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My latest mouth painting - Leopard (Big Cat Series)
I’m only able to paint using my mouth
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Me mouth painting my Leopard
I’m only able to paint using my mouth
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Henry Fraser retweeted
Disabled people are not your political punching bag. PIP is not the dole; people WORK and receive it. Claims are not awards. Repeatedly framing disability support as “unaffordable” and “morally wrong” is offensive and stigmatising. @FullFact @HoCStandards @scope @DisRightsUK
Henry Fraser retweeted
Replying to @Helen_Whately
Helen, stop. Read this.
Right now, someone on PIP is reading your timeline. They've seen eleven posts in three weeks calling their support "morally wrong." "Unaffordable." "Unfair." A "lifestyle choice."
They didn't choose their condition. They didn't choose to need help. They filled in a 42-page form describing the worst moments of their life.
They attended an assessment where a stranger asked them to prove they can't function. They waited months for a decision. They were told yes, you qualify, you ARE that unwell.
And now the Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary the person who wants to run the department that assessed them posts every single day that their existence on the system is "morally wrong."
How does that feel? To the person with depression who already believes they're a burden. To the person with anxiety who already believes they don't deserve help.
To the person who already thought about ending it and decided to ask for support instead.
Your words have weight, Helen. You're not a random account with 40 followers. You're the Shadow Secretary of State.
When YOU say PIP is "morally wrong," the person reading it doesn't hear "the system needs reform." They hear "YOU are the problem. YOU are the cost. YOU are what's wrong."
Eleven times. In three weeks. Every day another post telling vulnerable people they're a burden on the country.
If one person reading your timeline today decides they're too ashamed to claim what they're entitled to that's on you.
If one person decides the stigma is too much and stops asking for help that's on you.
If one person in crisis sees "morally wrong" and believes it about themselves that's on you.
Words from the Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary aren't tweets. They're signals. To 4 million PIP claimants.
That the person who wants to control their support thinks their existence in the system is morally wrong.
Please stop. Reform the system if you want. Publish a policy if you have one. But stop telling vulnerable people, every single day, that needing help is a moral failing.
It isn't policy. It's cruelty with a blue tick.
if you have a disability or are living with depression and these posts are making things harder you are not the problem.
You are not a burden. You are not "morally wrong." You needed help. You asked for it. That took courage.
Samaritans: 116 123. Free. 24 hours. Every day.
And if you're reading this and you're angry tell Helen. Reply to her. Let her see the people behind the numbers she posts every day.
Huge thank you to everyone who came to my 17–17 exhibition this weekend. It was amazing to see so many familiar faces, meet new friends and celebrate with everyone who made it such a special couple of days.
I never imagined something like this lay ahead of me 17 years ago.
Henry Fraser retweeted
Only 3 weeks to go until my exhibition!
It’s totally free and open for all. Just turned up with no registration needed. See you there!
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Only 3 weeks to go until my exhibition!
It’s totally free and open for all. Just turned up with no registration needed. See you there!
Tap here for details henryfraserart.com/17-17-exh…
My extra hot mouth painting 🌶️
I’m only able to paint using my mouth.
Exhibition info here henryfraserart.com/17-17-exh…
Me mouth painting my ice cream sundae with a cherry on top 🍨 🍒
I’m only able to paint using my mouth.
Exhibition details here henryfraserart.com/17-17-exh…
#art #painting #icecream #disability
My mouth painting of a sundae with a cherry on top 🍦 🍒
Limited edition prints available at my exhibition. More info here henryfraserart.com/17-17-exh…
Henry Fraser retweeted
Henry Fraser Art greeting cards now available
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Exhibition soon!
More info here henryfraserart.com/17-17-exh…
Henry Fraser Art greeting cards now available
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