Huge Sunset Masterpost. Sunset Beach, Vancouver, Canada. March 2021
since the old version of this post was flagged for ‘adult content’…
Yeah I met someone who had an invisible disability like me and they had just gotten steroid injections into their knees so it was really painful, so they were using the disabled spot on the bus but a whiny lady came up and told them they couldn't use it??? So they had to argue with this lady all along the bus ride about what in invisible disability is.
using disabled stalls, seats, and parking spots without needing them is not innocuous. these aren't just things that make disabled people's lives easier (although that's reason enough). they prevent us from being injured or in distress, and allow us to take care of our needs. removing our access to that can put us in danger. stop it.
also, to the invisibly disabled people reading this - including mentally ill and neurodivergent people - if you need these accomodations, please continue to use them. your needs matter. do what you need to stay as safe and healthy as possible.
When my disability was really bad and my handwriting started suffering, I was given the choice of a wrist splint or finger braces so my handwriting would stay 'normal,' but I said no, because I thought people would think it was weird or ask too many questions. I was 8 years old. A freaking 8 YEAR OLD already got influenced by ableist nature.
Please, for the love of any god that exists and the ones that don’t too, don’t tell someone their mobility aid isn’t cute. Don’t tell them it ruins their outfit. Don’t tell them they’d look better without it. Don’t.
Why? Because chances are, they were very insecure about it before. Maybe they still are. And also because it’s fucking ableist. You’re telling them that using a mobility aid looks bad. I don’t care if you think the outfit would look ten times better without it, keep that shit to yourself. You’re not the one wearing it and if the person has decided that their functionality is more important than their appearance, then that’s their choice to make, not yours.
Mobility aids are there to help the person using them, not to appease your idea of beauty.
And, not to mention, mobility aids are fucking cute.
The braces worn on the outside of pants because that’s more comfortable or they don’t fit underneath or it’s uncomfortable otherwise? Rock on. Canes that are decorated or otherwise but let someone get around easier? Fantastic. Crutches that let someone participate in society? Amazing. Wheelchairs that mean someone doesn’t have to be in unnecessary pain? 10/10. Walkers that give someone the freedom to do things they want to? Spectacular. Freaking prosthetic limbs?? Iconic. Insulin or blood monitoring patches that means someone doesn’t have to be thinking about yet another thing while they go about their day? Beautiful. Feeding tubes that mean someone can fucking get nutrients? Cute as hell.
If you have something that makes your life easier and you use it, that automatically makes you smart and hot. You have my permission to hit anyone who says otherwise (with your mobility aid if applicable).
TL;DR: Mobility aids are cute and anyone who says otherwise is stupid.
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Me: I'm not a theatre kid.
Also me: Memorized a whole monologue with my friends in the same high school theatre company and can now say it word-for-word, memorized all the songs in the show i did in December, (even the instrumentals) had backstage dance parties during songs when I wasn't onstage, colour-coded my script so that each actor had a different colour, and talked about the show when i was supposed to be doing something else
Sunset on the hill part 3. Vancouver, BC, Canada. July 2022.
Hey, I'm sorry, but your boyfriend? Yeah, he got trapped in a Buzzfeed poll. Sorry for your loss.
Beach at night with a full moon. Sunshine Coast, British Columbia, Canada. July 2022.
my parents went to a Pride Parade and they found some supportive Blåhaj! (crossed out people's faces because I'm nice)
This Tumblr account is for random reblogs, theatre stuff, and my All For The Game hyperfixation. (and other silly queer things) Enjoy!
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