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“When someone ignores you, it's an intentional display of power. They're essentially acting like you don't exist, and they do it because they can. They believe that nothing will happen to them. Ignoring silences people. It intentionally avoids resolution or compromise. It ignites your worst fears of unworthiness because it makes you feel that you deserve to be ignored. Inevitably, being ignored puts you in the position of having to choose between making a fuss or accepting the silent treatment. If you stand up to the ignorer and get in their face, you break the norms of polite behavior and end up feeling worse, diminished, demeaned.”

Silent Treatment Unworthiness Ignoring People Norms Of Polite Behavior Feeling Ignored

Book:Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist

Source: Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist

“When other people see you as a third-class citizen, the first thing you need is a belief in yourself and the knowledge that you have rights. The next thing you need is a group of friends to fight back with.”

Social Justice Activism Disability Disability Justice

Book:Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist

Source: Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist