User:Spellmotif/Cripple punk

The cripple punk movement, also known as cpunk or cr*pple punk, is a social movement regarding disability rights that rejects inspirational portrayals of those with physical disabilities on the sole basis of their disability. Started by Tyler Trewhella in 2014 on their blog, the movement draws inspiration from ideas and values of the punk subculture. The movement challenges the idea that people with disabilities need to appear morally good to deserve the conditional support of able-bodied people, and instead advocates for the solidarity of physically disabled people who appear not to conform to normative standards through their appearance, body size, dress, use of a mobility aid, or physical deformity.

Origins
The tag started in 2014 by a Tumblr user, Tyler, posting a picture of them standing with their cane and a cigarette in their mouth, with the caption "cripple punk" layered overtop, and the description "i'm starting a movement." The post would go on to be liked and reblogged by over forty thousand people, with the caption being used as a tag to boost other posts and images of physically disabled people going against the typical perception of people with disabilities.

Ideology
Cripple punk ideology centers and prioritizes the lived experiences of disabled people over the pressure to conform to the standards that able-bodied people uphold. It is also made explicitly by and for people with physical disabilities, and how they navigate the world, as opposed to those with mental disorders. Participation is not contingent on people being comfortable with using the world "cripple", and alternative spellings or censoring is accepted. The movement tries to changes ideas that people with disabilities need to be entirely unproblematic, without fault, and give all of their energy to try acting or looking less disabled. Or that of disabled people being either a source of inspiration or that of pity. Instead, it focuses on basic survival and quality of life improvement for disabled people through the support and solidarity of other disabled people. It also supports unlearning forms of internalized ableism, and those who are going through the process of doing so.