tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840389743507575564.post4232356093680269726..comments2024-01-10T23:40:16.200-05:00Comments on Finding My Way: Journey of an Uppity Intellectual Activist Crip: I am Not a FreakCherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10665407473272299474noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840389743507575564.post-66581318095781334292011-01-20T23:32:16.425-05:002011-01-20T23:32:16.425-05:00Thanks for commenting Emma!Thanks for commenting Emma!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10665407473272299474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840389743507575564.post-11164399049615879432011-01-17T18:41:11.660-05:002011-01-17T18:41:11.660-05:00Very true. Progress isn't made by sitting quie...Very true. Progress isn't made by sitting quietly in the corner and watching the world go by. MLK day is a great reminder that it's important to speak out (LOUDLY!)IDEAShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16171912146004511876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840389743507575564.post-79138306656803601862011-01-15T23:10:30.457-05:002011-01-15T23:10:30.457-05:00Penny, thanks for delurking during delurking week!...Penny, thanks for delurking during delurking week! This should be an interesting carnival!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10665407473272299474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840389743507575564.post-74705855441348794982011-01-15T13:38:52.843-05:002011-01-15T13:38:52.843-05:00Amen! The whole "sit down, shut up, be nice a...Amen! The whole "sit down, shut up, be nice and be grateful for what you have" logic always winds me up. It is especially insidious when it is used by the privileged to pit one minority group against anther. (ie: "Look how bad XXX groups has it. You don't hear them complaining all the time!") as if oppression could be funneled into this one-size-fits-all monolith. Progress made for one oppressed group is indeed a good thing, but it does not necessarily mean the end of the oppression for other groups. - GAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840389743507575564.post-21964556500918873962011-01-15T13:20:49.813-05:002011-01-15T13:20:49.813-05:00I find myself countering the "nice" a lo...I find myself countering the "nice" a lot in conversations about my son. As in: "Isn't it nice that he can ride the schoolbus?" "No, it isn't nice, it's his right." Long version: The services he accesses aren't about anyone being nice; he has rights, and someone had to be not-nice to secure them. And someone has to be not-nice every day to preserve them. <br /><br />In recognition of that, we'll be marking the first official Ed Roberts Day in California this week, on January 23. <br />http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20110104/OPINION02/101040306/1014/OPINION/Denika-Boardman-Salute-trailblazer-Roberts-on-Jan-23Penny L. Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00102296070193780691noreply@blogger.com