Archive for the ‘The Body is Not An Apology’ Tag
Today, the Huffington Post published an article I wish I didn’t have to write. In fact, they published it within 5 minutes of receiving it. Of course, technology can be used for good and evil.
I debated whether or not to write this article and give this person’s harassment and misogyny any more of my time (or yours), but here’s why I did: Before the Internet, it would have at least taken a few days, and much more effort (i.e., postage and possibly a phone book) for his hate speech to reach me. But thanks to instant messaging, I can go from “lovely” and “gorgeous” to “ugly and fat” in less than 12 hours. In fact, his last two opinions reached me in under a minute.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/natalie-e-illum/social-media-backlash-how_b_5325449.html
Please share, re-post on TUMBLR, Tweet, etc. I know some of this is a repeat for some of you, but I really appreciate it.
Poet and Activist Andrea Gibson also shared the original piece earlier today on Tumblr. You can find it here: http://andrewgibby.tumblr.com/
More Coverage of Disability, Body Image and Radical Self Acceptance by Jennifer Tress.
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Original photo below by Corwin Levi. Filters by me.
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THE BODY IS NOT AN APOLOGY
Huge thanks to Sonya Renee Taylor and #TBINAA for posting this FIRST, and creating so much that is needed in this Universe. FOLLOW THEM ❤
Thank you so much to the editors at XO Jane for the reprint:
http://www.xojane.com/it-happened-to-me/natalie-illum-why-i-no-longer-apologize-for-my-crutches
AND to the editors at the Huffington Post for all their support today:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/natalie-e-illum/why-i-no-longer-apologize-for-my-crutches_b_5248740.html
Extra love to the incredibly fierce poet and body activist Denise Jolly for all of her #BeBeautiful photos, which will all be posted soon
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