tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post419967734852590451..comments2024-03-16T16:44:18.220-07:00Comments on Bad Cripple: Piss on Pitywilliam Peacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223601480542461802noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-3895628015449917162010-04-06T10:55:42.841-07:002010-04-06T10:55:42.841-07:00Jerry Lewis getting a special Oscar. Hahahahaha!!Jerry Lewis getting a special Oscar. Hahahahaha!!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08887300755625906729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-31658727477232409102008-12-14T14:07:00.000-08:002008-12-14T14:07:00.000-08:00John, I wish there was a cure for stigma. More tha...John, I wish there was a cure for stigma. More than any other variable, the stigma associated with disability appears most resistant to change. Jerry Lewis and telethons may raise lots of money but in the long run have no positive effect on the lives of people with disabilities.william Peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223601480542461802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-19503689725983129612008-12-13T17:42:00.000-08:002008-12-13T17:42:00.000-08:00Oh, yeah, I agree; I'm not a fan of telethons. Th...Oh, yeah, I agree; I'm not a fan of telethons. The whole idea behind it is problematic at best.FridaWriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03321658097813377806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-53239521436353870362008-12-12T22:27:00.000-08:002008-12-12T22:27:00.000-08:00As Harriet asks, "What's the cure for stigma?" Je...As Harriet asks, "What's the cure for stigma?" Jerry Lewis has done more to build a wall between abilities diversity than any person ever. The economic impact of that wall has been vastly more than the $2 billion in pity money his devisiveness generated. <BR/><BR/>John R. Polito<BR/>Charleston, SCJohn R. Politohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10782623386996833624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-46556430536041057422008-12-12T06:00:00.000-08:002008-12-12T06:00:00.000-08:00Becs, Letters can only help. Go for it!Nic, You ar...Becs, Letters can only help. Go for it!<BR/><BR/>Nic, You are correct Jerry Lewis has indeed made comments about GLBT people that is offensive.<BR/><BR/>Frida, I agree the MDA telethon focus has changed dramatically. But it is still a telethon and regardless of the focus all telethons are based on an an antiquated conception of pity. Telethons are inherently dehumanizing. Think about it this way: you own a mid sized company and have money to burn. You see the telethon and decide to donate $10,000. This makes you feel pretty good. Fast forward six months and a person with a disability applies for a job. This person is qualified as are other applicants. Who gets the job? I doubt it will be the person with a disability because at the back of the employers mind is the fact he donated money to help disabled people. What people with disabilities need is not charity but equality and telethons undermine this.william Peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223601480542461802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-72087786168018923292008-12-11T23:00:00.000-08:002008-12-11T23:00:00.000-08:00Let's not forget Jerry's diatribe against the GLBT...Let's not forget Jerry's diatribe against the GLBT community not that long ago. He's a fashist.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06269750360513886439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-83556926152522500142008-12-11T16:33:00.000-08:002008-12-11T16:33:00.000-08:00I did watch a few minutes of this year's telethon....I did watch a few minutes of this year's telethon. He has shifted his emphasis some--to talking about technology that can help people with ALS, for example. I specifically watched for the disability rhetoric, not for other reasons. But I still didn't/don't like the telethon and its approach, and I think it lead to some reluctance by one of my friends to mention her specific diagnosis except to people she knew well.FridaWriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03321658097813377806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-57115921212579883042008-12-11T15:32:00.000-08:002008-12-11T15:32:00.000-08:00Glad you brought it up. I've got some free time an...Glad you brought it up. I've got some free time and I just love writing letters.Becshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03057614535554183360noreply@blogger.com