Rebecca
@softgothkitten.bsky.social
She/her, chronically ill, writer.
BA degree in Disability Studies
Anti-eugenics, pro-masking & clean air.
RFK Jr & MAHA hater
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
https://linktr.ee/uptonrebecca
BA degree in Disability Studies
Anti-eugenics, pro-masking & clean air.
RFK Jr & MAHA hater
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
https://linktr.ee/uptonrebecca
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2. Whatever it is, it's not vaccines. There's no concrete proof of the negative, in the same way you can't prove there *isn't* a tiny teapot orbiting the sun that telescopes can't see. But people have tried SO hard for SO long to find evidence that there's a causal link, and it just. isn't. there.
November 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
2. Whatever it is, it's not vaccines. There's no concrete proof of the negative, in the same way you can't prove there *isn't* a tiny teapot orbiting the sun that telescopes can't see. But people have tried SO hard for SO long to find evidence that there's a causal link, and it just. isn't. there.
It depends on the context - a lot of the time when people are looking for "cures" or "causes" when it comes to autism, their motivation is eugenics. If the conversation about any difficult aspects of autism is being led by autistic people, & others are actually listening to us, that's different
November 20, 2025 at 4:59 AM
It depends on the context - a lot of the time when people are looking for "cures" or "causes" when it comes to autism, their motivation is eugenics. If the conversation about any difficult aspects of autism is being led by autistic people, & others are actually listening to us, that's different
I also will say as an autistic person that a lot of us don't actually like having it referred to as a "problem," especially when that term is used in ableist/eugenicist rhetoric. People framing us as a problem usually aren't actually interested in supporting us
November 20, 2025 at 4:54 AM
I also will say as an autistic person that a lot of us don't actually like having it referred to as a "problem," especially when that term is used in ableist/eugenicist rhetoric. People framing us as a problem usually aren't actually interested in supporting us
The full sentence of what I wrote was "RFK Jr wants more kids to be vulnerable to infectious diseases & for you to believe that autistic people are the real "problem" you should worry about." I am saying that while RFK Jr puts more kids at risk, he is scapegoating autistic people
November 20, 2025 at 4:50 AM
The full sentence of what I wrote was "RFK Jr wants more kids to be vulnerable to infectious diseases & for you to believe that autistic people are the real "problem" you should worry about." I am saying that while RFK Jr puts more kids at risk, he is scapegoating autistic people
If you've never seen the way anti-vaccine influencers talk about their autistic kids, you're lucky. I researched the anti-vaccine movement for a piece I'm working on and it was some of the most depressing/infuriating research I've done. & these are the people who helped RFK Jr get where he is today
November 20, 2025 at 4:36 AM
If you've never seen the way anti-vaccine influencers talk about their autistic kids, you're lucky. I researched the anti-vaccine movement for a piece I'm working on and it was some of the most depressing/infuriating research I've done. & these are the people who helped RFK Jr get where he is today
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Trump releases the Epstein Files.
November 17, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Trump releases the Epstein Files.
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'I’m no expert but I know what it means to be dehumanized, rendered disposable, and oppressed,' Alice wrote of the imperative to be in solidarity with Palestine. 'I know that all people deserve freedom. I know that genocide is a mass disabling event and a form of eugenics.'
Why Palestinian Liberation Is Disability Justice
Why Palestinian Liberation Is Disability Justice Alice Wong Several years ago I organized an event at a local Jewish organization and planned another collaboration when some c…
disabilityvisibilityproject.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:35 AM
'I’m no expert but I know what it means to be dehumanized, rendered disposable, and oppressed,' Alice wrote of the imperative to be in solidarity with Palestine. 'I know that all people deserve freedom. I know that genocide is a mass disabling event and a form of eugenics.'
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'Even the notion of “quality of life” as a measurable standard is based on assumptions that a “good” healthy life is one without disability, pain, and suffering. I live with all three intimately and I feel more vital than ever at this point in time, because of my experiences and relationships.'
“I’m disabled and need a ventilator to live. Am I expendable during this pandemic?”
As medical rationing becomes a reality, “quality of life” measures threaten disabled people like me.
www.vox.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
'Even the notion of “quality of life” as a measurable standard is based on assumptions that a “good” healthy life is one without disability, pain, and suffering. I live with all three intimately and I feel more vital than ever at this point in time, because of my experiences and relationships.'