Yeah. As someone born with a very visible disability I've literally never had a moment's peace from this and it's so interesting going into these situations with a new friend/partner/ whoever and watching the looks of horror and confusion on their faces when they realize this is the norm. And then some random person makes a weird comment to me and the person I'm with is so offended on my behalf and then asks me afterwards, bewildered, "are people really like that all the time?!?"
I don't think non-disabled people realize how dehumanizing it is to be a visibly disabled person and get stared at for just existing. Especially in large crowds, it's just constant eyes on you with looks of confusion, disgust, and pity.
I was burrowing a wheelchair at an amusement park and the amount of people (of all ages) who stared at me while I was minding my own business made me sick to my stomach.
This is part of my husband's BOOdoir series that he does every year in the month of October. He started it after he drew a picture of me that I really liked. I told him I had never really seen someone like me (upper limb amputee) represented in art before. It meant a lot to me. He really took it to heart and started this lovely inclusive pinup series 🖤
Rich people openly brag about intentionally choosing to live off of other people's hard work, while they shame poor people for receiving financial assistance that they need to live.
This hardly scratches there surface of the amount of talent that this person right here has. Go check out their ko-fi at ko-fi.com/positivelyominousart if you want to see some really amazing stuff!
This coffin bag was hand dyed, hand made, from scratch by this guy for me 2 1/2 years ago, so it's a little beat up, but I love it so much 🖤