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I've been meaning to write this for a while but I never ended up doing so because I kept flaking out. But - yeah, it's gnawing my mind.
So.
Before I start, I want to link a couple things. Thing One is Derailing for Dummies, which is a gloriously sarcastic examination of the kind of condescending stuff that privileged people who have no idea will spout off to - oh, anyone in a minority group. I'm also going to link to its deeply awesome predecessor. Finally, I'm going to link to this article, which discusses markedess/unmarkedness, concepts I'm going to touch on when I get going. Most of these resources deal with discrimination based on ethnicity, which is NOT exactly the same as the discrimination I am discussing - but it's born of the same flawed societal baggage. Intersectionality!
What I'm going to be on about is depiction of people with disabilities (PWD), and why this can seem risky. It's really not, BUT you have to slow down a bit and consider what your work might be saying, whether accidentally or not.
( and more... )
So.
Before I start, I want to link a couple things. Thing One is Derailing for Dummies, which is a gloriously sarcastic examination of the kind of condescending stuff that privileged people who have no idea will spout off to - oh, anyone in a minority group. I'm also going to link to its deeply awesome predecessor. Finally, I'm going to link to this article, which discusses markedess/unmarkedness, concepts I'm going to touch on when I get going. Most of these resources deal with discrimination based on ethnicity, which is NOT exactly the same as the discrimination I am discussing - but it's born of the same flawed societal baggage. Intersectionality!
What I'm going to be on about is depiction of people with disabilities (PWD), and why this can seem risky. It's really not, BUT you have to slow down a bit and consider what your work might be saying, whether accidentally or not.
( and more... )
