tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post2859935497008237236..comments2024-03-16T16:44:18.220-07:00Comments on Bad Cripple: Why Equality is Elusive: Part IIwilliam Peacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223601480542461802noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-55228216724620643072010-02-14T07:31:59.782-08:002010-02-14T07:31:59.782-08:00Terri, Images such as these abound as do 90 second...Terri, Images such as these abound as do 90 second demeaning feel good stories on television news programs about disability. The media distortion of disability and its meaning is a huge problem, one I have no idea how to resolve. Disability history is simply unknown as as are the social consequences in contemporary society. Again, I lay the blame with the media and by extension schools and the charity industry. Pity and fear abound while a nuanced understanding of disability is utterly absent.william Peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223601480542461802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-71396927691534185882010-02-13T15:06:44.682-08:002010-02-13T15:06:44.682-08:00OK, these 2 posts have floored me. First, I had ne...OK, these 2 posts have floored me. First, I had never seen either of the ads. They are horrible. I have said and heard often that disability has a marketing problem, but these are so far beyond anything I imagined...<br /><br />Secondly, I agree, that the missing stories of disability--both the history and the individual stories of heroes and of regular folks whose lives were removed from society or went unnoticed by it, affects our society in profound ways. In the absence of our/your stories people write their own. They guess, and fill in with media that is also made of guesses.<br /><br />Real history and histories of people with disabilities need to be woven into our society.Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802459265546733391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-34787265509761120332010-02-13T11:02:04.074-08:002010-02-13T11:02:04.074-08:00Holden, It is indeed hard to imagine how this ad m...Holden, It is indeed hard to imagine how this ad made it to print eight years after the ADA was passed not to mentioned it was used by a company that sponsored adaptive athletes. Business men and women sat around discussing this ad, an advertising company pitched the idea to Nike and yet no one voiced a word of complaint. This proves just how insidious the bias against people with a disability is ingrained in our society. Don't be sad get mad. Pissed off people can change the world!william Peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223601480542461802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-33908363466184294172010-02-13T10:51:21.318-08:002010-02-13T10:51:21.318-08:00I can't believe that ad made it to print. I ha...I can't believe that ad made it to print. I have been so disappointed in people, in general, lately. It wasn't until I became more impaired from my genetic condition over the past decade that I began to fully understand the damage society incurs because of views like the author of that ad. Reenforcement of discriminatory beliefs are everywhere. It's so sad that the cycle seems to have a life of its own.Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18341397547225188031noreply@blogger.com