I could have used many harsher terms, but I was exhausted from outrage and despair after reading his latest, and couldn’t really give him my best invective. Apparently, despite decades of study from medical and childhood health professions, Michael Savage… Read More ›
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The difference between satire and “satire” in political humour
I’d like to compare and contrast two political images, both of which inspired comment wank. The first is from the Western Suburbs Weekly [1]. The second is a Bush macro from Pundit Kitchen [2]. The Bush macro is is classic… Read More ›
BB Friday: Intruder Belinda joins the “but he’s BLIND!!!” game
Day 35 of Big Brother UK, and everyone is struggling with the Irish Dancing & Drumming task. Click To Play note: This is a five and a half minute video, which I’ve summarised but not transcribed yet – it’s school… Read More ›
Ricky Writes Letters: Advocacy is Inaccessible for Some People With Disabilities
[Shirt reads: “I don’t mind the able-bodied, so long as they act disabled in public.” Shirt is from NoPity] Today’s Guest Hoyden is Ricky Buchanan of Not Done Living. Ricky’s Livejournal is here. She also runs ATMac, an information site… Read More ›
Disability Doll Distaste: More Down Syndrome Douchebaggery
[Cross-posted at Shakesville.] Why are some people so resistant to the idea of dolls with disabilities? The Times Online ran an article last week on dolls that look like children with Down syndrome, or dolls with wheelchairs or physiotherapy equipment,… Read More ›
Poverty, “Risky Behaviour”, and the Virtuous Healthy-Sick-Person Interrogation
WA Today reports that poor people who have been seriously ill die sooner after hospital discharge than wealthy people do. No surprises there – we all know that poor people have poorer health outcomes across the board. The results of… Read More ›
Big Brother UK: Darnell says blind housemate Mikey not a “performing monkey”
There are two people with disabilities in Big Brother UK this year. Mikey and Darnell are not being presented by the production team purely as “The Disabled Housemates”, with their disability as the only facet of stereotyped caricatures. They don’t… Read More ›
Three Hits: Gender Binary Edition
Hell On Hairy Legs shares a post-patriarchal Doctor Who ficlet: Doctor: (airily) Oh marriage is long gone, went with the gender binary. The downfall of patriarchy made sex so much less complicated. Donna: Gender binary? Whadya mean? There are men… Read More ›
Spurlock’s “30 Days in a Wheelchair”: A curmudgeonly synopsis (or two)
Healthy former quarterback Ray Crockett spends 30 days playing a can’t-walk game. Morgan Spurlock doesn’t put it that way, however. He asks, “Will he be able to convert from quarterback to handicapped?” “Even though it’s in our headlines, how much… Read More ›
I Write Letters: Followup
A week ago, I wrote a letter. Today, I received a reply. Here is my response to that reply. Dear etc, Thanks for your reply. Thankyou for committing to an exploration of access possibilities in the future. I look forward… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 