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that could be used to discuss policy
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silent al
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that could be used to discuss policy
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It’s so incredibly revealing that they harbor the same fantasies of being a woman or racial minority that many Republicans do: that they can just play the gender/race card like it’s a magic spell to shame people into submission instead of making them defensive and wasting valuable time
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White guy democrats need to stop popping boners at the thought of all the racism and misogyny Republicans would aim at VP Harris if she were the nominee. It won’t disgust undecided voters into voting D.
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that the way he was treated will discourage disabled people from entering public service.
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The implicit message I got from this whole news cycle is that many of these reporters think that disabled people don’t belong in public life. Biden’s interviews put a lot of my fears about his candidacy to rest, but it gave me a new one:
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That along with their lack of understanding (accidental or deliberate?) about how aging affects brain functions in ways that may bring changes to short term memory without affecting deeper knowledge or decision making skills gives me a less than positive impression of any conclusions they draw.
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Remember how horrible some of these same reporters were to Sen. Fetterman when he asked for captioning during interviews post stroke? And the ageist ‘just asking questions’ about Biden in 2020, or Nancy Pelosi? And the initial reactions to that big Atlantic article about Biden’s stutter?
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This is not the first time I’ve seen this particular group of reporters let their inaccurate knowledge of how specific disabilities function and biases about people with disabilities lead them to poor conclusions at best, rancid bigotry at worst. That affected how seriously I took their reporting.
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First and foremost, Biden seems way, way sharper than most of the well elderly folks I’ve seen, never mind the people in memory care.
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silent al
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Not a disability theorist per say, but a music therapist who works extensively with disabled people and the elderly (both well elderly like Biden and people in memory care) and autistic myself.
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If you enjoy birds, Audobon Park is gorgeous this time of year. Also check out any of the French Quarter buskers; Doreen the Clarinet Queen is a personal favorite of mine. Enjoy your time there, I miss it so much!
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2! 2 catcalls in one day! ah ah ah
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got approvingly honked at by a truck driver today 🤢
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sudden, desperate desire to walk the audobon park loop while drinking a big margarita-flavored daiquiri from the daq shack on the corner of st. charles and s. carrolton.
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No matter how many background checks I've passed, every time I have to do a new one, I get nervous like I'm going to find out about some heinous crime I've committed in my sleep
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No one wants to be the woman all that housework and childcare is shoved off on, either
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