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OutOfExile_IDR § Unseen®™️

⚠️ NOT a dad joke 🙃
Humor with some reality.  The ice cream shops original name was real, as was the uproar.

 I was born in a very small town.

A lesbian couple opened an Ice cream shop and called it "Lickety Split" (for real).

The reverend and mayor, got the bigoted citizens stirred up, demanding that the shop change it's name. The owners of the ice cream shop gladly obliged.

They changed the name from "Lickety Split" to...
"The Vajay-Jay Cone - Home of the Banana-less Split"

Originally posted © 2022

#humor #comedy #EndBigotry #LGBTQIA #Solidarity #TearDownTheWall #Love4All
#Jocularistians

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OutOfExile_IDR § Voice ®™️

@taon
Shopping at "Target" and vacationing in Florida should be boycotted for much more than a day in response to the Ableist and anti-LGBTQIA actions of both.

Desantis - Florida:
kolektiva.social/@OutOfExile_I

Target removes Pride:
kolektiva.social/@OutOfExile_I

kolektiva.socialOut of Exile_IDR - § Voice ®™️ (@OutOfExile_IDR_Voice@kolektiva.social)Attached: 1 image “Fascism in Florida? - DeSantis defunds equality in education and attacks inclusion… Again. Florida's Burgermeister, Despicable Desantis signs legislation to #defund diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs at state colleges and universities.  A link to Florida “Senate bill-266” is below with others regarding “Raging Ron’s” recent campaigns against personal choice.  DeSantis has been very busy undermining individual freedom in many ways. The signing of SB-266, which prohibits public universities from using state funds for (DEI) diversity, equity and inclusion programs, seems likely to effect all marginalized groups in the Sunshine State, including the #DisabilityCommunity.  Will the Americans with Disabilities Act be under attack next?   Will this lead to a rash of violations of the ADA? The LGBTQIA+ community was not excluded from Florida’s acts of exclusion.  Aside from SB-266, Desantis’ signing of Senate Bill 1580, allows “healthcare providers and insurers to deny a patient care on the basis of religious, moral, or ethical beliefs”. Considering the absence of morals or ethics with many, this is outright dangerous. The bill also “bars Medical Boards from disciplining doctors for spreading misinformation”.   SB-1580 also opens the door for discrimination in hiring. Will the “religious, ethical or moral beliefs” of some providers be used to exclude individuals practicing Judaism or Islam from receiving medical treatment, as well.   “Sorry, the doctor will not see you now because you are not Christian, CIS/HET, white, abled, neurotypical or a fascist“.   Is this a preview of what to expect if he is elected in 2024? Just like an annoying infomercial,  “wait there’s more".  A 5th grade Hernando county teacher is under state investigation for showing the Disney movie Strange World to her class, because it has a gay character.  The storyline of a boy who had a crush on another boy was called “inappropriate”.  Will Florida ask Disney to stop making such movies or ask them to leave the state, citing “indoctrnation" to the “woke agenda"? Florida's economy relys heavily on tourism.  There is no state income tax because of tourist spending and sales tax.  Perhaps defunding Florida by vacationing elsewhere is one good way to respond.   FYI, #California oranges are equally equal delicious and do not have that aftertaste of blatant bigotry.  Perhaps, the state may want to consider replacing the “orange” on their license plate with another food item… a loaf of white bread.  Don't forget the ALT text. Desantis defunds DEI: https://www.npr.org/2023/05/15/1176210007/florida-ron-desantis-dei-ban-diversity What is SB266: https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/whats-sb-266-desantis-signs-college-culture-war-bill-into-law/3034800/ SB 266, the bill: https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/266 SB 1580, “A License to Discriminate in Healthcare": https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/breaking-gov-desantis-signs-extreme-license-to-discriminate-healthcare-bill Truthout .org on SB 1580: https://truthout.org/articles/floridas-latest-anti-lgbtq-law-legalizes-medical-discrimination/ Advocate .com on SB 1580: https://www.advocate.com/politics/ron-desantis-discriminate-law-lgbtq SB 1580, the bill: https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1580 “Florida teacher investigated by DeSantis admin for showing Disney Film" (USA Today): https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2023/05/14/florida-teacher-investigated-by-desantis-admin-for-showing-disney-film/70216872007/ Disney vs DeSantis history: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-04-26/everything-to-know-about-the-disney-desantis-fight Disney – DeSantis feud timeline: https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/graphics/2023/05/16/graphics-timeline-illustrates-bitter-details-of-disney-desantis-dispute/11750086002/ Disney vs DeSantis goes to class: https://www.benzinga.com/general/entertainment/23/05/32425717/disney-vs-desantis-now-goes-directly-to-classroom-with-teacher-under-investigation #CivilRights #InvisibleDisabilityRights #EndAbleism #EndRacism #LGBTQIARights #BLM #WomensRights  #EndBigotry #StopAsianHate #disability #DisabilitySolidarity #MarginalizedCommunitiesUnite #UnityConquers #equality #inclusion #diversity #TearDownTheWall  #desantis #florida #fascism #StopHate #Love4All #LoveOneAnother #Hypochristians
#boycott#TargetStores#exclusion
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OutOfExile_IDR § Voice ®™️

A social experiment.
👇 👇
The results are in and somewhat sad.

