What autistics want – may not be what you think

So very often when arguments are raging between people – especially between neurodiversity activists and self-proclaimed allies – the old line is trotted out again. We all want the same thing, why can’t we all just set aside our differences and work towards our common goal? On the surface this suggestion seems innocuous and, well, [...]

Rambling thoughts on bullying

Originally posted on my Tumblr, now revised somewhat and re-posted here. I have seen people chased off a forum because of bullying. I have seen people have tearful break-downs because of bullying. I have had those break-downs myself. I have been bullied in meatspace – online I seem to have mostly escaped it, with a [...]

Radio Host Opines: Woman Would Be Better Off Being Lied To

Just another day in the patriarchy. I listen to the radio when I drive. Just the music, though, as I tend to get distracted if I listen to people talk. That means I continuously cycle through my 4-5 pre-programmed stations during a ride, as I switch channels every time commercials are on and every time [...]

Whose are the difficulties?

“It is wonderful when technology can make a big difference in difficult situations like these parents face every day.” It sounds innocuous, yeah? Like technology really helps these parents. It’s a quote from this article about how the iPad has shown itself to be a useful tool for autistic children. Let’s take it again, shall [...]

How to Give Your Daughter a Shitty Day

No, it’s not me who had a shitty day. I am, in fact, having a very nice day. I and my mum went shopping in Germany. Wine, beer, spirits, cheese, flour, jam, honey and candy comes in more variety and much cheeper there, so we have major huge re-stocking-the-kitchen trips twice or thrice a year. [...]

Redefining Words

Trigger warning: Psychiatry; violence and abuse in the system. Few details, but discussion of really poor justifications and arguments. Words mean things. I’ve made this point before. Unfortunately this is not a generally accepted viewpoint. Words can mean different things if you want them to, and you can make them do this if you use [...]

I get comments…

TRIGGER WARNING: Discussion of rape, violence, death, abuse, hatred and invocation of “my cause is more worthy than your cause”. If you’re not up for an infuriating comment, and an infuriated response-post. Please save your spoons for something more productive and sensible. This one has been bugging me for weeks, and I needed to get [...]

Anti-choice ‘feminist’ knows what you ought to think and feel

At least she says so. Faithfully Agnostic has recently posted two posts on how she makes her anti-choice stance match up with her proclaimed feminism. Of course, she calls it pro-life. I engaged for a while – mostly out of boredom – until I noticed something I had apparently not truly digested in my first [...]

Uganda to outlaw circumcision

From News24.com Uganda will pass a law banning female genital mutilation, which is rampant among pastoralist tribes in the country’s eastern region, the president said in a statement on Friday. “The way God made it, there is no part of a human body that is useless,” President Yoweri Museveni told a gathering in the eastern [...]

Hardships make people stronger, who’d've guessed?

A couple of days ago a study was published here in DK, and every major news source covered its findings. Here’s the article from The Copenhagen Post. Mental illness is apparently less likely among children growing up with two mothers. The study found that while five percent of children from traditional families developed conditions such [...]