nd of course you get the stereotypes: the poor, brave disabled person who overcomes such terrible obstacles and yet can still manage to smile, such a sweet girl (excuse me while I vomit), and the bitter and twisted disabled person who hates the world and everyone in it.
This is a pair of tropes that make me cringe without fail. Yes, life can be hard. But it can also be good. Some days are better than others, not every day involves some Great Struggle.
awareness (of self as well as in general)
I think that's a good point, actually. To have that awareness, not just of a potential readership but of the self and how we react to prejudice of any kind, either as passive audience or participant (be it perpetrator or the one being prejudiced against.)
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Date: Sat, Apr. 9th, 2011 10:05 am (UTC)This is a pair of tropes that make me cringe without fail. Yes, life can be hard. But it can also be good. Some days are better than others, not every day involves some Great Struggle.
awareness (of self as well as in general)
I think that's a good point, actually. To have that awareness, not just of a potential readership but of the self and how we react to prejudice of any kind, either as passive audience or participant (be it perpetrator or the one being prejudiced against.)