I did a social experiment last night: "Rolos vs IDR - Invisible Disability Rights."

I posted two pieces and the above "social experiment" toot simultaneously so they would appear on the timeline together. Links to both are below.

The score was:
Rolos 9 - IDR 1

The response for Rolo included favoring, boosting and two comments from the same Mastodonian that seemed to want to give a lesson on geometry in reference to the shape of Rolos.

Only one responce for IDR, a single boost. Thanks Jack. :solidarity:

Social change comes with support from all, abled and disabled individuals alike. As long as candy takes precedence over the abuse, mistreatment, exclusion and inequality of human beings, the future looks bleak for persons with invisible disabilities. Experiment failure.

Invisible Disability Rights are #HumanRights and #DisabilityIsDiversity

Heinous abuse of people with invisible disabilities by humanity (cw):
kolektiva.social/@OutOfExile_I

Rolos candy:
kolektiva.social/@OutOfExile_I

#equality #change #amplify #inclusion #support #listen #EndBigotry #EndAbleism #disability #MentalHealth #DevelopmentalDisabilities #IntellectualDisabilities #TBI
#DisabilitySolidarity #Love4All #DisabilityCommunity #InvisibleDisabilityRights #Legend #LoisCurtis #ElaineWilson #OlmsteadDecision #heros

@autisticadvocacy @disabilityjustice @disability

Image courtesy of psu.com

Illustration with a blue background showing massive platforms and staircases filled with countless people. The people are shown in multiple shades and colors of the spectrum as they seem to be heading for two small doors at the end of one of the platforms. The doors also seem to look like the "pause" button icon. Superimposed over the image is the word ""HUMANITY". Image courtesy of psu.com
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OutOfExile_IDR § Voice ®™️

@MarkRuffalo

Click here 🧠 to expand.
Your wisdom and opinions here are greatly appreciated. The oppression of POC was, and is an ongoing plague on society. MLK and his wisdoms have always inspired and fueled my fight for Invisible Disability Rights (IDR) as well.

To paraphrase your statement, I feel it is equally important to:
"listen to the (disabled) community, uplift their voices, celebrate their achievements, and lend support in the ongoing fight for (disability) justice and equality.

Below are two articles. One about oppression and one about a great achievement from a black woman who is a hero to people with invisible disabilities. Lois Curtis' landmark SCOTUS case is touted as the "Brown vs Board Education" for persons with invisible disabilities yet, so few know who she is and fail to honor her for what she did.

Two of my favorites from MLK:

 “The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.

  He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it,” King said. “He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it. - Martin Luther King Jr.

Oppression:
kolektiva.social/@OutOfExile_I

Achievement of Lois Curtis:
kolektiva.social/@OutOfExile_I

#equality #change #amplify #inclusion #support #listen #BLM #EndBigotry #EndAbleism #disability #MentalHealth #DevelopmentalDisabilities #IntellectualDisabilities #TBI
#DisabilitySolidarity #Love4All #DisabilityCommunity #InvisibleDisabilityRights #Legend #LoisCurtis #MLK #ElaineWilson #OlmsteadDecision #JohnLewis MartinLutherKingJr #heros

