By s.e. smith on 25 June, 2010
Warning: Offsite links are not safe spaces. Articles and comments in the links may contain ableist, sexist, and other -ist language and ideas of varying intensity. Opinions expressed in the articles may not reflect the opinions held by the compiler of the post and links are provided as topics of interest and exploration only. I [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged Arkansas, discrimination, enfranchisement, Europe, human rights, institutionalisation, language, law, new york, nothing about us without us, Vietnam, voting
By lauredhel on 20 January, 2010
I’ve been shaking my head over the press for Rachel Axler’s new hipster-ableist play, Smudge. Here’s a lightning tour, with my response s at the end. Emphases are mine. In ‘Smudge,’ Baby’s disabled, and mom’s not much better, from Newsday: Most couples look at the sonogram of their impending baby to see whether it’s a [...]
Posted in media and pop culture, social attitudes | Tagged ableism, ablism, axler, baby, child, children, children with disabiltiies, congenital, dehumanisation, disability, metaphor, new york, parenting, play, privilege, PWD are people, rachel axler, reviews, smudge, the women's project, theatre
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