I wrote this for April 1st, but realized that is April Fool's Day, so I am publishing it earlier. That way, you know I'm not kidding around.
I'm fed up with the news about our current administration going after disabled people who have an online presence. Apparently, selfies are forbidden, and people with legit disabilities can't be seen in public, smiling, or displaying any kind of normalcy whatsoever. As he has since the beginning of his campaign, Trump is using Hitler's playbook to target people he is prejudiced against.
Until things change for the smarter, this blog and all social media will be on lockdown with the exception of certain days which I will decide on at a later date. If you are not subscribed to posts here or elsewhere, feel free to do that. Follow on Twitter or send a friend request on Instagram if you wish, but I will be on lockdown there also. If you're already on the list, you'll still see my posts there. As for ugottafriend.com, you will be redirected to a gateway page to my medical blog, where people will, if they choose, be subjected to all of the ugly details of my life with debilitating systemic disease. This change will happen next week.
The point is that I am legitimately disabled, but I'm not going to risk dying or something worse because a complete stranger in D.C. decides I'm less of a person than they are and wants to punish me for their terrible perspective. These people who are currently in power are stupid, and that's not my problem, and I'm not going to let them make it my problem.
If I lose all of my readers, so be it. I've had to start over and redefine myself so many times, I'm desensitized to the notion at this point. Nothing matters anymore. My friends will reach out when they want to, and I'll probably be there.
The medical blog will remain open in stone-hard ugly detail. I hope all of the geniuses who love to hate disabled people enjoy my posts about blood tests, bodily fluids, and bowel movements. Kiss my crippled ass.
I didn't ask for this life. I don't deserve prejudice.
References:
1. https://talkpoverty.org/2019/03/28/trump-selfies-dangerous-disabled-people/
2. https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/11/trump-administration-may-monitor-social-media-to-catch-disabilit/
3. https://medium.com/s/story/the-trump-administration-wants-to-snoop-on-disabled-americans-f2fcaae78ad3
4. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/10/us/politics/social-security-disability-trump-facebook.html
5. https://fibro-larious.tumblr.com/post/156386537322/fibro-larious-the-physician-who-was-hired-to
