"[1] The term was likely coined by folk musician, poet, and disabled rights' activist Alan Holdsworth (stage name: Johnny Crescendo) who regularly relies on vulgarity and bold statements in his protest art.
[2] "Piss On Pity" was first deployed during the 1990 and 1992 Block Telethon protests outside of ITV Studios in the United Kingdom,[3] in which disabled rights activists attempted to prevent the fundraiser from being televised.
[4] The protest successfully platformed the activists and their critiques, which included the poor representation of disabled folks, as well as their removal from the conversation.
[6] According to Barbara Lisicki, an organizer of the Block Telethon protests, on the BBC show Network in 1989, "If you make a disabled person an object of charity, you're not going to see them as your equal.
[2] "Piss on Pity" is the title of a 2013 album of the works of Johnny Crescendo and collaborator Ian Stanton, who both have use music to platform critiques from their experience, as well as other disability activists.