SF/F and the Politics of Disability

[davidgillon]

I've finally written my second blog in response to SF Signal/Amy Sterling-Casil's "We Are All Disabled" (aka the utter car-crash).

SF/F and the Politics of Disability

TLDR: Disability exists within a political context Sterling-Casil couldn't be bothered to research

Trigger warnings for discussions of Ableism/Disablism and Aktion T4.

Comments

I believe in a social AND a medical model. My language gets confused.

[jadelennox]

excellent article; thank you for writing it.


My perception of "spastic" is a bit like the inverse of, er, typing it here for clarity, sexist term warning, "cunt." In the UK that word is very rude and sexist; in the US it is absolutely beyond the pale. Spastic seems to be beyond the pale in the UK, whilst in the US it's just very offensive.

But by no means is it an acceptable term in the US! Crip has at least got insider reclaiming going for it.

Re: I believe in a social AND a medical model. My language gets confused.

[davidgillon]

I was thinking of the Tiger Woods 'spazz' incident, seems like a whole bunch of Americans don't understand the etymology of the word.