Taylor Lorenz

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@Qban_Linx @Your_Pal_Billy @MFCephas13 @lurkey_lurker I could not agree more! I’m sorry I feel like something is getting lost here and maybe it’s on me for not wording things well but I agree with u — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@Qban_Linx @Your_Pal_Billy @MFCephas13 @lurkey_lurker Right, we literally agree that neither the disabled person nor the worker should be put in that position! — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@Qban_Linx @Your_Pal_Billy @MFCephas13 @lurkey_lurker Neither the gig worker nor a disabled person relying on them deserves to be exploited. Idk what else to say. Delivery apps & for profit home care services shouldn’t be a substitute for a robust social safety net, that’s my stance. Sorry we don’t agree but hope u have a good night — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@Etanarachel @flowmosapien @Qban_Linx Ppl have been saying things like that for days (and make comments like that generally even outside of the context of this discourse), ie telling disabled ppl to get their own groceries and to shut up. That’s unproductive! And disabled ppl aren’t “making it up” — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@Qban_Linx @Your_Pal_Billy @MFCephas13 @lurkey_lurker Not well! That’s my point. I think we agree. — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@Qban_Linx @Your_Pal_Billy @MFCephas13 @lurkey_lurker You’re right, gig workers shouldn’t be a substitute for accessibility services, unfortunately they remain some disabled ppl’s only lifeline. We should focus on fixing that. We also should not accept ableism or mistreatment from care workers at any level. I think we all agree — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@flowmosapien @Qban_Linx Unfortunately a whole lot of people do think disabled ppl don’t deserve care. And the fact that you think disabled ppl “made it up” shows you really don’t recognize that — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@Qban_Linx @Your_Pal_Billy @MFCephas13 @lurkey_lurker Hopefully the focus can be on fixing a system that forces disabled ppl to rely on gig services, and ensuring the workers on gig services are fairly compensated. 2/2 — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@Qban_Linx @Your_Pal_Billy @MFCephas13 @lurkey_lurker Idk what u mean but disabled people deserve quality care and services. Many can’t get their own groceries. If they hire someone to pick/deliver groceries they deserve to receive that service. 1/2 — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@LionelKitchy @Qban_Linx @Your_Pal_Billy @MFCephas13 @lurkey_lurker I’m not egging on those who are trolling, harassing, and berating disabled people — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@MToph91 @Qban_Linx 💯 — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@Etanarachel @Qban_Linx @Your_Pal_Billy @MFCephas13 @lurkey_lurker Yup, exactly. I sincerely hope ppl bashing those who can’t get their own groceries, focus instead on building a better system — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@LionelKitchy @Qban_Linx @Your_Pal_Billy @MFCephas13 @lurkey_lurker I wish that was true, unfortunately there’s a lot of ableism in the posts abt this stuff — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@Qban_Linx Idk! But I feel like what I said shouldn’t be controversial so gonna tap out now 🙏🏻 — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@Qban_Linx Huh? It’s not fine for anyone to abuse, mistreat, or take advantage of anyone. Disabled ppl deserve quality service and care, and workers deserve fair pay, benefits etc. Idk how that’s getting lost but that’s my stance. — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@Qban_Linx @Your_Pal_Billy @MFCephas13 @lurkey_lurker That’s why it’s important to recognize the root issue. Disabled ppl deserve quality care and services, and workers deserve fair compensation and pay. Right now we have a system that exploits both marginalized groups, so it would be great if ppl could focus on fixing that — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@Qban_Linx @Your_Pal_Billy @MFCephas13 @lurkey_lurker Ideally the company/platform would ensure mistreatment doesn’t happen, would pay their workers well, give them benefits etc, and ensure quality service, but they don’t generally do that bc they are focused on profits at the expense of both the worker and the disabled person — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@Qban_Linx @Your_Pal_Billy @MFCephas13 @lurkey_lurker Yes, it’s a worker’s responsibility to meet the needs of a disabled person if that’s what they were contracted and hired to do. Many disabled ppl are abused or mistreated by hourly/gig workers, those workers shouldn’t mistreat or abuse disabled ppl. — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@Qban_Linx I mean, it’s not! No one should be exploited 😌 — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@Qban_Linx @Your_Pal_Billy @MFCephas13 @lurkey_lurker Unfortunately it happens. Overworked hourly or gig workers, often very paid low wages sometimes don’t provide the essential services disabled ppl rely on or take advantage of them. We need a system where disabled ppl receive high quality services/care and workers aren’t exploited — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

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Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

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Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@ForyRad You can tweet at me anytime as ur doing now! I turn off replies and block ppl when I genuinely don’t care what they have to say — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

"TikTok, creators said, [the platform] has become a highly specialized and powerful tool for online witch hunts and pile-ons. Its viewers love drama. Its creators have shown that mocking people is a quick way to go viral." https://t.co/vCiQ93SJqu — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

Twitter discourse is just training wheels for the nuclear takes on TikTok every day — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

RT @justinbaragona: NEW from me: There's a whole host of right-wing media stars -- like Ben Shapiro, Sean Hannity and Mark Levin -- who ha… — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

RT @Gabrus: annual retweet — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

@BrandyZadrozny I thought the world’s most powerful media organization was substack — PolitiTweet.org

Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

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Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz

Pitting disabled ppl against gig workers is unproductive. Both are being exploited in different ways by the same system. Hopefully one day we can live in a world where gig workers are fairly compensated, disabled ppl receive quality care/services, and everyone has healthcare lol — PolitiTweet.org