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lessonsinsilence:

chitarra10:

So this was on the local news tonight.  A mother in a city about 20 minutes south of me has a 10y/o autistic son, and she said that because he’s autistic, she’s afraid he’s going to get hit by a car on the street because he “can’t think” and might just run out into the street without looking.  So she called some city officials and requested that they put up this sign in front of her home to warn drivers that there’s an autistic child in the area.  Within 3 days, they put this sign up just for her.

As an autistic person myself, this is just rubbing me an enormously wrong way.  I don’t like this.  At all.  In fact, I kinda hate it.  It just strikes me as one of those sympathy-addicted Autism Mom™ things that doesn’t take into account the humanity of their autistic kid.  Like she needs to announce to the world that she has no idea how to communicate with her own child, and rather than learning what kind of communication methods he needs as an autistic person, she just assumes that he’s just this unreachable burden she’s forced to bear, and is calling on the community to “help” her deal with this creature she can’t “control.”  And that lowers this poor boy to sub-human status.  Like she thinks they need their own personal “Deer Crossing” sign, but in her cause “Autistic Crossing.”  It just strikes me as so wrong.

What do you think?

and I mean even other than those problems, people treat autistic people horribly. this mom is literally alerting everyone to the fact that her kid is autistic and yup, it’s definitely this kid that lives right here where this sign is! like, did she not even think of how that might affect him if he tries to make friends? (I mean, I get those aren’t the kind of friends you’d want anyway, but still.)

and the fact it was literally on the news. now everyone, no matter how prejudiced, knows about her kid’s autism. I mean, look how far this has already spread! did she really think this was a good idea? did she even ask how he would feel if literally everyone knew he’s autistic? I’ll bet she didn’t. I’ll bet she doesn’t care either.

I’m sorry I’m going off, but this really grinds my gears…

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odinsblog:

Problematic faves don’t get a pass. Either everyone abides by the same rules, or no one does. Sexual assault has no party affiliation: Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby, Bill O’Reilly, Louis CK, Bill Clinton, Johnny Depp, Anthony Weiner, and too many others on the left and right. Please don’t make the mistake of covering for the “good guys” on “our side.” Please don’t fall into that trap.

That said—and without making excuses—one of these things is not like the others. Men like Roy Moore and Donald Trump should have been investigated, arrested and put on trail a long time ago.

hidingoutbackstage:

hidingoutbackstage:

ahundredthousandreasons:

hidingoutbackstage:

Did I ever tell you guys the story of how I got a letter from President Obama on my 13th birthday?

No, please share

Okay, so when Jewish boys/girls turn thirteen, they have a ceremony called a bar/bat mitzvah. It’s a way to symbolize that we have become a young man/young woman, and it’s a big rite of passage for us.

At the time of my bat mitzvah, my uncle, who serves in the navy, had a job at the white house (one time he gave me and my family a tour, but that’s a story for another day). So, he worked at the white house, and it’s not like he was hanging out with the president all the time or anything spectacular, but he did know my uncle by his first name, so that was cool and important.

Anyways, a little while after my bat mitzvah and my 13th birthday, I received this in the mail:

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At first I was already like, “whaaa??” My parents didn’t seem to know what it was about either. So I opened it, and, lo and behold:

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along with:

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So…yeah. My uncle was able to get the former president of the united states to send me a letter congratulating me on my bat mitzvah when I turned 13. Hope you enjoyed my story!

This is officially the Lucky Obama Birthday post, reblog and you’ll get a special present on your next birthday

Add how old you will be in 2024

wagnetic:

eustace-h-plimsoll:

giraffeattack21:

thecrystalgay:

claireraffertys:

I’ll be 25 going on 26

25/26

I AM NOT READY TO ADULT

I will be 29 holy shit I wil be old

35 this website is full of god damned children

31. Oddly, when I first saw this I was like “okay, so I’m 17 now…” But, like, I was 17 7 years ago so wtf?? I’m exactly as close to being 31 as I am to being 17 and that’s weird.

I will turn 39 in 2024.

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tereshkovacostuming:

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dukeofbookingham:

dukeofbookingham:

Normally I don’t talk politics here, but because this directly affects education and it would be criminal not to use this platform:

If you’re in the U. S. and you have any interest in ever pursuing higher education or just not making it impossible for other people to do that, consider calling your reps and telling them you oppose repealing Section 117(d) of H.R.1 (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act)

  1. Here’s the bill itself
  2. Here’s an explanation of how this bill will affect education
  3. Here’s another, and another
  4. Here’s an even simpler explanation
  5. Here’s how to find your reps in the House and the Senate
  6. Here’s a sample call script if you’re not sure what to say

And if you’re not in the U. S., consider signal boosting this for your followers, because a lot of us will be financially crippled if this thing passes

THIS 👏🏻 SHIT 👏🏻 JUST 👏🏻 PASSED 👏🏻 THE 👏🏻 HOUSE 👏🏻 PLEASE 👏🏻 CALL 👏🏻 YOUR 👏🏻 SENATORS

The senate has a different version of the bill but all the same. Please please call and register your concern about the Tax Cuts and Jobs act will affect students. Tuition waivers are not income and should not be taxed. We need those deductibles.