Ep. 13 - Intersectionality Part 1: What Intersectionality Means To Us The Disabled Standard
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- Society & Culture
Welcome back for season 2 of The Disabled Standard! In this week’s episode, Shruti and Harper kick off the season with part one of their two-parter on intersectionality. After introducing the concept of intersectionality as coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw, they dive into their own intersections and what intersectionality means to them.
Shruti shares their experiences as a femme presenting demigender disabled person of color. She discusses how white queer people obscured their understanding of their gender, how she connections to womanhood through being a woman of color, and the ways disability can affect gender-affirming presentations and one’s comfort in their own body.
Harper discusses her experiences as an autistic woman in the diagnostic process, the perceived issues with being both autistic and aromantic asexual that come from both communities, and how the intersections of different disabilities, particularly physical disabilities and neurodivergences, complicate things like community and medical care.
Come back next week for part two where Harper and Shruti discuss intersectionality in social movement and beyond.
Check out Kimberlé Crenshaw's TedTalk on intersectionality: https://www.ted.com/talks/kimberle_crenshaw_the_urgency_of_intersectionality?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare
Check out Shruti's article "I Am Not The Standard & That’s Okay" in the Intersectionalist Magazine: https://www.theintersectionalist.com/identity/i-am-not-the-standard-and-thats-okay
You can follow The Disabled Standard on Instagram @disabledstandard and on Twitter @disabledspod. Thank you for listening and supporting!
Welcome back for season 2 of The Disabled Standard! In this week’s episode, Shruti and Harper kick off the season with part one of their two-parter on intersectionality. After introducing the concept of intersectionality as coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw, they dive into their own intersections and what intersectionality means to them.
Shruti shares their experiences as a femme presenting demigender disabled person of color. She discusses how white queer people obscured their understanding of their gender, how she connections to womanhood through being a woman of color, and the ways disability can affect gender-affirming presentations and one’s comfort in their own body.
Harper discusses her experiences as an autistic woman in the diagnostic process, the perceived issues with being both autistic and aromantic asexual that come from both communities, and how the intersections of different disabilities, particularly physical disabilities and neurodivergences, complicate things like community and medical care.
Come back next week for part two where Harper and Shruti discuss intersectionality in social movement and beyond.
Check out Kimberlé Crenshaw's TedTalk on intersectionality: https://www.ted.com/talks/kimberle_crenshaw_the_urgency_of_intersectionality?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare
Check out Shruti's article "I Am Not The Standard & That’s Okay" in the Intersectionalist Magazine: https://www.theintersectionalist.com/identity/i-am-not-the-standard-and-thats-okay
You can follow The Disabled Standard on Instagram @disabledstandard and on Twitter @disabledspod. Thank you for listening and supporting!
57 min