People Aren’t Petty Or Stupid For Calling Out Ableism In The Warriors Series. Yes, It’s A Children’s

people aren’t petty or stupid for calling out ableism in the warriors series. yes, it’s a children’s book series. no, that doesn’t mean it’s immune to criticism. if anything, children’s media should be held to a higher standard because kids are impressionable, and if they’re being sent an ableist message, they lack the critical thinking skills to pick that apart and understand why it’s wrong on their own.

nobody is mad that disabled cats are being shown as having it hard. it’s warrior cats, so everybody struggles and suffers. and obviously being disabled isn’t a cakewalk. however, when these characters are consistently shown as being unhappy and downright miserable with who they are and their lot in life, to the point where their lives are devalued as being less fulfilling than abled characters, that’s an issue we really should address.

disabled people can love themselves. disabled people can be satisfied with their lives. but so much of what we are told by the media we consume tells us that they can’t be happy the way they are. they need to be “cured”. their quality of life is inherently “worse” than an abled person. it has less value. but quite plainly, that’s not true! call me an sjw but i think disabled children deserve to read books where characters like them don’t hate themselves

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sweghooman5

4 years ago

I just don’t understand how some people can have so much hate in their heart that they hear about someone being shot and they’re immediate reaction is to try to justify why they deserve it.

Justice for Jacob Blake

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sweghooman5

4 years ago

im sorry kiddos but i am really having trouble with focussing on anything other than Breonna Taylors lack of Justice.

when i tell you that i see my mother in this woman... i can't explain how real that is.

let's recap okay?

she has passive relationship with suspicious person.

cops already have suspicious person in custody.

her home was considered a soft target. that means little to no threat.

judge issues not one not two but FIVE no knock warrants.

yes i said five.

cops bust into this womans home.

she and her boyfriend were sleeping.

her boyfriend fires a shot. you know, as law abiding citizens have the right to do when someone breaks into their home.

Ms. Taylor was shot eight times.

Ms. Taylor was shot eight times

by cops who invaded her home

she died on the floor of her own home

they did nothing to try and help her.

they watched her die.

no Justice whatsoever

it's been 5 months.

somehow they've managed to make this one of those technicality on technicality type things.

im exhausted.

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sweghooman5

4 years ago

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sweghooman5

3 years ago

Sometimes I feel like I'm Nick Carraway, trying to fit into a story that's not mine, neither about me nor mine to tell. I'm an omniscient observer watching the protagonists live their lives, undisturbed by my inconsequential presence.

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sweghooman5

4 years ago

Happy 18th Birthday Warrior Cats!

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sweghooman5

1 year ago

I love how in the new warrior s book, firestar comes back to life for the soul purpose of giving the viewer a reminder THAT PALESTINE IS STILL YET TO BE FREED!!!!!FREE PALESTINE AND DEMAND CEASEFIRE

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sweghooman5

4 years ago

HORROR CLANTOBER: A FRIGHTFUL WC OCTOBER CHALLENGE

In light of Inktober’s creator being exposed for art theft from a black man, I wanted to create my own Warrior-specific October prompts. Feel free to reblog, repost (on any site) and participate after reading our carrd (clantober.carrd.co) by using the tags #clantober and #clantober2020. Have a happy and safe Halloween, and may StarClan light your path!

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sweghooman5

3 years ago