Hallmark Never Misses Christmas, But It Does Miss Disability Representation
The film industry is flawed enough when it comes to casting disabled actors and writing disabled characters (just take a look at Music). The holiday season with everyone’s favorite movies and the new batch of cookie cutter Hallmark holiday movies is no exception. In fact, holiday movies are worse with representation than “every day” movies. […]
The Cripped-Up Horror of Halloween Movies
What do Split, Phantom of the Opera, A Quiet Place, and Bird Box have in common? All four movies utilize disability as a means to create thrill and horror. But do they all do disability justice? CW: This article contains descriptions of murder, gore, trauma, and suicide within dramatic film. Split (2016) is a horror movie featuring a villain […]
15 Cripped-Up Characters That Deserved Better Representation
Inspired by our recent roast of the newest adaptation of “Come As You Are,” here are 15 Disabled Characters That Should Have Been Played by Disabled Actors. Warning – this article comments on plots containing suicide, abuse, and disabled slurs. #15: Sean Penn as Sam Dawson in I Am Sam To start us off, we […]
“Come As You Are” – But Only If You’re Cripping Up
A quadriplegic, a wheelchair user, and a blind man are walking down the road when a cop pulls up next to them. Finding them alone on a busy highway, the cop calls it in: “Yeah, I’ve got two handicapped guys – “ “Actually,” the quadriplegic corrects, “it’s ‘person with disabilities.’” The cop gives the ragtag […]
“In A Beat”, Discusses Autism and Black Representation Through a Refreshing and Representative Lens
It is no secret that film is very much lacking in diversity. Disability representation is limited, and accurate disability representation is even more so. However, accurate representation for black autistic folks is quite literally non-existent. That’s why In A Beat, a new film premiering on 10th July 2020, is vitally important for our community. In A […]
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 […]