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Feld rarely addresses Silberman's points directly (she doesn't even link to his article), choosing instead to writing a promotional piece about all the good she thinks her organization does -- based on its own yardsticks. And she completely ignores Silberman's observations about exclusion and representation, such as, "Imagine a world in which the leadership of the NAACP was all-white; now
consider that not a single autistic person serves on the board of Autism
Speaks. This absence makes itself felt."
THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM: Liz Feld and Autism Speaks: No, Really,
thinkingautismguide.com
“The clearest account of the state of the once-great Gottingen University was given by the mathematician David Hilbert, by that time well advanced in years. About a year after the great purge of Gottingen he was seated at a banquet in the place of honor next to Hitler’s new Minister of Education, Rust. Rust was unwary enough to ask: ‘Is it really true, Professor, that your institute suffered so much from the departure of the Jews and their friends?’ Hilbert snapped back, as coolly as ever: ‘Suffered? No, it didn’t suffer, Herr Minister. It just doesn’t exist anymore!’”
Scientific Exodus - Nuclear Museum
ahf.nuclearmuseum.org
“When I did my first film, I was told by my agent that I would need to have long hair so men in this town would want to fuck me and hire me,” she said. “That was said to a 17-year-old.”
Rose McGowan 'Fired by Agent' for Pointing Out Casting Call Sexism | Film | the Guardian
theguardian.com
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