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Glee: Poster Children for DisabilityFail

By lauredhel on 3 April, 2010

You saw last week’s Glee promotional poster, posted here by s. e. smith. In that poster, Sue the cheerleading coach sprays spray paint across the Glee club – hitting most of the singers in the chest or abdomen, but spraying Artie, who uses a wheelchair, across the eyes. Here’s the latest: Look at those singers! [...]

Posted in media and pop culture | Tagged artie, disability, disabilityfail, disabled men can't jump, fail, glee, poster, wheelchair | 19 Responses

Glee: “That’s why we call it dismissing legitimate concerns instead of acting”

By Anna on 16 November, 2009

Basically, after a three week hiatus, the show came back last week, and wow, was there a lot of press about it. Not because of the show’s performance, or the show’s “diversity” award, but because of the controversy that has been suddenly generated by the show.

Posted in media and pop culture | Tagged ableism, actors with disabilities, advocacy, ally, ally work, artie, glee, kevin mchale, media and pop culture, responses | 28 Responses

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