More than a week after the 2016 US election many people are still in shock at the result. People are still trying to piece together how Donald trump won and at the same time voice their horror at his election. This is entirely understandable considering the bigotry that was the backbone of Trump's campaign which … Continue reading The Problem With Paternalizing Disabled People to Protest Donald Trump
Author: crippledscholar
I am a disability and mad studies scholar who is currently working on an autoethnographic PhD looking at the ways in which mad and disabled women are still hidden from public space in various ways.
it is tentatively titled "We Still Hide Mad Women in the Attic"
People Are Scared of What’s Different & Other Revelations From The Accountant
The following will contain comprehensive spoilers of the new film The Accountant which opened today. I am going to start with a brief synopsis of the film, followed by a review based solely on the plot. Then I will dig deeper into the portrayal of disability (specifically Autism but not exclusively). Bare with me the … Continue reading People Are Scared of What’s Different & Other Revelations From The Accountant
“The Accountant” Tries To Be a Unique & Authentic Portrayal of Autism Using By the Numbers Stereotypes and No Actual Autistic People
The Accountant (which stars Ben Affleck & Anna Kendrick) is a film about an Autistic forensic accountant who is also a highly skilled hit man. The people behind the film (which opens on October 14) were featured in a recent LA Times article regarding what they did to make sure that the portrayal of an … Continue reading “The Accountant” Tries To Be a Unique & Authentic Portrayal of Autism Using By the Numbers Stereotypes and No Actual Autistic People
Disabled Women & Sexual Objectification (or the Lack Thereof)
Today in The New York Times Opinion pages there was a piece called Longing for the Male Gaze. It is a personal account of a disabled woman's experiences of not being socially perceived as sexually desirable. I have mixed feelings about the piece. On one hand while it is reasonably well known that disabled people … Continue reading Disabled Women & Sexual Objectification (or the Lack Thereof)
When Churches Discuss Disability Without Disabled People
Yesterday, a pastor friend sent me the link to a podcast from the Canadian Council of Churches (The fourth episode is the relevant one if you care to listen). The most recent episode deals with disability inclusion in Christian churches. They wanted my perspective on the treatment of disability. While I already shared some scaled … Continue reading When Churches Discuss Disability Without Disabled People
Disability as Sensationalist Narrative
It's been a long time since I've posted anything. I've just finished the first year of my PhD studies and was feeling burned out. Today however, David Perry wrote about a "news" story in which the reporter profiled the mother of a young autistic child. It is just another drop in the ocean of horrible … Continue reading Disability as Sensationalist Narrative
On the Medicalization of Donald Trump
There has been quite a bit of discussion around whether it is appropriate to speculate about whether Donald Trump has a mental illness. The rhetoric and armchair diagnosis of Trump is already happening and it's important to look at the arguments for why people are doing that and perhaps more importantly whether people should. I … Continue reading On the Medicalization of Donald Trump
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