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@Ranboosaysstuff
sorry for tagging you but it would genuinely mean a lot if you'd also add ableism into what will specifically get you banned, recently there has been a lot of ableism online and it would mean the world to us if you would add it /nf
MaxGGs did reveal one thing and that was during the entire time Tommy was hypnotised to think he was a certain cc, *ALL* of the sentences censored were about Max
I wish more streamers would address their chat and make sure they aren't being weird, like for example if ur weird in MaxGGs chat he WILL call you out on it, if more streamers did this then we would have less of a trouble with chat etiquette imo like more people would be normal
Abled Bodied People. Some of you really need to realise we aren't getting perks and upgrades simply for being disabled... Our life becomes a lot harder due to our disabilities.
[ABLED BODIED PEOPLE PLEASE RETWEET :D /nf]
1. Pushing the chair
If a disabled person is in your way DO NOT PUSH THEIR WHEELCHAIR!! Think of it as, would you like to be shoved out the way? If you want to get past, ask them, they will most likely move for you. JUST DONT TOUCH THE WHEELCHAIR (Unless asked by the person)
2. Dont go on about how lucky we are... like dude I get it so often about how easy my life must be because I don't have to walk ect, please check your privallage, I CANT GET INTO MOST PLACES DUE TO IT, I have to take longer routes, I can't take some public transit
4. This is less serious and more just annoying... please stop saying "I'm going to hell for laughing at that" or "Can I laugh" when a disabled person makes a joke. If we are making a joke we probably want you to laugh/lh We often cope through comedy as if you dont laugh you cry
It also gets boring trust me, it's the same as walking for you, it isn't always fun! We are also in a wheelchair for a reason and the reason usually isn't for fun /lh We usually are in a wheelchair due to something like chronic pain or joint issues! We don't have a choice often!
3. Please stop making jokes/NSFW comments, like dude I thought this would be obvious but apparently not! We aren't there to make fun of, and especially don't do it if they're a stranger to you... also pleaseee stop with the NSFW comments
Genuinely the accessibility, this is the first convention I have ever been to and I was in genuine awe I was able to do everything (ignoring the parkour but I didn't ask if I could as I have one leg so obviously I can't), this was one of the first times 1/4
Think: Would I say this to a person not in a wheelchair?
If the answer is no then DONT SAY IT TO US!!
We aren't there to be the subject of discussion about how NSFW stuff works for us...
Hey
@Ranboosaysstuff
sorry for tagging you but it would genuinely mean a lot if you'd also add ableism into what will specifically get you banned, recently there has been a lot of ableism online and it would mean the world to us if you would add it /nf
Hey
@Ranboosaysstuff
sorry for tagging you but it would genuinely mean a lot if you'd also add ableism into what will specifically get you banned, recently there has been a lot of ableism online and it would mean the world to us if you would add it /nf
Please don't baby us, we aren't children... treat us like you would any other person, we will tell you if we need something explained differently (for instance if we're also autistic and struggle with understanding tone!)
DONT TOUCH THE WHEELCHAIR, DONT PUSH THE WHEELCHAIR WITHOUT OUR CONSCENT. Think of the wheelchair as an extension of us, you wouldn't shove a person standing out of the way or randomly grab them and move them would you, so don't do it to us
One thing which really bothers me is the whole "i'm going to hell for laughing" or "'can I laugh omg" thing whenever we make a joke about our disabilities. Unless we tell you "don't laugh" you can laugh... we're making a joke guys we want people to laugh /lh
Hey I've not seen much done for disability pride month this month which is really disappointing to see :(
There are so many talented disabled people in the community and I want to direct you to some amazing accounts :D
Non-Disabled People Please Retweet and Follow Them :D /nf
If you ask question's don't think you are entitled to an answer, I've been asked "Omg how did you lose your leg" so many times, it gets annoying after a while. It's okay to ask politely but DONT THINK YOU ARE ENTITLED A RESPONCE
Oh and please stop making NSFW jokes/questions about us WE DONT APPRECIATE IT, ITS VERY WEIRD!!! I know this sounds like it doesn't happen but it does happen so so often and it's gross
@nehfuhrus
Only the person with the disabilities gets to decide what they say about their disabilities, they want to romantisise them, thats okay, they don't? Thats also okay. It isn't up to other to decide how we experience our own disabilities
Please don't complain about early admission/being closer to the front at concerts and events, we are allowed in early for our own safety and to ensure we aren't caught in a crowd crush, crowd crush is EXTREMELY dangerous when in a wheelchair as it can cause the chair to tip!!
For instance at the Generation Loss panel, I was allowed in early but we weren't allowed out first and Aimsey happened to be sitting at the front (NO HATE TO AIMSEY, Aimsey was so lovely and it wasn't star's fault *AT ALL*), so people ran to meet them
Which I appreciated so much as often people force help on us!! The security guard then asked if I wanted to meet Aimsey or get out and then they helped me to escape, but that situation put me in danger and is an example of how bad crowd crush can get in a wheelchair
I was trying to leave the venue as I'd met Aimsey and was overwhelmed and was caught in amongst a few hundred people and surrounded and pinned to the stage, luckily the security there were lovely and asked me if I wanted to be helped
This really should be common sense but maybe if you don't know the person **AND ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE NOT DISABLED** you shouldn't make fun of other disabled people. Too many times I have been the butt of a joke for others I didn't even know and the twitter community
This, disabled people's safety is more important then you getting barrier. It is more important that a person won't get hurt and can get medical attention easily then it is for you to be close to the stage
5. Please don't force help on us... like if we are holding stuff don't grab it off of us and take it for us, or push our chair for us when we are holding stuff! Offering help is nice like "can i help you" or "would it be easier for you if i did this for you"
But please don't force help! Also please note disabled people *might* be more wary of your offers as often abled bodied people force help onto us so we're just trying to ensure our safety!
