First Former Buddy Club President

                          [Image Description: The image shows a circular convex fisheye mirror used for wide-angle visibility mounted onto a corner of a ceiling with purple walls below it in a classroom. The mirror shows my reflection and I am wearing a gray shirt, blue smock, black Bermuda shorts, pink sneakers, and a blue and white headband with my shoulder length, curly, dark brown hair down. I am smiling and standing on red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple patchwork foam mat. I holding up my phone in front of me to take a mirror selfie. The room shows a bookcase filled with several books, faded artwork, diaper changing table with a changing mat, sink, paper towel holder, and wooden stool, cabinets, wooden floors, blue and green patchwork animal themed rug, 5 low wooden shelving units filled with bins and toys, 2 small tables with blue chairs, a counter area with a sink, and storage bins. ] TRIGGER WARNIN...

[Image Description: The image shows a white balance scale with a gray background. My First Former Buddy Club President logo is in the bottom left corner of this image.]     There are many different types of philosophy along with many different philosophical perspectives and problems within them along with many questions about them. Philosophy as a whole is a study of critical thinking and knowledge. All of the fields of philosophy have been studied by philosophers and even scientists. Two of the most commonly studied forms of philosophy are ethics and social philosophy. A feature of the enterprise of philosophy is that it illuminates a wide array of possible responses to its questions. Unfortunately, in practice, certain philosophical positions have been the object of undue object and criticism. I will argue that philosophy ought to be an inclusive realm of free inquiry, where all perspectives are fairly considered according to their merits. In order to carry out i...

[Image Description: There is a red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple infinity symbol lapel pin with "Define Normal" in center-aligned black text over a white background. The pin is attached to a dark blue and bright yellow lanyard.]      "You look normal to me." "People with disabilities are not normal people." "Disabled people do not live normal lives." What is a "normal person?" What does this even mean? This language is outdated because there is no such thing as being not normal. There is no such thing as looking disabled. Every individual in the disability community experiences their disabilities differently and not all disabilities are obvious. This comment is even worse when it is supposed to be perceived as a compliment. In fact, plenty of people in the disability community actually take referring to people outside of the disability community as "normal" in comparison to them insulting. I will speak freely that t...