All American was so so good tonight. If you haven’t please give this show a watch on the CW site or CW app. It’s just 3 episodes in so far and of course, could use more viewership.
laws about minimum wage should apply to disabled people
laws about minimum wage should apply to incarcerated people
everyone deserves a fair living wage for their labor
wait, they don’t???
Not even close. Disabled folks can be paid as little as $1 an hour in some cases at whats called “subminimum wage.” Prisoners are sometimes forced to work without pay at all.
Hi, I am an attorney in the disability field. Many disabled folks make well under $1 an hour in what are called “sheltered workshops”. There are only three states right now that require people with disabilities to be paid at least minimum wage, and they are Alaska, New Hampshire, and Maryland. Goodwill is a major offender, but there are many, many others.
Dawn Lyen Gardner attends The Diaspora Dialogues Premiere Launch Event at Viceroy L’Ermitage Beverly Hills in Beverly Hills, California. Dawn paired a fabulous ankara circle skirt with a black blazer. Chic!!
Half of being trans is being hypervigilant against transphobes. Like, I spent 15 minutes scrolling down on a blog that I would be super interested in just to make sure that it wasn’t going to start reblogging stuff from my favorite transmisogynists. Turns out that my hypervigilance was right again.
Things to look for:
References to “vagina envy.” This is what initially got me scrolling. This alone isn’t a sure indicator.
Andrea Dworkin quotes without criticism
Reblogging from troll accounts like confirmed-/-terf
Most cis wlw on Tumblr are, in fact, supportive of trans people. Most cis wlw who mention “hating men” are not using this as an attack on trans women. However, because of my experience with the small, insular, and vitriolic trans-exclusionary feminists on Tumblr, I have learned to be hypervigilant and it Really Fucking Sucks and Really Fucking Hurts when I am right.
I am a lesbian. This kind of blog would have been My Shit. But I’ve been taught to distrust the very women I connect with the most. I’ve been taught to feel afraid in my own home.
Being a transgender lesbian is constantly walking on eggshells to not prove them right. And their standards are ever changing so it’s inevitable that you’ll prove them right. Righteous anger will be taken as “male propensity towards violence,” which closely mirrors the way men see outspoken women as “shrill.” If we do anything to fight back outside of debate within their terms, we are immediately casted as “violent men.” They will not be satisfied until we shut up, lie down, and die.
Cis wlw can and should reblog this. Help me remember my allies.
The Diaspora Dialogues is a talk show that aims to connect and
correct the cultural divide between Africans in Africa and Africans
descendants in the diaspora. Featured guest on the series includes
Grammy-award winning musical artist, Estelle (American Boy), High School Musical alum Monique Coleman, actor Chris Attoh, Being Mary Jane’s Chiké Okonkwo, and more.
Heads up Coop’s first name is Tamia. I know IMDB has it wrong and I tweeted the writers during the episode just to be sure I heard right. Just wanted fellow edit makers to know cause we’ll all have to make changes to our tags etc @allamericancw@allamericanonthecw@fictionalwlwocsource
Just Sha 