I want the next big social justice scandal to involve a guy in a wheelchair.

[Elok]

Purely so I can watch everybody post #IStandWithBob (or whatever the hell the guy's name is), then get yelled at for being insensitive, then have the people who were yelled at yell back at the yellers for quibbling instead of showing solidarity, then have some third party lecture both of them about "teachable moments" and "ableist language," and by and by it gets to the point where Bob could die from police-inflicted injuries and it would just be a tiny little footnote in the #IStandWithBob coverage. It'd be wedged in next to some guy complaining about how a similar thing happened to a black guy in a wheelchair not long ago and where was the media then, etc.

[Kidlicious]

Don't forget the injustices they commit against each other.

[giblets]

You shouldn't wish harm on people in wheelchairs.

[Elok]

You shouldn't wish harm on people who are not in wheelchairs. Do you think a person in a wheelchair isn't tough enough to take what anyone else can, Gribbler? Are they just some sort of "weaker person" to be "protected" by shoving them behind barriers, like we used to do to women? Your are worse than Hitler.

I'm going to just keep that typo there, because it's honestly better that way.

[giblets]

People who don't need wheelchairs need to learn what it's like to be disabled so they'll have more empathy for people in wheelchairs. Check your privilege.

[Elok]

Okay, I just checked my privilege, and they said it was "Over Ten Thousand," and that I may be eligible for special Privileged Asswipe Superpowers, like maybe I can shoot swastika-shaped energy bursts from my fists or something. Is this true?

[giblets]

No you're just a bigot. You're probably fatphobic too

[Kidlicious]

They shouldn't be Army Rangers

[Elok]

Boy, lemme tell you something: as an underemployed white person, I am always, ALWAYS checking my privilege. It's like your credit rating, and I'm right on the margin above "poor white trash" or worse yet "mulatto." Fortunately it's much easier to check than your credit score, all you have to do is wander around a store aimlessly and count how often the staff offers to help you look for something. But I've got to keep that **** high, or next thing you know I'll actually have to worry about getting pulled over by the cops. Nuh-uh.

[giblets]

You can always claim oppression points for having aspergers

[Kidlicious]

Everyone knows MRAs got the best ****.

[Lorizael]

I laughed when I first saw the #IStandWithPP hashtag. I assumed it was a joke. Because, you know, people who stand with Planned Parenthood, you know, generally can't stand when they, you know, pee pee. I might be a terrible person. Or I might just have a terrible sense of humor that no one shares.

[Elok]

Actually, that is pretty funny. I'd totally start an #IStandToPP tag, except I'm not on Twitter, and some of my more humorless FB friends would hunt me down and ritualistically kill me for belittling, like, the most important cause ever.

It's also sort of ironic in that, like most activism, no actual standing is involved. Mostly you sit and click, I think.

EDIT: Also, I imagine the hashtag would very quickly get taken over by MRA types. "Have a fist in the teeth you stupid feminist whores HA HA #IStandToPP" Yeesh.

[Lorizael]

That's the problem with being apathetic/contrarian. People tend to assume that not being perfectly aligned with you means being at odds with you.

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Oh man, I just had a great idea for a truly hideously boring blog post where I make an analogy between the above and inner products in linear algebra.

[Sava]

sounds awesome