“Americans Believe In Big Portions! That’s So Crazy.” Look At This European Getting Scammed Into

"[character] lives in my head rent free" same bestie. probably in a different way though

Plurality Wrapped

This year you:

Fakeclaimed yourself 5,729 times

Accidentally discovered 92 trauma memories

Immediately forgot 92 trauma memories

Contradicted something a different headmate said 288 times

Almost outed yourself 45 times

Had littles spend all your money 67 times

Forgot what you were doing 2,890 times

Failed to mask as the host 176 times

Split who knows how many new headmates

Repeated the same story 39 times

Got jumpscared by your reflection 103 times

Your top moods this year:

Who the fuck am I

What if I’m secretly faking it

How long have I been standing here dissociating

I suddenly hate (current activity)

When did we split (headmate)???

Teen Vogue

Hundreds of Companies Legally Pay Disabled Workers Below Minimum Wage. This Needs to Change

“When we accept something like a 14(c) certificate as allowable … what we’re saying is that a living wage is only for a select group.”

"When we accept something like a 14(c) certificate as allowable, especially for organizations that are supposed to be supporting disabled people, we’re saying that a living wage is only for a select group."

Average disabled experience:

doctor: good news! The tests were negative!

Patient: so… what’s wrong with me then?

doctor: we don’t know :)

patient: so are you going to run more tests?

doctor: haha, no.

Like to charge, reblog to cast

no babe I love when you open 100 tabs then go dormant for 6 months you're such a good headmate yes of course I'll just sort of minimize the window and ignore it until you come back don't worryyy

today a small group of around 80 pro palestine protesters managed to shut down the bay bridge, which connects the cities of san francisco and oakland, for around 6 hours.

their strategy? they parked their cars in a horizontal line to block west bound traffic, and then proceeded to throw their keys into the water bellow.

joe biden is currently visiting san francisco for the apec summit.

daily affirmations 🙏

Disability tips and ideas from abled people: "buy a robotic hand that will flex for you so you can open and close your hands" "stair climbing wheelchair!" "Here's a robot that will use AI and complicated technology to feed you"

Disability tips and ideas from other disabled people: "get a bidet hose so you can freshen up when full showers are too hard" "stick the fork handle in a piece of pool noodle so you can actually grip the damn thing, if that doesn't work, tape it!" "you can totally tip your chair back on the anti-tip wheels and recline if you need to, just don't try and propel like that."

The difference is low vs high tech, cost, and general usability. Disability tech and aids need to pass a certain line of "is this more help than hinderance?" before they become useful. Cost, ease of use, need, and a couple other things all influence that.

If your first reaction to a mental disorder is to demonize it, you're ableist.

Yes, if your first reaction to paraphilias is to demonize them, you are ableist.

Yes, if your reaction to NPD/HPD/ASPD is to demonize them, you are ableist.

Yes, if your first reaction to actual intrusive thoughts is to demonize them, you are ableist.