TikTok\u2019s Disability Pride hashtag hits 40 million views as July draws to a close TikTok: daddyy.dess\/ludawinthesky\/shelbykinsxoDisability Pride Month has come around every July since 1990, and this year, disabled influencers have taken their self-celebration to TikTok. The hashtag has since amassed over 40 million views. As the month draws to a close, we take a look back on some of the highlights. Though it seems like Disability Pride Month has reached every corner of the planet, the event actually originated from Boston, USA. The first Disability Pride Month was held in 1990, after the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed by George W. Bush. In July 2021, the event was celebrated remotely by TikTokers worldwide. Disabled activist Destinee Faire (@daddyy.dess) and actress Amy Purdy were among those who took part. From practicing self-love to calling out major brands, the hashtag is filled with positive vibes. How have people used the Disability Pride TikTok hashtag? Some of the TikTokers celebrating Disability Pride have taken the opportunity to educate others. Disability justice advocate @myelasticheart posted a video on \u201cwhy Disability Pride matters.\u201d Read More: TikTok\u2019s new hack might save your skin – \u201cIn a world that demands we cure ourselves\u201d the TikToker said, \u201cwe celebrate our disabled bodies (and) the ways in which they have kept us alive.\u201d She goes on to explain, \u201cour pride is a message of resistance and radical self-love.\u201d Standup comedian Bodhr\u00e1n Mullan gave their followers a quick-fire education on hearing aids. \u201cDon\u2019t shout at people wearing hearing aids,\u201d he said. \u201cOur hearing has become very sensitive. You\u2019re just being mean.\u201d Other TikTokers have spoken openly about the lack of brand support. Brands such as H&M have previously been accused of performative activism during LGBTQ+ Pride Month. During Disability Pride, however, the silence hasn\u2019t exactly gone unnoticed. \u201cOnly one brand\/company acknowledged it,\u201d stated model Shelby Lynch. \u201cWhen are people going to acknowledge we exist and help us with equality?\u201d Fellow model and Encephalitis survivor Lucy Dawson (@ludawinthesky) said \u201cit\u2019s ok cos (sic) still proud AF and know which brands not to support in future.\u201d Others have utilized the hashtag simply to flex on everyone else. TikToker @wheelierin posted a video about being \u201chot,\u201d stating her \u201cfit goes hard.\u201d With each passing year, Disability Pride celebrations have become bigger and brighter. Check out the hashtag to discover some other impactful disabled TikTokers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
TikTok\u2019s Disability Pride hashtag hits 40 million views as July draws to a close TikTok: daddyy.dess\/ludawinthesky\/shelbykinsxoDisability Pride Month has come around every July since 1990, and this year, disabled influencers have taken their self-celebration to TikTok. The hashtag has since amassed over 40 million views. As the month draws to a close, we take a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61619\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}