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Linkspam, the depressing edition
Apr. 27th, 2009 11:16 amSwine Flu, debunking the myths. Brace yourself for some media panic, y'all.
What Is and Isn't Racist: in short, a POC's definition of what's racist beats a white person's definition because POC deal with racism EVERY DAY. Every day. Even those white allies who try to unpack their own privilege can disengage when it gets to be too hard, but POC don't have that option.
Defining intolerance: Carrie Prejean says that she believes in "opposite marriage". My saying that her opinion is wrong is not intolerance, because of the difference between an opinion and a basic civil right.
A study in Psychomatics "proves" that people with Chronic Fatigue have personality deficits? Yeah, sure. Quote: People with CFS worry about what’s going to happen to them, avoid activities that harm them, and set their outlook sights too low. This is maladaptive. People with CFS also don’t worry enough about what’s going to happen to them, persistently engage in activities that harm them, and set their sights unrealistically high. This is maladaptive.
In related news, Blogging Againsr Disablism Day is May 1st. I'll be participating (my first year! I'm a BAD virgin!) and I encourage everybody else to do so.
What Is and Isn't Racist: in short, a POC's definition of what's racist beats a white person's definition because POC deal with racism EVERY DAY. Every day. Even those white allies who try to unpack their own privilege can disengage when it gets to be too hard, but POC don't have that option.
Defining intolerance: Carrie Prejean says that she believes in "opposite marriage". My saying that her opinion is wrong is not intolerance, because of the difference between an opinion and a basic civil right.
A study in Psychomatics "proves" that people with Chronic Fatigue have personality deficits? Yeah, sure. Quote: People with CFS worry about what’s going to happen to them, avoid activities that harm them, and set their outlook sights too low. This is maladaptive. People with CFS also don’t worry enough about what’s going to happen to them, persistently engage in activities that harm them, and set their sights unrealistically high. This is maladaptive.
In related news, Blogging Againsr Disablism Day is May 1st. I'll be participating (my first year! I'm a BAD virgin!) and I encourage everybody else to do so.