James Charles’ Tasteless Tweet Exposes Mainstream Ableist Microaggressions
Image Description: James Charles’ face centered in the photo, and he’s seen staring into the camera with a face full of makeup. Recently last week, popular media influencer and makeup artist James Charles showed a side of himself that is less than ideal to the disabled community. Charles made a tweet commenting on the inconvenience […]
My First Partner Left Me Because of My Disability
This is about how abled people can be flakes, and my ex-boyfriend is a jerk, yes, but also how my reality is considered a worst-case scenario for some people. It’s a terrifying what-if, a possibility so terrible and with such frightening ramifications that my ex partner had to run to save himself. The surprising thing: […]
Disney Channel’s ‘Andi Mack’ Is One Of The Most Diverse Kids Shows To Date
Image Description: Main character, Andi Mack, displayed in the center of the photo, and she shows to have an excited smile. Behind are fun decorations displayed in a room. In the top right corner, there is the title of the show, ‘Andi Mack’ in blue letters. Many of us remember fondly the “Golden Age of […]
The Shape of Ableism: Why I Will Never Watch Another Guillermo del Toro Movie
Image description: still from The Shape of Water: Elisa and the creature face each other lovingly through the glass of his tank. I didn’t get to the The Shape of Water until well after it had been awarded the Oscar for best film. A few months late to the party, entering the cinema I was […]
Kat Von D Coming Out As An Anti-Vaxxer Also Means Coming Out As Wildly Ableist – Here’s Why
Image Description: Kat Von D’s face in the middle of the photograph, and wears winged eyeliner and drawn stars on her cheek. Von D has her hand positioned slantly as she holds her eyeliner above the star on her cheek. Beauty entrepreneur Kat Von D took headlines this past week for posting an Instagram picture […]