zipporah arielle

Sep 9, 2020

In Defense of Medium Articles

a response to a tweet on the legitimacy of self-posted articles. Sometimes I have trouble writing. This has been how it is for a few years now, but still has not settled into being normal for me, and still feels uncomfortable to be fatigued by something that used to just be natural. Like most people who seem to just have been…

Medium

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Published in Human Parts

·Jun 11, 2020

Learning to Get Comfortable Talking About My Shit

On Crohn’s disease, desirability, and internalized disableism — CN: internalized ableism/disablism (and much of it); gastrointestinal disease/bathroom talk TW: emetophobia. It’s 4:30 on a Thursday morning when I type this. I am in the bathroom. I have Crohn’s disease. Crohn’s disease, if you’re unfamiliar, is a “bathroom disease.” This means, first and foremost, that I spend a lot…

Crohns Disease

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Learning to Get Comfortable Talking About My Shit

Sep 14, 2019

An Open Letter To Andy Richter

Hi Mr. Richter! Let’s talk. Recently, you were traveling at the airport. An assuredly unpleasant thing, regardless of who you are. You saw a person walking. You saw that person ask about disabled pre-boarding. You saw that person’s gait change somehow. You made the conclusion, as many uninformed people might…

Disability

5 min read

Sep 8, 2019

Happy Birthday To Me

WHY I’M CELEBRATING MY BIRTHDAY TW: discussion of sexual assault of a minor and suicidal ideation. I discuss my mindset from when I was younger quite a bit. If any of this could be triggering for you, I suggest you do not read this piece. My 26th birthday is on Monday, September 9th. After much…

PTSD

11 min read

Aug 30, 2019

IFL vs. PFL: my preference

A Brief Word On My Preference for Identity-First Language Person-first language = “person with a disability”. Identity-first language = “disabled person”. If you’re totally unfamiliar with the concept, I recommend @EbThen’s guide on the matter. They introduced me to the language for these concepts. First of all, let me start by saying that this is not an issue upon…

Disability

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Jul 29, 2019

“This Is What Disabled Looks Like”: The Sometimes Hard-To-See Line Between Visible and Invisible Disabilities

There are disabilities we think of as visible, and disabilities we think of as invisible. (Mental illness? Invisible. Quadriplegia? Visible. Autoimmune disease? Invisible. Blindness, with a cane and guide dog? Visible.) …

Disability

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The Sometimes Hard-To-See Line Between Visible and Invisible Disabilities: “This Is What Disabled…

May 1, 2019

#QueerCripRollCall

Queer Crip Roll Call: “I was hoping that #QueerCripRollcall was some kind of promotion for a moonlight sequel but sadly it’s just a bunch of lesbians with canes” — @huntersbompton “To be visibly Queer is to choose your happiness over your safety.” — Da’Shaun Harrison @_iAmRoyal (buy the shirt and support da’shaun here) Last…

Twitter

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