Nov 14 2008
Connections…
I was feeling screwed today. As a disabled, queer, women of color I often feel screwed. I’m serious. Homophobia, ableism, racism, and sexism; there isn’t a today when I don’t deal with incident involving one of those lovely “isms”. I have to worry about running into some maniac who might want to kill me because of who I choose to sleep with. People assume they can jip me on change merely because I’m in a wheelchair. Some people think okay to use the N-word on they phone when I opt to my civic duty and remindinf them to vote. Men look at my boobs and make rude comments or stare.
However, I wouldn’t opt to change anything about myself to access more of society’s privileges, which men, white people, heterosexuals, and people able-bodied do unquestioningly get. I figure they get privilege; I get community. I’ll make that trade any day of the week.
