"Safe Abortion for All.

No Compromise - No Apology"

here are my sources: Book Report: Women with Mustaches and Men Without Beards: Gender and Sexual Anxieties of Iranian Modernity by Dr. Afsaneh Najmabadi (University of California Press, 2005) (book report done by Alok Vaid-Menon)

Book Report: The Invention of Women: Making an African Sense of Western Gender Discourses by Dr. Oyèrónké Oyěwùmí (University of Minnesota Press 1997) (book report done by Alok Vaid-Menon)

Book Report: Plucked: A History of Hair Removal by Dr. Rebecca Herzig (New York University Press, 2016) (book report done by Alok Vaid-Menon)

-oahus current population numbers were once all native hawaiians. Now they comprise less than 5% of it.

-native hawaiians comprise less than 15% of the total population of hawaii but are most of the homeless and well over half the prison populace over non-violent petty offenses.

-native hawaiians have the lowest life expectancy, lowest income and least chances for education out of damn near all ethnic groups in the u.s.

The few big n’ tall characters that are intended to be attractive and likeable tend to be non-human and bulk muscle, not fat, with minimal hair.

And that really... did a number on his self-esteem, because he had such a hard time believing that I could be attracted to him, with all of his weight and natural hair growth, because he would see me interested in characters that looked much more like me than him.

I struggle with this a lot as well, but if we're trying to get accommodations and treatments in a system created by and for abled and usually healthy bodies we have to speak their language and it really is a matter of having to constantly translate back and forth.

If I want an able-bodied person to take my state seriously I can't just say "I'm a little tired today". Even if to MY chronic fatigue standards that really is just a little more tired than usual. MY "a little more tired than usual" doesn't look like what an able-bodied person understands as "a little more tired than usual" and it sure as hell doesn't require the same care as what they understand by it... But they're the ones with the power to concede or deny me the level of care or at least basic consideration I do need.

Same with pain. The things I consider to be ok regarding pain and discomfort are things an able-bodied person would call in sick for. Same too with the cognitive dysfunction when I'm flaring.

If we as individuals want to get anything from a little understanding to (God fucking forbid) tangible help for our impairments then we have to start articulating what we're going through in terms they could understand. It's why I tend to tell people to "exaggerate"; because most of the time we won't be exaggerating, we'll be more accurate than we otherwise would.

These have the number scale but also a level of activity/pain that goes along with it, which based on the responses to the other post none of us had ever seen before.

I have all 3 saved on my laptop, my ipad, and my phone so I have them handy most of the time.

First chart is titled '0-10 scale of pain severity', and is of physical pain severity, rating from the most extreme starting at 10 and lowering in intensity. The scale numbers include a brief description of how the pain impacts the person.

Severity. Description of Experience. 10 Unable to move. l am in bed and can’t move due to my pain. I need someone to take me to the emergency room to get help for my pain.

9 Severe. My pain is all that I can think about. I can barely talk or move because of the pain.

8 Intense. My pain is so severe that it is hard to think of anything else. Talking and listening are difficult.

7 Unmanageable. I am in pain all the time. It keeps me from doing most activities.

6 Distressing. I think about my pain all of the time. I give up many activities because of my pain.

5 Distracting. I think about my pain most of the time. I cannot do some of the activities I need to do each day because of the pain.

4 Moderate. I am constantly aware of my pain but I can continue most activities.

3 Uncomfortable. My pain bothers me but I can ignore it most of the time.

2 Mild I have a low level of pain. I am aware of my pain only when I pay attention to it.

1 Minimal. My pain is hardly noticeable.

0 No Pain. I have no pain. End of first chart.

Second chart is titled 'Fatigue Scale', and lists fatigue severity from most extreme at 10 and lowering in impediment. The bottom of the image includes attribution to a website and a user name. They are www.misstreated.org and @MissKatieErnst.

FATIGUE SCALE 10. Can barely move. Can't talk. 9. Can barely move. Can talk. 8. Can move, but can’t do much more than watch TV. 7. Can watch TV and play a game on my phone simultaneously. 6. Can do work on my computer lying in bed. 5. Can get around the house, but definitely couldn’t go out. 4. Can run a light errand. 3. Can get in my 10,000 steps for the day, making my fitbit happy. 2. Can do three or more activities in a single day. 1. GOING CLUBBING! End of second chart.

Third chart is titled 'a simple mental health pain scale' and lists mental health pain from most mild at number one to most severe at number 10. The individual numbers include a clip art with facial expressions ranging from happy smiles and graduating to extreme distress. The scale is split into three sections labelled 'mild' 1-3, 'moderate' 4-6, and 'severe' 7-10. This scale is attributed to thegracefulpatient.wordpress.com

A simple Mental Health Pain Scale. Mild. 1 Everything is a-okay! There is absolutely nothing wrong. You're probably cuddling a fluffy kitten right now. Enjoy!

