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Review: Stand Up for Mental Health

By Anna on 5 October, 2010

While some of the jokes and routines are funnier than others (my sense of humour is a lot dryer than this sort of thing does), the whole point of them is to talk about being Actually Crazy, to humanize what Actually Crazy looks like, sounds like, and behaves like. And it is, remarkably, not like in the movies.

Posted in activism, events, mental health, representations, social attitudes | Tagged canada, college, comedy, humor, humour, SMH, stand up for mental health, suicide

Guest Post: Cerebral Palsy Humor? Not so Much.

By Guest on 17 November, 2009

I was curious to see what would appear when I searched for “disabled” on the website. I found a lot of what I thought were amusing items, some with very suggestive slogans and pictures, but I laughed at them anyway. We’re aware that disability is a serious issue in our lives, but it can’t be too bad to sometimes laugh at certain things related to disability.

Posted in guest post, media and pop culture, social attitudes | Tagged cerebral palsy, humor, humour, representation

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