tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post9051643587072932753..comments2024-03-27T06:58:00.659-05:00Comments on Balancing Jane: If We Tackled Other Crises the Way We Tackle Rape Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07801229525416203656noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post-89895001761408862022013-10-21T07:29:09.575-05:002013-10-21T07:29:09.575-05:00Awesome illustration! Thanks for sharing!Awesome illustration! Thanks for sharing!Amanda Roberts-Andersonhttp://twoamericansinchina.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post-62826449756887112942013-10-19T08:42:06.040-05:002013-10-19T08:42:06.040-05:00Yes. I have definitely heard "why don't p...Yes. I have definitely heard "why don't poor people just work harder," as if it's simply the desire for economic security they lack and not the means or opportunity. I think that we're particularly ill-equipped to talk about oppression because we let the myth of individualism run so strongly and unchecked. We act as if what we do doesn't connect to other people. And the narrative of "personal responsibility" seems to get thrown at those without power much easier than those with power (I'm thinking of the Wall Street bailouts vs. the way we talked about homeowners with underwater loans, especially poor and minority homeowners.)Michelle (Balancing Jane)http://www.balancingjane.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post-75028596674509314512013-10-18T22:22:10.391-05:002013-10-18T22:22:10.391-05:00Adults and older teens who are homeless are also b...Adults and older teens who are homeless are also blamed for their homelessness, very often, especially if they have addiction or mental health issues. Poor people get blamed for not getting help or a job. We have a sick pattern in society of blaming individual choices for systemic societal breakdown and discrimination.Skyehttp://www.planetjinxatron.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post-19652042035160869062013-10-18T10:40:14.542-05:002013-10-18T10:40:14.542-05:00Indeed. The original press release from Frederick ...Indeed. The original press release from Frederick County states that although the manner of death was asphyxiation and the cause of death was ruled homicide, what "...contributed to his death was his Down's [sic] syndrome...". That is akin to saying that women get raped because they're 'weaker' and can't perhaps fight back as easily.Extranjeranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post-3992818384327086372013-10-17T22:18:50.110-05:002013-10-17T22:18:50.110-05:00I think you're absolutely right. The man with ...I think you're absolutely right. The man with Down's Syndrome who was killed in the movie theater brought out some of the same victim-blaming patterns, for example. In that case, we have the added layer of complication from police brutality, but I think the general point remains.Michelle (Balancing Jane)http://www.balancingjane.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post-42645011878243914462013-10-17T21:53:59.831-05:002013-10-17T21:53:59.831-05:00*more likely to get abused
(I'm totally emba...*more likely to get abused<br /><br /><br />(I'm totally embarrassing myself here, aren't I?)Extranjeranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post-33456867878971483662013-10-17T21:52:28.511-05:002013-10-17T21:52:28.511-05:00Disqus is strange. I can't be code witty witho...Disqus is strange. I can't be code witty without it biting me in the ass... ;-)Extranjeranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post-3813339678374249382013-10-17T21:51:35.067-05:002013-10-17T21:51:35.067-05:00Sorry. The last came out of nowhere (WTF?) and ce...Sorry. The last came out of nowhere (WTF?) and certainly doesn't belong where it's at!Extranjeranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post-20166910026373605332013-10-17T21:50:39.200-05:002013-10-17T21:50:39.200-05:00Should you want to broaden this thinking to a diff...Should you want to broaden this thinking to a different arena (that really should be the same arena, but currently isn't. Still hopefully gazing at intersectionality here...), I can tell you that people with disabilities are constantly blamed for their own deaths (there have been a few quite publicized murders or attempted murders lately even, where the perpetrators seem to somehow end with the public sympathy because disabled people are so "difficult" or some such BS), abuse of people who are disabled goes largely unpunished still, and the general rhetoric seems to focus much more on the abused than bringing those to justice who've abused. there's always far too much "grey area" . In the (intellectual) disabilities community we are very highly aware of the fact that people with intellectual disabilities are much less likely to get abused than their typically developing (but no more 'normal') peers, but it's always in the passive tense. <br /><br />This to say. I, we, feel you. We're in the same boat. Let's broaden this to disabilities as well.Extranjeranoreply@blogger.com