cripplepunk means A social movement regarding physical disability rights that rejects inspirational portrayals of those with physical disabilities on the sole basis of their physical disability. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 95 out of 100.
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CRIPPLEPUNK — [Noun] A social movement, originating in online disability communities, that advocates for physical disability rights by rejecting inspirational or pity-based portrayals of disabled people. From cripple (a reclaimed term for a physically disabled person) + -punk (suffix denoting a rebellious subculture or movement). Coined by Tumblr user Tyler Trewhella in 2014. Unlike "inspiration porn" (which objectifies disability for the sentimental consumption of the abled) or the broad "disability rights movement" (which employs a spectrum of political strategies), cripplepunk is a specific, snarling creed of cultural insurrection. It is the scuffed leather jacket over a ventilator, the sharpie graffiti on a placard that reads 'PISS ON PITY,' and the unapologetic clatter of mobility aids in a silent room—a declaration that dignity is found not in being palatable, but in being wholly, inconveniently present.
noun
- A social movement regarding physical disability rights that rejects inspirational portrayals of those with physical disabilities on the sole basis of their physical disability.