I went to the college gym to do a workout yesterday. I was expecting it to be a little tough, since I hadn't gotten up to the gym for the previous week and a half or so, but I figured it wouldn't be anything I could handle. I had my water bottle and was hydrating frequently; I had eaten breakfast and a snack. So when…
Hey all. A group of friends, consisting almost entirely of former GTers, at a Supernatural Convention in Las Vegas right now had a scare re: Epilepsy. I was asked by the writer of this post to share it on GT and to encourage you all to share it as well. Quite a few of my closest friends have epilepsy, including a…
I know that AdBusters has this reputation for being cool and anti-capitalist and all that, but has anybody ever noticed that they have this weird obsession with psych meds? I can understand criticism of Big Pharma, but the only thing they seem to criticize antidepressants.
As most of us are probably aware by now, many of the most powerful profanities and insults that come flying off our tongues in heated moments are rooted in some kind of terrible prejudice. So what exactly should well-meaning minority allies call someone when they want to convey the true force of just how awful they…
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So apparently a prosthetic arm is Gaga's latest plaything. I feel like this is pretty insensitive, but I don't know for sure. I haven't had a lot of experience dealing with the disabled community, and I don't know where exactly the lines on ableism are. Acceptable?
