tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post8202983247091854343..comments2024-03-16T16:44:18.220-07:00Comments on Bad Cripple: Don't Worry Be Happywilliam Peacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223601480542461802noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-20083380654098067332011-02-28T12:05:55.535-08:002011-02-28T12:05:55.535-08:00Cait, Steve is a great guy. He is a rare man who c...Cait, Steve is a great guy. He is a rare man who can make one think and laugh at the same time. Add in he is a great writer and you are lucky to be his student. <br />Glad you like my blog. Would love to see your tattoos. I find body art fascinating. I admire women who are tattooed. Goes against the grain even with popularity of tattoo. I tried to talk steve into a tattoo. I had no luck. BTW, red heads abound in my family.william Peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223601480542461802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-11328618748958653682011-02-28T11:05:07.742-08:002011-02-28T11:05:07.742-08:00I just loved your post! I found your blog through ...I just loved your post! I found your blog through my professor, Stephen Kuusisto, and I really enjoy reading it. This post is the latest in a series of excellent points. I can't wait to see what you'll post next. Best wishes on your recovery! Cait, also known as "the redhead with all the tattoos".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-59070956297235302672011-02-28T09:33:07.899-08:002011-02-28T09:33:07.899-08:00Carrie, Disability is the perfect cure for a big e...Carrie, Disability is the perfect cure for a big ego! Society has a way of reminding me of my diminished social standing--pun intended. I easily and knowingly reject stereotypes notions of disability. <br />Georgina, Thanks for the kind words. I get pegged for being the "super crip"and hate it. It is dehumanizing. As a woman with a disability I consider you a minority within a minority. Is it not amazing how no matter what we do as humans it some how always is related to our disability. Ugh, we are people first and foremost. Disability is a mere part of our existencewilliam Peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223601480542461802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-12412458592157491942011-02-27T19:18:43.028-08:002011-02-27T19:18:43.028-08:00Thank you ... what I like most about your blog is ...Thank you ... what I like most about your blog is that you don't minimize reality and you don't succumb to mainstream agendas, i.e., disability stereotypes.Carrie Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11868993492784167494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-31747160379700289372011-02-27T13:21:12.583-08:002011-02-27T13:21:12.583-08:00Great post!Great post!Carl Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12234405899028346311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-21843362160168643452011-02-27T12:35:24.645-08:002011-02-27T12:35:24.645-08:00Excellent post. For me, one of the things that I o...Excellent post. For me, one of the things that I often get pegged with is the "the overly happy" archetype, which really is a variation of the concept that, as a woman with a disability, I am not supposed to be happy in the first place. So when I am perceived as happy, it is perceived as being higher than the average person's happiness. My point is, that either way, our emotions are never read as existing in a neutral place, outside of our disability. Our emotional state is either read as "caused by" or "in spite of" our disability. - GAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com