crip
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- noun
- /krɪp/
- Slur
- At the event, I met several inspiring crips who shared their stories of resilience and empowerment.
- crip feminist
- Queer crip
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Watch on YouTubeI have found a corner of Twitter that I call queer crip Twitter.
- I have found a corner of Twitter that I call queer crip Twitter.
- The fact that this person over there identifies as a non binary asexual, you know, crip dancer, like that is who they are, right?
Examples
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Gonna be an inspiration to all those new crips!
Fiction book (2002) -
I am physically disabled (self-ID as a crip in a reclaiming sort of way) and still working on this one myself; it really creeps in...
Blog text (30) -
I have found a corner of Twitter that I call queer crip Twitter.
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The fact that this person over there identifies as a non binary asexual, you know, crip dancer, like that is who they are, right?
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In this way, the memoir stages a contemporary crip innovation in feminist literary form.
Academic text (2016) -
Indeed, we need only look to Bechdel's own description of her artistic process to see her continued identification with obsessive-compulsive writing practices and "crip" modes of creative production.
Academic text (2016) -
Many members of the community proudly label themselves as crips to reclaim the term and promote visibility.
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She identifies as a crip and uses her experiences to advocate for disability rights and accessibility.
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Etymology
Crip comes from the older word 'cripple', which once meant a person with a physical disability. Some people with disabilities have taken back the word Crip as a proud label, so it can now be used within the disability community to mean a person who has a disability.