Posts Tagged ‘disability studies’

Autistic vs. Person with Autism

Revisitation: Jenny McCarthy on Oprah. In a comment on the Livejournal Asperger’s forum, I coined her display as the “new McCarthyism.” Another blogger apparently shares my sentiments (smart people think alike — sometimes). Admittedly, since Livejournal’s comment dates/times are all incomprehensible to me, I can’t figure which of us used it first, but we certainly [...]


Parody: Cure Neurotypicality Now

During a professional development workshop, we were asked to remix images, to swap rhetorical contexts and purposes in order to arrive at a new message. Out of ideas, I decided to parody curebie ads from organizations such as Cure Autism Now / Defeat Autism Now. No offense meant to neurotypicals. Honest. [Click for larger image.]