It would be very helpful if there was an explanation included for the mechanism that makes usage of the mentioned words ableist. I can not give a better explanation to this but a very simplified example would be:
Using the phrase ‘blinded by’ normalises the idea that blindness is a bad thing that should be avoided. Blind people should have the agency over the connotation of the word ‘blindness’ and not be influenced by our negative usage of it to think that their condition is inherently bad.
It would be cool if there was an academic source on this mechanism.
It’s a lot to ask of any community to spell out exactly why certain things are bad for them, but unfortunately it is often the only way to get people to actually consider what you’re asking of them.
Peanuts, peppers, all citrus fruits, mangoes and pomegranates as well. In the EU it’s mandatory for the store to inform about the country of origin either on the pricetag or with a sign but many stores stopped doing this with products from the zionist entity. You can always ask an employee though and they have to get their manager who should be able to find out.
I’m not very familiar with horse racing but is betting on it more morally repugnant than eating meat? I agree that animal rights are a weak point for Hasan. At least one of the restaurants he was at served foie gras to his party.
I am convinced that the reason why communist organisations in Britain are so reactionary is because of the heavy influence and wrecking of feds in these organisations.
I’m sorry that happened to you. I haven’t heard about anyone experiencing this but it makes sense that life altering events can permanently change your brain chemistry.
Neurotypical people use their judgy comments more strategically (although accidents happen for anyone). They say them when they are insecure, feel threatened or for some other reason want to make someone else feel bad about themselves. This is also why they get more offended when a neurodivergent person says something that the NT person perceives as judgy. The NT person assumes that the ND person intentionally wants them to feel bad because they project their own behavioural reasoning onto others.
Finding community is hard nowadays, but it’s so worth the struggle of finding one. You can find it in many different ways:
find a leftist org and become an active member
find a local Palestine solidarity group
find a local squatter house and join open events
If no leftist spaces exist… :
join a local sports group
find a local game store that organizes events
find a local book store that organizes events
Etc etc etc
If you’re awkward at social events go to more. It takes a while to learn to be comfortable. It doesn’t matter if you’re weird, there’s always weird people at social events and if you’re nice then there will always be someone who will enjoy hanging out with you. You can go to 10 events and not really talk to anyone but at some point people will recognise you and talk with you. Try to think of the sort of event you would feel comfortable at.