I finally finished another long post for FWD/Forward (Feminists with Disabilities), a rewrite of a Hoyden post about linguistic reclamation that I made long ago.
Reclamation: thoughts from a fat hairy uppity lame bitch
And just for fun, I made a wordle of it.
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This article was written by lauredhel
Lauredhel is a forty-something woman with a disability. She lives in her Western Australian family home where books, Lego, and soapmaking gear constantly compete for space. She blogs about feminism, reproductive justice, freedom from violence, the use and misuse of language, medical science, being disabled, her vegetable garden, and whatever else pops into her head.
Lauredhel also blogs at FWD/Forward (feminists with disabilities), scribbles at her personal dreamwidth journal Selective and Arbitrary, and co-moderates Hollaback Australia. She joined Hoyden About Town in 2007.
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