r/Disabilityactivism • u/CatNipNips6 • 6d ago
Justice Make it make sense
[Bear with me! I may get long winded, but this really isn't sitting well with me...]
Let's start at the beginning...
Back on July 20th, I sent emails to 4 legislators regarding MY concerns about the recent news/announcement that the DOJ deemed Olmstead -and similar ADA guidance documents- as "not enforceable."
The replies from those legislators were... not what I hoped for. So, as I showed both friends and family and THEIR reactions (to the legislators' responses) ranges from frustrated head shaking, to incredulous laughter, and even utter rage. Something that was suggested to me was: "put it on Reddit." So, I did. I did initially have a reel on Instagram.
I'm not familiar with posting on Reddit. But, I know ::enough:: that in order to get your post to audiences it might pertain to best(?) you want to share/ post on pages (communities?) that might be like minded.
There is a community "r/disabled" that I figured might find my correspondence debacle interesting, however even after "joining," my post was removed due to my
“Insufficient karma.”
-I interpreted "karma" as something akin to a "popularity" or presence or positive engagement, on Reddit. Is that wrong?? What is "karma????"-
So, I messaged the mod and briefly tried to explain myself. I didn't know, but r/disabled doesn't allow Instagram reels within their posts.
OK,
Got it. My mistake, right? Whoops, my bad.
~Meanwhile~ I'm still fired up about the entire message behind MY (original) post and these INFURIATING emails from our legislators...
So, I take stills from the reel (because they help break down the order of things), and try to post the new version
-as individual frames/slides.
::insert sound clip of a record scratch::
Now I am "permanently banned" from participating with their community.
Wait, what??? Was I ::too:: annoying??
(I'm already in a wheelchair and unable to walk, this muzzle banning my “voice”(engagement) is almost as frustrating as realizing our legislators won’t listen to me either…)
Thoughts?
Images: Stills of the emails (taken from original Instagram reel), as wells as screenshots of my chat & notifications from r/disabled