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dude.

don't forget that cane tips need to be replaced.

i've been using my cane for almost two years on a near daily basis and i JUST switched out the tip and

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the new tip versus the old tip. i'm not sure how clear it is but, YEAH, there's like. half a millimeter of tread left on the old tip, if that

the replacement was LITERALLY 2 dollars. i bought two to justify the four dollar shipping but. TWO BUCKS.

i had noticed that i was having slipping issues on linoleum recently, but i did not realize how bad the issue had gotten until the new tips came so. PLEASE check your cane treads and if they're notably worn out PLEASE get yourself a new tip they're SO cheap and the grip i get on the new one is INSANE

Oh wait! That's actually trans men and nonbinary people AFAB, who have the highest rates across multiple studies.

Ok, maybe you mean, trans women have less political representation.

Oh wait, no, they actually have the most political representation, outnumbering trans men in political positions almost 10:1.

Well, ok, what about medical discrimination?

Nope, transmascs experience it at similar if not higher rates.

Don't trans men get paid more though?

The popular study that was going around claiming this has several issues, which are broken down in this post. Its also important to note that more trans men live below the poverty line and less trans men are employed full time.

Hmm, ok well trans women definitely get murdered more! Checkmate!

True! Trans women get murdered at much higher rates. In fact, the rates are exactly even with the rate at which cis men are murdered (about 81% of murders worldwide are cis men).

Oh, so does that also mean cis men have it worse than cis women? Because they're murdered more? 🤔

Trans women also face high rates of everyday discrimination! This is very true, particularly in areas such as school and work.

But trans men tend to face discrimination from authorities and in medical settings. They also face similar if not higher rates of other forms of violence.

Its almost as if... we all struggle in different but heavily overlapping ways? And none of us has it objectively worse? And we can support each other instead of playing petty games of who has it worse?

"our lecturers are some of the best in the country-" do they know how to accommodate different learning styles? are they normal when a student has significant access needs?

"our historic campus buildings-" do they have working lifts? can they fit a powerchair?

"our research led curriculum-" is it accessible to mentally disabled people?

"our exceptional scientific equipment-" can people with limb differences use it? will you help them use it?

"our state-of-the-art sports facilities-" do you have a single sports club for disabled people? one sports wheelchair?

"we have over 400 societies" are a single one of them made by, for, and about disabled people?

"our student accommodation (housing) is cheap and modern and-" do you have wheelchair accessible rooms that aren't a million miles away from campus and/or really far away from any social events on campus? do you even have them at all?

"here's our prospectus and website and leaflet!" does it have a single mention of disability in it? outside of 'oh yeah we can accommodate you :)'

"here's how to access our support services!" do they involve having to communicate clearly to be taken even a bit seriously?

"here's how we can accommodate you!" okay but are disabled students an active and important part of your student life? are we anywhere to be found at social events, clubs and societies, (inter)national events, fucking *open days*?

michael jackson 😧