Us4Us, a disability separatist group with plans to establish its own commune when funds become available, has instead disbanded today. The split became official after a massive disagreement over what kinds of people were to be excluded from the nonexistent commune.
The group issued a statement which began:
“Us4Us has decided to take the difficult step of officially dissolving as an organization after internal conflict regarding appropriate criteria for membership.”
Reporters learned that one of the larger points of disagreement was over the precise meaning of the word “neurodivergent” and whom would fall under the umbrella.
“C’mon, anxiety?!” one former member was reported as exclaiming. “Who doesn’t have anxiety now?!”
The statement continued, in part:
“We started this organization with the aim of creating a safe space for people with all kinds of disabilities and exceptionalities, and to be free from the ableds, whether of body or of mind. However, leadership simply could not come to a consensus as to what the fuck that even means. So, Us4Us is no more.”
Other former members pointed out that the care they would need on the planned commune would require the presence of comparatively nondisabled people, some of whom have been their aides for several years. However, that was simply a nonstarter for many former members, who cited their fear of abled people.
The statement concluded:
“For those truly committed to the cause of ability separatism, instead of the soft pedalers, many of us have begun plans to launch a new organization, which will be named ‘Everything About Us Without Them!’ We hope to continue as the true leaders of this revolutionary movement!”
Despite the overlapping screaming matches, one notable moment of the final meeting was when one former member asked, “Wait, isn’t abledness a temporary state anyway?” at which point she was swiftly ejected.