Category Archives: disability

In Spite Of…

Posted on Wednesday, 9 November, 2011 by Ouyang Dan

There have been some things eating at me since I made this post yesterday. Something about the pushback against some of the things I said when writing it have been sitting wrong with. Not for the simple matter of disagreement, because … Continue reading →

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30-Day Challenge: Day 5 — Least Favorite Love Interest

Posted on Tuesday, 8 November, 2011 by Ouyang Dan

I was going to pick Alistair, but magesmagesmages already did such a fantastic takedown of that one, that I would only be rehashing what she already brilliantly said. I will have to go with Anders, and I say this as a person … Continue reading →

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The Spirit Within

Posted on Thursday, 31 March, 2011 by Ouyang Dan

I have a new post in my series “The Games We Play” up at Bitch: Horrible acts of violence, when linked to mental illness in pop culture, perpetuate the stigmatization of people with mental illness in real life as potentially violent. … Continue reading →

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Late Night/Early Morning Migraine Babbling…

Posted on Sunday, 13 March, 2011 by Ouyang Dan

I’ve never had a migraine I couldn’t sleep through… but this one is determined to make a liar of me. I am reading. On a bright screen because migraines seem to make me not think clearly either. Wev. I am … Continue reading →

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If Only It Were Real…

Posted on Friday, 11 February, 2011 by Ouyang Dan

My brain has been staging what I believe to be a very violent coup for the last couple of days. I have a hunch that it involves an exit of some sort from somewhere around my right eye. Oy, my … Continue reading →

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You Will Buy Your Mothers Lunch

Posted on Friday, 28 January, 2011 by Ouyang Dan

“You will buy your mothers lunch” the cocky Boatswain’s Mate (you pronounce it “bo’sun’s mate”. The Navy likes to spell things with all kinds of extra letters. I could name parts of a ship for you sometime, like forecastle. Not … Continue reading →

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Love, Anonymously — Racialicious' First Ever Blog Carnival

Posted on Friday, 29 October, 2010 by Ouyang Dan

Back in August I received an email from Latoya Peterson of Racialicious about some thoughts on a piece at Jezebel called A Practical Guide to Popping Your Cherry, along with a host of other people. After reading it, she tossed … Continue reading →

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Race, Disability, Ms. Magazine (Again), and Mythbusting the IUD

Posted on Tuesday, 17 August, 2010 by Ouyang Dan

It happens every now and again. Someone writes something really remarkable. A post or article that is so full of win that I want to give it as much attention as possible. It has a ring of truth that many … Continue reading →

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The One Where My Boundaries Were Also Violated…

Posted on Wednesday, 23 June, 2010 by Ouyang Dan

Warning, this post if very rambly… I went to a very whitewashed high school in the U.S. My U.S. History teacher had a fucking shrine to Monticello in back of the room, and we learned about what a Great Guy … Continue reading →

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Where There is No Pain…

Posted on Thursday, 10 June, 2010 by Ouyang Dan

I am staring up at the sky, and I can see the clouds rolling by. I am going the other way. We are giving a nod to one another as we go our way. The sounds above me are all … Continue reading →

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