You’re going to start a petition to secede from the United States of America....
View Article“They’re Trying to Help a Dead Girl”
The hacking collectivist group Anonymous released a video of the Steubenville football players who took a 16-year-old girl from house to house and sexually assaulted her. They simultaneously posted...
View ArticlePTSD in the Age of Social Media
I opened my regular news reading to find photos of yet another rape victim. Yet another violation of a woman’s rights. In full color. The imagery stark against my retina. I wonder sometimes if the...
View ArticleBionic Eyes!
Last week bionic eyes went on the market in the US and the Uk! (Please be aware, it’s a surgical shot for the link, if you’re squeamish about eyeballs this may not be the link for you) The only thing I...
View ArticleFeminist Frequency: Damsel in Distress Part 1!
Damsel In Distress Part 1 Do you play video games? Or does your partner? I’ve mentioned Anita Sarkeesian before, and I want to remind everyone that they should pay attention to her. This particular...
View ArticleOn Rape Apology
Image from UniteWomen.org Candy Crowley why, as a woman was your question not “What is the lasting effect of a rape like this on a young woman?” The media reporting on the Steubenville case is...
View ArticleMy Crip Selfie Fights Back Against the Bullies
I posted this picture after realizing that it was OK for me to show my eye in my selfie. It got me to thinking about why I was so shy to post it. It got me to wondering what it was that brought the...
View ArticleBlind Lady Vs.: Diablo III
Diablo 1 & 2 were the first video games I ever owned (along with Starcraft.) They were my introduction to the world of clicking and murdering demons. My husband got me Diablo III for my birthday...
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