tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post6078602072653998573..comments2024-03-16T16:44:18.220-07:00Comments on Bad Cripple: AAPD Oblivious to Disability?william Peacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223601480542461802noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-49990728760766247742011-03-16T17:19:08.625-07:002011-03-16T17:19:08.625-07:00I watched exactly one episode of Glee over Thanksg...I watched exactly one episode of Glee over Thanksgiving, because my wicked stepmother insisted on streaming it to her computer while we made the dressing & peeled & chopped vegetables for the Thanksgiving turkey. It was that episode with Gwyneth Paltrow, who should be ashamed of herself. Looking at this show strictly from a writing perspective for a moment, and not from a disability studies perspective (we all agree it's a highly offensive show), I can tell you, this show is atrocious! The writing is stale, clichéd, formulaic, and utterly predictable. Seriously, whomever is writing this trash should be thrown out with it. It's so embarrassing, I hope for their sakes they didn't put their real names on it. This is a prime-time soap opera, and it has about as much quality as a soap opera- none! Soap operas are the biggest offenders when it comes to the abuse of disability as a rhetorical prosthesis. Prof. Stephen Kuusisto has a wonderful post about this issue on his blog Planet Of The Blind. It's dated 3/31/09 and titled "Disability As Rhetorical Prosthesis". It's well worth digging out and reading.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-58703263242684924432011-03-07T14:42:59.430-08:002011-03-07T14:42:59.430-08:00Feisty, I have found most people with a disability...Feisty, I have found most people with a disability despise Glee while those without a disability do not find the show objectionable. I find it hard to imagine there was no actor in America with a disability that could have filled the role with great skill. Could it be the show had no interest in hiring an actor with a disability? Hollywood has an aversion to hiring anyone with a disability. Indeed, actors can advance their careers giving a realistic portrayal of a person with a disability. Ugh, the portrait of disability on film is uniformly horrible.william Peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223601480542461802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-52621091583137019392011-03-01T22:16:58.751-08:002011-03-01T22:16:58.751-08:00And my friends wonder why I hate Glee. Lord, and t...And my friends wonder why I hate Glee. Lord, and the association that is supposed to represent us is this blind? How frustrating... :/Feisty Kittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152988311923122483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-62250307698167842552011-02-24T04:56:37.290-08:002011-02-24T04:56:37.290-08:00Becs, Sorry but this is inexcusable. Glee has rile...Becs, Sorry but this is inexcusable. Glee has riled up may people in disability rights. To give them an award much less an invitation is an insult. As for the CEO of American, maybe the company donated big bucks--a fact i can thus overlook. The AAPD surely wants to fill the coffers in this economy. Perhaps such a possible donation was even part of the DOJ lawsuit with American carriers found guilty of violating the rights of people with disabilities.william Peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223601480542461802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-14321469975540349452011-02-23T15:09:42.392-08:002011-02-23T15:09:42.392-08:00They've obviously got some very bad event plan...They've obviously got some very bad event planners. More likely than not, they contracted a company to plan the event. I would like to think that it was a lot of miscommunication between client and contractor.Becshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03057614535554183360noreply@blogger.com