Some impacts of being disabled can be not being able to stand for long periods of time and therefore getting a chair
Or whether that be getting to skip the queue (due to Autism or the inability to stand for long periods of time).
NONE OF THESE ARE PERKS FOR BEING DISABLED!! THESE ARE FEATURES WHICH ALLOW US TO ENJOY THE THING IN QUESTION THE SAME AS YOU DO!! It's unfair to say we're getting perks as these "perks" are literally just allowing us to access it!!
in my life where my disabilities haven't held me back and prevented me from doing something I love and I genuinely felt so included into everything! The accessible lines helped a lot alongside having areas for disabled people so I could position my wheelchair 2/4
@nephyrus
The worst part is apparently only 2.74% of Twitter users use 2FA, and 74% of those use text authentication, this means less then 0.6% of users will have 2FA unless people switch to the authenticator app
@tmmyAww
Yeah and fun fact, did you know, Tuvalu actually generates most of its revenue through this way! Not just from Twitch but many businesses also use the .tv domain
Hey to my followers who are POC and LGBTQ+ just so you are aware of this change taking place and can take the proper precautions to protect yourself!!
Please retweet this to spread it so more people are aware /srs
THE STAFF WERE ALSO SO LOVELY AND ACCOMMODATING OMG like they always helped me if I was lost or needed something and genuinely put in effort to make my trip as frictionless as possible. The AFK room was also incredible for when I was really overwhelmed 3/4
My only critique on the accessibility was the 2nd floor as it was unbelievably overwhelming with all the noises but the AFK room was on the same floor so that helped a tonne as I could pop out and calm down in there! 4/4
@onian_
Obviously I can only answer for myself, but I always find it nice when people do that :D I know Ranboo did that for me and it made me so happy as it made me feel seen and how they accommodated my disability!!
Adding onto this the staff were also incredibly quick to assist us when there were people mobbing/crowding and would help escort us to safety if we needed it and made sure we were okay ect!
Hi
@tumblr
a feature which would be awesome on Tumblr is a pronouns section (next to the name maybe) where you can fill in custom pronouns and maybe when a person clicks on it, it opens a dialog box and shows you how to use those pronouns in a sentence (Ps you are awesome!)
@Kat_Dmaorg
I mean he said that he couldn't speak much about it "other then the fact that the entire sense of conversation was about me" which I took to me everything that was in that part was about him /gen
@dozingallium
The whole copyright system, which was meant to resolve the point of like complete takedowns on Youtube, is defeating the point of copyright. The fact you have to appeal to the company itself, and the company can claim YOUR OWN ORIGINAL VIDEOS is such a broken system
@nevelesss
Modding on Youtube is pain I had to mod a 5k viewer stream on Youtube and it was awful, you can ban, timeout for 5 minutes, delete the message and thats it, you can't even unban someone, its so bad
Remember, just as you are disabled (for instance having something like Autism ect) DOESNT MEAN YOU CANT BE ABELIST. DISABLED PEOPLE CAN BE ABELIST. I've had lots of abelism from abled-bodied disabled people
@tmmypunch
The humidity is really bad here, plus we do not have air conditioning in any form and our houses are made to trap heat inside like they are incredibly insulated
Some people have told me ableism doesn't exist... tell me why every time I mention I'm disabled, or a wheelchair user, or speak on ableism I am pqrted. I never usually get pqrts, the people doing it aren't even trying to hide their hatred of disabled people :/
Hey
@Ranboosaysstuff
sorry for tagging you but it would genuinely mean a lot if you'd also add ableism into what will specifically get you banned, recently there has been a lot of ableism online and it would mean the world to us if you would add it /nf
Okay so today has obviously been a lot of ups and downs with rude comments on both my curious cat and my twitter replies (here are some examples)
I also got 9PQRTs on my post when I usually get 0, this is an ongoing theme when I discuss disabilities I get lots of PQRTs
Disability Pride Month:
Disability Pride Month (July) gets so little recognition outside of the disabled community, with very few CCs talking about it. This is a common theme with people not uplifting disabled voices very often or ignoring them.
I am aware Ranboo (in chatboo) and Aimsey(on tumblr) both made posts about it which I am incredibly grateful for, although I do wish more CCs would tweet about it (No hate to Aimsey or Ranboo obviously)
Weird Jokes:
I've had multiple complete strangers make odd jokes about my disability which makes me VERY uncomfy, I don't mind when disabled people make the jokes or abled bodied friend's who I've told it's okay to make them
I've also seen it where people progress from making jokes about a disability, to calling people slurs as a joke which is disgusting and shouldn't be done
Discussions of Abelism in The Community:
Despite all of the abelism we regularly face we are constantly told it's "Not a real issue" or to focus "on the real world"
It is a real issue, I experience it often, all disabled people experience it often
I've been thinking about making a Group Chat for disabled boobers, to join you must:
Be 13+
Be Disabled (Undiagnosed is valid)
Be a fan of Ranboo
Not ask others for information they aren't comfortable with
If you are interested reply here and I will create it in the morning!
Obviously it won't always work and chat etiquette won't be solved overnight, but if more of those people's favourite streamers were like "Hey this isn't okay", people might actually start to listen and be respectful in other people's chats
Btw if I make a joke about my disabilities for example being unable to walk or stand, you're allowed to laugh!! If I'm making the joke then I am hoping its funny so you don't need to ask if it's okay to laugh /gen I try my best to be funny /lh