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It’s International Women’s Day here now so I want to give a shout out to all my disabled sisters
to the self diagnosed girls and the 10-drug-rounds-a-day girls
to the loud disabled girls and the girls who don’t verbalise
to the girls in recovery and the stimming girls
to the signing girls and the girls in hospital
to the girls in wheelchairs and the little girls
to the girls who stay in bed and the ticcing girls
to every disabled and ill girl
your experiences are valid, your words, however you express them, are important and you are absolutely fantastic
Its that time of year again so once more I extend my unending love to all my disabled sisters around the world, you are amazing and you are irreplaceable
please don’t forget disabled women on international women’s day.
disabled women are 1.5 as likely to be the victim of violent crime and twice as likely to be the victim of rape and sexual assault than non-disabled women. 80% of disabled women have been sexually assaulted, 50% more than ten times. most of these crimes are perpetrated by their family or carers, people they are supposed to be able to trust and people they are dependent on. (source, another)
this dependency means that they cannot open up about their abuse because they need the support and care of their abuser. more than 70% of abuse against disabled women goes unreported. even when disabled women try to talk about their abuse they are dismissed on the basis of their disability more often than not, especially when it comes to developmental disabilities. (source, another)
in many places, including states in america, developmentally disabled people are not allowed to vote. additionally, a large amount of polling sites are completely inaccessible for disabled people. (source, another)
the bodily autonomy of disabled women is consistently violated. for example, disabled women are often sterilized against their will (source).
disabled women are constantly forgotten by feminists and so much feminist activism is inaccessible, and when they try to speak up about this they are accused of making everything about their disability. this is just one example.
disabled women are just as much a part of the feminist movement as ablebodied women and the continued lack of support for them is one of the movement’s biggest failings. remember them today.
I regularly update the RP website with tons of amazing modern-day women who have been alive too recently for the full illustrated treatment – lose a couple hours with the Modern Worthies!
Have fun smashing the patriarchy, y’all! God willing, back next Wednesday with a new entry!
In 1911, the first ever International Women’s Day (IWD) was celebrated by over 30,000 women across Europe. On the 8th of March every year, we celebrate and call for change. You can learn more about the history and how to participate on an official basis for IWD on the UN website or IWD Website. However, for those of us who are unable to celebrate through official events for whatever reason, I am bringing Women’s Appreciation Week to Tumblr for 2015. This is for all of us who love the female characters in the many fandoms on Tumblr. I’ve taken different elements from these twoposts for inspiration/ideas.
Day One, Monday 2ndFavorite Female Lead - Everyone has that one female character they would protect and fight you on til the end of their days. This day is for that woman!
Day Two, Tuesday 3rdFavorite Female Drive Show/Film - This is for a TV Show or Film that is mainly driven by women! Let’s celebrate female driven media!
Day Three, Wednesday 4thFavorite WOC - We all want to see more representation on TV and in film, this is your chance to appreciate one/many of those WOC that you adore and/or would like to see more of.
Day Four, Thursday 5thFavorite Relationship - Your favourite female relationships, whether they be romantic to platonic or family-related! This can be canon or AU, it’s all up to you!
Day Five, Friday 6thFavorite Inspirational Character - Have you ever seen a woman character and thought she was inspirational? Maybe she helped you make a big decision in life you were struggling with or helped you through a difficult time. Today is the day you get to show some appreciation for her.
Day Six, Saturday 7thUnfairly Treated Female Character - Every fandom has one, don’t they? That female character that is treated unfairly or poorly in canon or by the fandom. Show her some love.
Day Seven, Sunday 8thFree Choice! - You get to choose to make whatever you like, the choice is yours to appreciate a female character in general, themed or not. Go crazy.
In order to make it easier for people to follow, tag your posts, #womensweek so that we can follow and admire everyone’s work.If you choose to participate, I would appreciate you reblogging this post so we can spread the love for our fabourite ladies on Tumblr. It doesn’t matter what fandom you are a part of, this is for all female characters in film and TV.
