By Ouyang Dan on 20 April, 2010
Every now and then a movie comes out and I get super excited about it because it sparks something form my childhood or youth that I love. Percy Jackson and the Olympians did that. I loved Greek mythology in High School (even if I went a little cross-eyed reading The Odyssey and The Illiad). Hollywood [...]
Posted in books, media and pop culture, movies | Tagged ableism, disability, movies, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, pop culture
By s.e. smith on 20 April, 2010
He got through school, he has a good job and he married. That’s probably the biggest concern of Tourette’s sufferers and their relatives: Will their life be normal? This quote comes from Anne Miller’s Washington Post piece, ‘‘American Idol’ segment helps push Tourette’s Syndrome into cultural mainstream,’ which I mentioned in ‘Whose Voices?‘ There’s a [...]
Posted in normality, othering, social attitudes | Tagged dominant narratives, normal is only one option
By Annaham on 20 April, 2010
Scott Carney (Mother Jones magazine): Inside India’s Rent-a-Womb Business Despite the growth in services, surrogacy is not officially regulated in India. There are no binding legal standards for treatment of surrogates, nor has any state or national authority been empowered to police the industry. While clinics have a financial incentive to ensure the health of [...]
Posted in activism, bodies, disability activism, gender, global, justice, news, race, recommended reading, reproductive justice, violence | Tagged advertising, awareness, awareness campaigns, bodies, global, health, health care, India, media and pop culture, news, reproductive, reproductive rights, shaming
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