Mini Link Spam on disabling language topics

[sasha_feather]

Mini Link Spam consists of my open tabs!

I've created a new community, access_fandom, for discussion of Access and disability issues at SF conventions and in fandom in general. Join! Post!

sasha_feather:Disabling Language WisCon panel report

sophy: WisCon panel notes: Rethinking Disability Metaphor

sasha-feather: not trying to take your insults away from you

vito-excalibur: How to Lose friends and irritate people

piranha: ixnay on ableist language

coffeeandink: ableism: comment policy clarification

Feel free to drop me links in comments.

ETA:

lim: Let's make a deal, internets

jesse the K: (Color) Blindness as a metaphor to racism

Feminists are fine with being bigots if it's just ableism at Shrub.com Blog

Words and Able-ism at Feminist Philsophers

Fighting Ableist Language at Feministe

Why Not to Use the Word Lame: I think I'm starting to Get it at Alas, A Blog

upstart-crow: Psycho Donut Shop

Lame Duck at Gimp Parade

ETA2

oyceter: Comment policy

sasha_feather: "Suffers from"

This Ain't Livin': An Open Letter to Feministing

This Ain't Livin': Why Inclusionary Language Matters"

Small Strokes Big Oaks: On Abelist Language and Feministing

Random Babble: Go read

Comments

[thingswithwings]

this is excellent; thank you for the linkspam. This is a topic that means a lot to me, and that I'm trying to read up on; you've just made that very easy for me.

[sasha_feather]

Yay! You're welcome, and I'm glad to help.

[muse]

thank you!

[sasha_feather]

You're welcome! I just added one more.

[jesse_the_k]

Yay! for link spam:

At Feminist Philosophers, Words & Able-ism ponders the difference between somatic and disabling metaphor.

Andrea Rubinstein (Tekanji) posits that Feminists are fine with being bigots if it’s just ableism, in response to "crazy" as an insult on Feministe.

In conversation with that post, comments in this Feministe thread on fighting ableist language are painful to read. The ETA at the top of the post challenges all readers "why does raising this issue get your hackles up?"

Mandolin over at Alas, A Blog addresses a lot of arguments made by puzzled people who don't mean anything with their disabling language: Why Not to Use the Word Lame: I Think I'm Starting to Get It

Upstart_crow explores the many reasons why the "Psycho Donut" shop is a really bad idea.

Kay Olson at the Gimp Parade criticizes "lame duck," even when it's applied by someone she admires to someone she loathes.

[sasha_feather]

Wow! Thanks!!

[toft]

Thank you for the links.

[sasha_feather]

You're welcome!