Permission to Be Curious

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Katie Joy Cochran 🤫I’m really a mermaid 🧜‍♀️ Complex Spastic Paraplegia Workshop Facilitator and Podcast Host of Permission to Be Curious

White text on black background. Spoiler alert: the people who resisted progress and inclusion were never the good guys. @PermissionToBeCurious @ToBeCurious.bsky.social
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Yellow background with black text on a white piece of paper: When you say inclusion went too far, what you mean is you miss the silence. We are not staying silent. @PermissionToBeCurious
[ID: Black background, white text: If someone's entire message is built on dehumanizing others, they aren't a leader--they're a warning. Choose kindness. Choose justice. Choose people. @PermissionToBeCurious @ToBeCurious.bsky.social]
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White background with watercolor pastel circles on it. A yellow circle in center has black text: Little reminders
Black background white text: The right to be included, respected, and heard is not something to be voted on or simply erased. No one should have to fight for the dignity and equality they should have always had. @PermissionToBeCurious @ToBeCurious.bsky.social
[ID: Black background, white text: Marginalized communities have always had to fight for fair treatment. That fight is not over. Those trying to roll back progress will face resistance at every turn. @PermissionToBeCurious @ToBeCurious.bsky.social]
Resistance isn't one-size-fit-all. Disability impacts people differently, and so does activism. Some March. Some write letters. Some educate. Some organize. Some support from behind the scenes. All of it matters! Pushing back against misogyny, racism, ableism, and eugenics-based policies doesn't have to look the same for everyone.. What matters? Doing what you can in ways that work for you. dismissing someone's efforts because they don't match your own only weakens the fight. Every action counts. Every voice matters. keep pushing. Keep speaking. Keep going. @PermissionToBeCurious @ToBeCurious.bsky.social
Black background white text: Disabled people are already struggling to get the care and support we need, and things are about to get even harder. Fewer resources, less help, and more barriers means we’re being pushed further to the edge. @PermissionToBeCurious @ToBeCurious.bsky.social
[ID: black background, white text: They strip away protections, limit our choices, and call it fairness. But fairness does not look like erasure. It does not look like forcing people into the shadows. @PermissionToBeCurious @ToBeCurious.bsky.social.]
Black background, white text. We do not need to justify why diversity, equity, and inclusion matter. The people trying to eliminate them should be forced to explain why they believe exclusion is acceptable. @PermissionToBeCurious @ToBeCurious.bsky.social
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Black background white text: When leaders attack DEI, they attack the right to exist safely, be seen, and be heard. Inclusion isn’t optional. Inclusion is necessary. @PermissionToBeCurious @ToBeCurious.bsky.social
Black background white text: The right to be included, respected, and heard is not something to be voted on or simply erased. No one should have to fight for the dignity and equality they should have always had. @PermissionToBeCurious @ToBeCurious.bsky.social
[ID: Black background, white text: If someone's entire message is built on dehumanizing others, they aren't a leader--they're a warning. Choose kindness. Choose justice. Choose people. @PermissionToBeCurious @ToBeCurious.bsky.social]
[ID: notification screen on an image of pastel clouds and birds with the text: Little reminder: Every person is whole, valuable, and deserving of respect. Treat each other like it matters. Okay? Got it! ]
[ID: black background, white text: When leaders treat disabled people like a joke, it doesn’t just hurt feelings. It reinforces real-world discrimination. It makes it harder for us to be seen, heard, or taken seriously. @PermissionToBeCurious @ToBeCurious.bsky.social]
Black background white text: marginalized voices aren’t missing from decision making! We’re ignored! There’s a difference. we’re here! We’re speaking. The real question is: why are people in power so comfortable making choices FOR us instead of WITH us. @PermissionToBeCurious @ToBeCurious
Spoiler alert: The people who resisted progress and inclusion were never the good guys. @PermissionToBeCurious @ToBeCurious.bsky.social
Black background, white text: Not once have the people standing against diversity, equity, and inclusion been remembered as the heroes. @PermissionToBeCurious @ToBeCurious.bsky.social
No one ever looked back and said: ‘You know who had a point? The people against inclusion and equity.’ @PermissionToBeCurious @ToBeCurious.bsky.social
Black background white text: At no point in history have the people fighting against diversity, equity, and inclusion been on the right side. @PermissionToBeCurious @ToBeCurious.bsky.social
[ID: light orange background with an orange and teal cartoon clown with a black hat and red nose. Orange text: When a clown moves into a palace he doesn’t become a king. The palace becomes a circus. -Turkish proverb @PermissionToBeCurious @ToBeCurious.bsky.social]
[ID: Black background, white text: Marginalized communities have always had to fight for fair treatment. That fight is not over. Those trying to roll back progress will face resistance at every turn. @PermissionToBeCurious @ToBeCurious.bsky.social]
Black background with white text. They strip away protections, limit our choices, and call it fairness. But fairness does not look like erasure. It does not look like forcing people into the shadows. @PermissionToBeCurious @ToBeCurious.bsky.social
Black background. White text: Disability rights exist because disabled people fought for them, not because society willingly included us. The systems we rely on are still shaped by ableism, and the fight for accessibility, respect, and equality isn’t over. @PermissionToBeCurious @ToBeCurious.bsky.social
Black background. White text. Every time we choose to speak up, we push back against those trying to silence us. Change happens when we refuse to accept injustice. @PermissionToBeCurious @ToBeCurious.Bsky.Social
Black background. White text. Inclusion isn't radical. Access isn't radical. Treating people with dignity isn't radical. What is radical? Laws that strip people of their rights, safety, and humanity. @PermissionToBeCurious @ToBeCurious.bsky.social
black background. white text. Change happens when we refuse to accept injustice as inevitable. When we ask better questions. When we listen to those most affected. When we remember that every voice matters. @permissiontobecurious @tobecurious.bsky.social
black background. white text. When people say, "don't make it political," they mean, "don't make me uncomfortable." But if your comfort comes at the cost of the dignity of others, I won't stay silent to protect it.
Black background. White text. I believe in a world where dignity, access, and humanity are not up for debate. If you're feeling the weight of what's happening, you're not alone. Keep speaking up. Keep asking. Keep listening. Every voice matters.