#Repost @mia.mingus (@get_repost)・・・thanks for the love, @poconlineclassroom!(link in profile).[im

#Repost @mia.mingus (@get_repost)・・・thanks for the love, @poconlineclassroom! (link in profile).[image from @poconlineclassroom of white text on a purple background of lines from my essay, “Forced Intimacy: An Ableist Norm,” that read: “Forced intimacy was one of the many ways i learned that consent doesn’t not exist for my disabled asian girl bodymind. / i learned how to simultaneously shrink myself and nonconsentually open myself up as a disabled girl of color every damn day. / Able bodied people treat access as a logistical interaction, rather than a human interaction.” -mia mingus.].#miamingus #forcedintimacy #disability #disabled #ableism #girlsofcolor #womenofcolor #access #accessibility #disabilityjustice #consent #queerean #gaysian #asiangirls #asianwomen #korean #adoptee.—–#Repost @poconlineclassroom (@get_repost)・・・In our reading of the week, activist Mia Mingus (@mia.mingus ) discusses the idea of “forced intimacy” that disabled people face daily living in an ableist world. Forced intimacy is just that - physical or mental intimacy that able bodied people assume is not up for debate. For example, someone may start pushing a disabled person’s wheelchair or grab their arm to support them without their consent. Or in a less physical sense, disabled people are expected to justify their accessibility needs and, as Mingus says, perform emotional labor in order to be likeable to receive those necessary supports. Mingus provides personal reflection into her experiences as a disabled woman of color who from a young age was taught that her consent didn’t matter. (Another great piece by Mingus is “Access Intimacy,” which can also be found on her blog Leaving Evidence) -- source link

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