Cerebral Palsy Matters

My Cerebral Palsy and Disability talk. Occasionally there will be non-disability/cp related posts.

Evelyn Evelyn: Ableism Ableism?

The stereotypes about disability here are pretty well-worn: according to this (fictional) backstory, the twins were “discovered by” and need “help” from two abled individuals, Palmer and Webley, to realize their musical potential. Add to this their “inspiring” origin story — which is fodder for a graphic novel tie-in — and you’ve got yourself one hell of a three-ring circus of disability stereotypes.

  • 11 April 2012
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  1. cyvivi reblogged this from cpmatters and added:
    They “needed help” because they were extremely reclusive, not because of their physical disability…
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