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eSPECIALly Ableist ("Special Needs")
Mention of incontinence - may be TMI Something I've experienced and witnessed that I want to talk about: many able-bodied and...

Azure West
Jun 172 min read
Abort Ableism ("Love is Blind" Season 3)
Spoiler alert for season 3 of "Love is Blind" Warning for talk of an ableist discussion All questions in this article ...

Azure West
Jun 103 min read
Is Ableism CAPtioned? (Why Not Adding Captions is Ableist)
When I say “people who need captions” I am referring to deaf people, hard of hearing people, people with auditory processing disorders,...

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May 203 min read
Exclusion Is Ugly (Representation and The Ugly Laws)
I’ve had this opinion/thought for a while and I’m finally sharing it. (And I’m definitely “saying the quiet part out loud” so to speak.)...

Azure West
Apr 202 min read
Smosh Your Ableism (Ableism in Smosh)
All questions in this article are rhetorical unless explicitly stated otherwise Brief mention of specific ableist words A few weeks ago ...

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Apr 79 min read
Slur Your Words (Ableist Slurs)
Warning: Multiple specific ableist words mentioned I had a realization recently: Most ableist words should be considered and classified...

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Apr 13 min read
Ableism At 360° (Exclusion in “The Circle”)
Still no wheelchair users in The Circle

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Oct 21, 20241 min read


Stan Authentic Representation (Ableism in Sebastian Stan’s Career)
Sebastian Stan should not play physically disabled characters

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Oct 21, 20242 min read


My Fake Policeman ("MP" 2)
The ableism of Rupert Everett playing a wheelchair user in "My Policeman"

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Oct 1, 20242 min read
Exclusion Isn't Romantic (WU Representation in RomComs)
Something I think about every day is the lack of wheelchair users starring in romantic comedy movies. Representation greatly impacts...

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Jun 17, 20242 min read
Ugly Big Ableism (Ableism in "PLL")
I haven’t watched the entire of Pretty Little Liars in a while, but I remember this ableism pretty clearly. In the show there is a...

Azure West
Feb 6, 20241 min read
The Ableism of Design (Designs on Shirts)
Clothes are a way people can express ourselves. The designs allow us to show our humor, our passions, what we find beautiful, etc....

Azure West
Dec 26, 20231 min read


Give Inclusion This Season (Pleasing Part 4)
Today (December 1, 2023) the brand Pleasing released 6+ products. (6 original products but multiple different versions of many products.)...

Azure West
Dec 1, 20232 min read


Somehow You Exclude ("Somehow" Videos)
The ableism of the videos for "Somehow" by JESSIA

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Nov 28, 20231 min read


It's Pride Month...Again! (Disability Pride Month 1)
It is officially Disability Pride Month and I have a lot of feelings and thoughts. On one hand, I love this month, especially after...

Azure West
Jul 2, 20231 min read


Pride Isn't For Everyone (LGBTQIA+ Pride Month 1)
I am saying all this as a citizen of the United States. It’s June, which means it’s LGBTQIA+ Pride Month. And as an LGBTQIA+ Disabled...

Azure West
Jun 10, 20232 min read
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