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The 10 Phrases I’ve Stopped Saying And The People Who Appreciate Me For It (via Upworthy)

It’s pretty common for people to use disability metaphors like “That guy is crazy!” or “This weather is so bipolar” without giving it a second thought. It’s important to realize how these words and metaphors can affect people with disabilities and perpetuate stigmas surrounding mental health. If you’ve never thought about the impact these words can have, you’re in luck because this chart provides some common disability metaphors and easy alternatives!

ps. Special thanks to m-arkiplier for inspiring me to create this graphic! (and for his permission to use his post) For more info on why it’s important to be conscious of the metaphors we use, check out this HuffPost article ”10 Reasons to Give Up Ableist Language.”

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Georgia to Oklahoma trip!

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If children of color have to be aware of the realities of racism, white children should too.

I’m tired of hearing that white children are too young to understand the consequence of their words or actions when for nonwhite kids they live with the impact of racism every day 

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I figured out the meaning of life, and I was going to tell you, but I decided I'd get my thoughts out better by drawing them. So here it is: the meaning of life.

#jk #you could think of it as confusion #but there is order to the confusion #maybe it does have deep symbolism #doodle #abstract #abstract doodle #the meaning of life

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If you tell me you love me and then attach a "but" to that statement, I am naturally going to question your sincerity in telling me you love me. Whatever made you think that hate can have any part in love?

#hate the sin love the sinner #hate the sin #love the sinner #it doesn't even make sense #I love heterosexual people but I hate heterosexuality #in what world does it work that way #see how it feels

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white-girl-and-proud

honor-your-motherland

macht-konstellation

gener0sity

aryanmanalive

Machiavelliwasright (lol I don’t think you understand Machiavelli)

truth-is-treason

peckerwood1488

cantabrianiconclast

kotyenok

proudwhitebrit

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Tonight I went to TRIVIA! I lost but I think I had the most fun. Now I'm ready for an early bedtime. Yup. I think I'll go to bed now. Goodnight. :)

#fun times #I don't really care that I lost #i'm tired #i'm going to bed #follow for follow #followback

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I had a lovely labor day trip. Here is my favorite photo from it.

#photo #water #flower #I like how the camera captured the riplets in the water #follow for follow #followback

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Veggie burger and sweet tea from a jar. . .perfection!

#perfect #i love sweet tea #I am so full now #stuffed but I'd eat it all again #this meal was perfect #i love veggie burgers #so seriously full right now #Mmm #veggie burger #sweet tea #can I eat that meal again already #I have a lot of tags I need to stop #follow for follow #followback

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This is my short blog post about starting my senior year and my goal of not rushing it.

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It is now 3 weeks since Michael Brown was murdered by Ferguson PD Officer Darren Wilson. Officer Darren Wilson still has not been arrested, charged, or even brought to prison or court for the murder of Michael Brown.

#JusticeForMichaelBrown

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My dashboard is always filled up with so many amazing people. Like seriously, I think y'all are beautiful and so strong and sometimes I want to tell you that, but it starts to sound silly when I try to type it out so I end up deleting it. But now I'm saying it so listen up! You're totally awesome and I love you in a friends I've never met kinda way.

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Unfriendly reminder that in America it’s reasonable to say an unarmed black kid deserved to be shot six times because he might have robbed a convenience store, but a white kid shouldn’t be kicked off the high school football team just because he violently raped a girl.

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An Open Letter to Cis Parents From a Trans Kid

Dear Cis Parents,

You love your kids. I know you do. I know you'd do anything for them and you want to love them unconditionally. You don't want to hurt your children and that's why I'm bringing this up with you.

You probably weren't expecting to have a trans kid. Most parents aren't. Maybe this caught you by surprise and you don't know how to handle it. I get that. I'll listen to you anytime and try to understand things from your perspective if you'll listen to me.

You tried to stop me from presenting as the gender I identify with. When I asked you why, you told me you didn't want to hear people rejecting me. You were trying to look out for me and I appreciate that. You're scared. I know. I'm scared too. But here's the thing. I'm going to deal with rejection my whole life and I need a place I can go where I know I'll be accepted. I need that to be home. The world is not a safe place for me. Home doesn't need to be unsafe too.

You don't always understand what I'm talking about. I know I use a lot of terms that have been coined in the past decade and I understand that it can be overwhelming or confusing for you. That's okay. I'm not offended when you ask me to define a term or ask what I mean when I say something. But you need to know that I am deeply hurt when you laugh off my identity and tell me it's weird. Just because something has received attention from the public eye in the past decade doesn't mean it's any less real to those of us who live it.

I want you to take the time to understand the position of privilege that you have in society. We live in a world that caters to people like you. Transphobia is ingrained into society and on some level, it has touched everyone's life, including yours. Now that you have me in your life, your position in society is something you can't go on ignoring. I'm going to ask you to open your eyes to this. The internet is a valuable resource to you. Please use it. Please listen to what people say is offensive and please analyze things you say and do. Please educate yourself on trans issues. For my sake. I need you to do that for me.

Most of all, I need you to listen. I need you to set aside the preconceived ideas you have and let me help you understand what the world is like for me.  

I need you to accept me for who I am. Embrace that I'm different and different is okay. I'm not ashamed of who I am and it cuts me to the quick when you give me the impression that you are. I know this isn't what you expected. I know it's hard. I know it's scary. We don't have to walk this journey alone. I'm here for you and you're here for me. You're doing a great job as parents and I love you. I just need a little support.

Love.

#transgender #trans #parents #transphobia #personal blog #open letter

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reminder that black boys don't need to be "good boys on the honor roll" for their lives to matter

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holy shit the mike brown petition only has 15k more signatures to go

sign here if you havent