By s.e. smith on 26 November, 2010
Usually I relish picking apart a crappy article in the news for this feature, but today, I want to take a moment to rant about a phenomenon so widespread in the media that I don’t feel fair singling out one poor journalist for my ire. I’m cruel, but not unreasonably so. Also, I had a [...]
Posted in 101, language, media and pop culture | Tagged journalism, stop doing this
By s.e. smith on 10 November, 2010
The Wall Street Journal has apparently been so sad that it’s been missing out on all the potential in disability reporting that it decided to go right for a bingo, do not pass go, do not collect $200. And I would like us all to issue a round of applause to Ben Rooney, because he [...]
Posted in media and pop culture, representations | Tagged blindness, disability tropes, journalism
By s.e. smith on 13 October, 2010
In Houston, an autistic student is being denied accommodations and his parents took the school district to court to fight. However, they ran out of money and were forced to drop the suit. The student, Chapuka Chibuogwu, remains at home, not receiving an education, because his parents didn’t have the financial clout to pursue his [...]
Posted in media and pop culture, othering, policy | Tagged advocacy, autism, disabled students, education, journalism, lawsuits
By s.e. smith on 5 October, 2010
The Daily Gazette out of Colchester wants to apprise us of some ‘inspiring’ stories. No really. ‘Entrepreneurs’ inspiring tales are recognised.’ Says so right in the headline, so that’s one bingo square gone. Two people are profiled in this article, which includes ‘overcoming adversity’ in the first line (bingo square number two gone), and it’s [...]
Posted in 101, media and pop culture, representations, social attitudes, work | Tagged bingo, disability stereotypes, England, journalism, unemployment, workplace accommodations
By Annaham on 10 August, 2010
Wheelchair Dancer at Feministe: On the Cover [trigger warning for discussion of violence] Regardless of how disability plays out in Aisha’s world, the vast majority of readers of TIME live in a culture that understands disability as tragedy. As shocking. As among the worst things that can happen to you (bar death). Mainstream American culture [...]
Posted in gender, global, intersectionality, justice, mental health, normality, othering, politics, race, recommended reading | Tagged bullying, disability is a feminist issue, education, gender, global, hoarding, intersectionality, journalism, media and pop culture, mental health, mental illness, news media, photography, privilege, race, violence against women, white privilege
By s.e. smith on 29 July, 2010
There’s nothing I enjoy more than a good Supercrip narrative, which is why I settled down with a bowl of Chex Mix to enjoy this delicious piece, ‘Provo woman finds blessing in hardship,’ originally published at Mormon Times. This delightful local profile of a woman with disabilities who doesn’t let her disability stop her! has [...]
Posted in media and pop culture, representations | Tagged journalism, supercrip
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