2 You're a bit frustrated or disappointed, but you're easily distracted and cheered up with little effort.

3 Things are bothering you, but you're coping. You might be overtired or hungry. The emotional equivalent of a headache.

Moderate. 4 Today is a bad day (or a few bad days). You still have the skills to get through it, but be gentle with yourself. Use self-care strategies.

5 Your mental health is starting to impact on your everyday life. Easy things are becoming difficult. You should talk to your doctor.

6 You can't do things the way you usually do them due to your mental health. Impulsive and compulsive thoughts may be hard to cope with.

Severe. 7 You're avoiding things that make you more distressed, but that will make it worse. You should definitely seek help. This is serious.

8 You can't hide your struggles anymore. You may have issues sleeping, eating, having fun, socializing, and work/study. Your mental health is affecting almost all parts of your life.

9 You're at a critical point. You aren't functioning anymore. You need urgent help. You may be a risk to yourself or others if left untreated.

Kate Bornstein in TransSisters: The Journal of Transsexual Feminism issue 5, volume 1.

anyways, here’s how this dogshit book negatively affected the very much real quileute nation, and you should make an effort to learn about the actual people

Just point your browser to https://incarceratedworkers.org/

          About                                                                        

We, the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee (IWOC), are a prisoner-led section of the Industrial Workers of the World.  We struggle to end prison slavery along with allies and supporters on  the outside. On September 9, 2016 we were part of a coalition of inside  and outside groups that launched the largest prison strike in US  history. Resistance to prison slavery continues with work stoppages,  hunger strikes and other acts of resistance to business as usual.

But it will take a mass movement - inside and out - to abolish prison  slavery. We have hundreds of members in over 15 prisons and our  membership continues to grow. We invite all those who agree with our  statement of purpose to join us  and to start a local group in their prison, city, or trailer park. IWW  membership is free to those incarcerated, and is based on income for  those on the outside. We ask supporters to sponsor a prisoner’s  membership for just $5 a month.

Prison Slavery

Incarcerated people are legally slaves as per the 13th Amendment  which abolished “slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment  for a crime”. We are legally slaves. If you’ve been to prison you’d  know we are treated like slaves.

Billions are made annually off our backs. Outrageously priced or  grossly inadequate privatized ‘services’ like health care, food, phone  calls, assault our humanity - they feed us like animals, suck our  families dry, and when sick leave us to die. The government spends as  much as an elite college tuition per person to keep each of us  incarcerated, but this money does not develop us as human beings, reduce  crime or make our communities safer.

They also profit from our labor. At least half of the nation’s 1.5 million  of us imprisoned in the United States have jobs yet are paid pennies an  hour, or even nothing at all. Many of us perform the essential work  needed to run the prisons themselves - mopping cellblock floors,  preparing and serving food, filing papers and other prison duties.  Others of us work in “correction industries” programs  performing work in areas such as clothing and textile, computer aided  design, electronics, and recycling activities. Some of us even  sub-contract with private corporations such as Sprint, Starbucks,  Victoria’s Secret, and many more.

As incarcerated workers, we are some of the most exploited workers in  the country. There is no minimum wage for prison labor. The average  wage is 20 cents an hour, with some states not paying a wage at all. Up  to 80% of wages can be withheld by prison officials. There are very few  safety regulations and no worker’s compensation for injury on the job.  While in prison, we try to earn money to support our families,  ourselves, and pay victim restitution yet these wages prevent us from  that. We believe that as workers we are guaranteed the same protections  and wages as other workers.

We are working to abolish prison slavery and this system that does not correct anyone or make our communities safer.

Industrial Workers of the World

In addition to abolishing prison slavery, we are also fighting to end  the criminalization, exploitation, and enslavement of working class  people in general. We are part of the larger

Industrial Workers of the World

(IWW), a revolutionary union that has been fighting oppressive systems for over one hundred years.

When first founded, the IWW was the only union open to all-  regardless of race, gender or nationality. Fierce campaigns waged by  miners, dock workers and agricultural workers led to signficant gains in  wages and workplace conditions.

Our revolutionary politics and refusal to sell out led to massive and widespread crackdowns by the US government as part of the Red Scare, and beyond.

Despite this, the union persisted and to this day continues to  organize for a new world. Like, IWOC, the IWW is seeing a resurgence,  with membership steadily growing since 2000.

IWOC’s Statement of Purpose

1. To further the revolutionary goals of incarcerated people and the  IWW through mutual organizing of a worldwide union for emancipation from  the prison system.

2. To build class solidarity amongst members of the working class by  connecting the struggle of people in prison, jails, and immigrant and  juvenile detention centers to workers struggles locally and worldwide.

3. To strategically and tactically support prisoners locally and  worldwide, incorporating an analysis of white supremacy, patriarchy,  prison culture, and capitalism.

4. To actively struggle to end the criminalization, exploitation, and  enslavement of working class people, which disproportionately targets  people of color, immigrants, people with low income, LGBTQ people, young  people, dissidents, and those with mental illness.

5. To amplify the voices of working class people in prison,  especially those engaging in collective action or who put their own  lives at risk to improve the conditions of all.