@disabilityjustice @disability @actuallyautistic

ALT text: Image of a 1937 propaganda piece printed in the “Rocky Mountain News” with a headline that reads: “Everyone is Happy at Ridge Home for Mental Defectives”  In my view,  there is no truth in this headline.
kolektiva.socialOutOfExile_IDR § Voice ®™️ (@OutOfExile_IDR_Voice@kolektiva.social)Attached: 1 image "Ridge Home for Mental Defectives" [⚠️ CW: Historically, the treatment of people with invisible disabilities by institutions, policies and society, has often been inhumane. Examples cited in this piece, though not gory, may be unsettling to some.] "Ridge Home for Mental Defectives – Are You a Mental Defective?": Do I belong in a cage because I have invisible disabilities (IDs)? Should I be abused under the guise of “caretaking" that I do not require?  Should I be jailed, even if I did not commit a crime, soley because I live with #TBI, am #ActuallyAutistic and have other #InvisibleDisabilities. Do I belong locked away from sunshine and society? Am I mentally incompetent or a “Mental Defective”? That’s exactly what so many others with invisible disabilities were categorized as, and subjected to, in a part of Colorado's dark history. “The Ridge State Home and Training Center for Mental Defectives ”, and some state laws that still existed in just the last decade, are only two examples of some of the barbaric practices.  Some of the articles linked below even demonstrate #stigmatude with use of words like “inmates" and the mental “R" slur.  People with downs syndrome are not the “R" word and those with invisible disabilities and mental health chalenges, are not defectictives. Did you know, if you were having a mental health crisis, that you could be jailed in Colorado if there was no room in medical facilities?  That law was recently changed and funding from cannabis tax revenues was redirected for that purpose but, in some places, it still occurs.  Colorado law gives officials 28 days to get people with such experience proper treatment and placement but, in some cases people with invisible disabilities spent six months incarcerated without even an evaluation.  Is it any wonder that many do not want to ask for help? So, what about the home for “Mental Defectives ”? My blood boils and I cringe everytime I hear that name… “Mental Defective", as if we are a broken toy or a factory second.  We are people with health issues just like someone with cancer or diabetes.  What if your loved one was locked away because they had #covid? In 1909, Colorado chose 310 acres just west of Arvada to establish the “Ridge State Home and Training Center for Mental Defectives”.  The wording in the “Golden History” link below refers to residents as “inmates" and cites the first such “inmate” arrived in July, 1912. By 1936, the Ridge Home’s capacity of 300 was already at 260 people with IDs, many of which, were “exiled” and abandoned by their own families. I will surely expend my generous character limit if I give all of my thoughts, so I will give just a few of the low-lights. The 1937 newspaper headline in the image below claimed that “Everyone”s Happy at Ridge Home for Mental Defectives".  This propaganda is easily refuted by many accounts of actual occurrences at Colorado’s “prison” for people with ID and Mental Illnesses. Aside from residents being forced to work on the “Ridge farm”, other abuses and atrocities were common.  One employee was charged with crimes of abuse against multiple residents after he bragged about his deplorable actions to friends.  The only means of release was by transfer to relative’s homes, to the so called “asylum” in Pueblo or death. In the 1940s, the facility practiced “forced sterilization” of people with invisible disabilities, which some feel was a  attempt at a form of genocide. In the 50s, stories of underfunding, overcrowding and abuse began to surface.  One administrator was quoted in a news article saying that many held captive in “Ridge” were “much too competent” to be in the home but, laws and family abandonment kept them there. In the 1970s, fire safety issues, cracked walls and foundation caused part of the facility to be closed by order of the state. There were no proper fire exit routes, and not even a single fire escape.  In the 80s reports of neglect allegedly due to funding and staffing problems came to light. As recently as the 1980s, “time outs” for those with behavioral issues resulted in some being put in cages.  One report cites a child was caged for nine month with only a bucket and a mattress. Others were said to be packed in wet sheets and ice for acting up.  Does that sound like treatment that will improve mental health, or torture that would make matters worse? From Denver ABC 7: “They were so mistreated. It just wasn’t right,” said Rhonda Sherill, who said she worked at Ridge in the 1980s. “Some of them would be put in what they call time out, which was basically a cage they would put him in until they weren’t combative.” Eventually, this “section of hell" disguised as a medical facility was closed and sat abandon for years. Now, mostly demolished, “Ridge Home and Training Center for Mental Defectives” is the site of apartments and shops. I personally would rather be homeless and not shop than to step one foot on those grounds. One can only imagine the horrors that these individuals must have lived but, one thing is apparent: Everyone was not happy at "Ridge Home for Mental Defectives." Sadly, despite these changes, there is still much work to be done in bringing people living with invisible disabilities and mental illness “out of exile". OutOfExile_IDR © 2022 https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/memories-remain-of-abandoned-state-hospital-that-spawned-eerie-stories https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/spooky-history-arvadas-ridge-home https://disabilitylawco.org/mental-illness-protection-and-advocacy-program https://www.mentalhealthcolorado.org/colorado-jails-wont-used-hold-mentally-ill/ https://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=State_Home_and_Training_School_for_Mental_Defectives Golden History - 303-278-3557:   https://www.goldenhistory.org/places/ridge-home/ Pictures: http://www.coloradoaerialphoto.com/pow.cgi?POW_ID=63 #stigmatude #MentalHealth #MedicalIndustry #abuse #advocacy #disabilities #InvisibleDisability #colorado #InvisibleDisabilityRights #evil #DarkHistory #DownSyndrome #MentalDefectives #BrainInjury #HashtagsNobodyWillEverSearch
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David Palk#RejoinEU 💖🇪🇺🤎🕊

@BogLoper Thanks for the toot. I've worked for #RefugeeAssistance on the border, I know how deep the strain of #Nazi sympathy runs amongst many #Ukrani. Dreadful, abhorrent and very, very nasty! My education + experience tells me this is a deep thread running through the whole of #MittelEuropa. From the #Baltic to the #Black #Sea. Women + children first, very unlikely whilst machine gun toting, camo wearing white faces are in the driving seat. Pox on Britania for being fooled again! #Love4All

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OutOfExile_IDR § Voice ®™️

⚠️ NOT a dad joke 🙃
Humor with some reality.  The ice cream shops original name was real, as was the uproar.

 I was born in a very small town.

A lesbian couple opened an Ice cream shop and called it "Lickety Split" (for real).

The reverend and mayor, got the bigoted citizens stirred up, demanding that the shop change it's name. The owners of the ice cream shop gladly obliged.

They changed the name from "Lickety Split" to...
"The Vajay-Jay Cone - Home of the Banana-less Split"

Originally posted © 2022

#humor #comedy #EndBigotry #LGBTQIA #Solidarity #TearDownTheWall #Love4All
#Jocularistians #WGA #WritersGuildOfAmerica

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