I want to write a post about masturbation, not for any particular reason other than I’m sad I haven’t seen any posts about it and I think it’s a cool/interesting/important thing to talk about and acknowledge about bodies. Continue reading
Month: December 2016
Bodies in Motion
This is my last semester of college and I am now going to transition from being a body in academia to a body in the workforce. This is a terrifying new concept because I honestly never became comfortable in academia and now I get to go be uncomfortable in a whole new arena. Continue reading
The Most Common Augmentation
While attempting to define what a cyborg is in class, I was struck with inspiration for a discussion topic on the blog. Fast forward two weeks and I had completely forgotten it, racking my brain for what I wanted to write on. I knew I wanted to write on cyborgs and how people don’t realize how common they are, but I couldn’t remember the specifi-It was memory!
A Disabled Aleppo
I have always viewed the word “disability” as a physical impairment only. I used to think that it is just another word for people who are wheel chair dependent or are handicapped in some way. But after the unit on Disabling Bodies, I have seen that “disability” is something that is created by the society or by someone who is superior to others. It can apply to people, animals, nations, etc. Keeping that concept of disability in mind, I have come to see just how disabled the nation of Syria is. Continue reading
Self care tips for sexual violence survivors during the holidays
I know the holidays can be a tricky time for some sexual violence survivors, so I’ve decided to dedicate my last blog post to a few tips Continue reading
What’s a Black Guy?
It’s hard to find a real, human black man on the movie screen. They’re either hard as a rock, dumb as a rock, or it’s literally just Dwayne Johnson! You may ask, does this affect how black men treat themselves in the world? Continue reading
This Sucks
I remember talking to my mom about the book I was reading, “Feminist Queer Crip” by Alison Kafer. When I talked to my mother about disability, she pointed to an experience in her past. She said, she remembered back in her country seeing a man without legs or arms in the streets with a sign that asked others for food. My mom made a point to tell me that the man wasn’t sad, but was singing about the glory of God. Continue reading
Tell me how you really feel UMBC
It’t no secret that UMBC is the worst in terms of accessibility. What follows are my experiences as a disabled student at UMBC throughout the course of my developing disability. Continue reading
Disabled people and pleasure
I had a conversation with people I was close with about nurses who help disabled people find sexual pleasure. Someone brought up a documentary about the nurses who do this and I offered that I heard a little about it in my Unruly Bodies class. I told them briefly about our section on disabled bodies and the things we’ve discussed in class. Continue reading
How to: Activism
Let me first start off by saying, that it is no small undertaking ‘becoming an activist’ & also that that undertaking will never look the same for everyone. But I often find myself frustrated by people who say they care about social issues, but don’t really show their support. I understand that it can be daunting, but here are some of the steps I took to start my activism, hopefully this can help you start/further yours.
Unruly Bodies 
