Tag Archives: stereotype

Mad Men and the Ableist Drive of Production

Posted on June 23, 2012 by ourbodystories

Although I am finding Mad Men deals with numerous social issues, disability seems to be far out on the fringes. In a 2009 episode entitled “Guy Walks into An Advertising Agency,” disability enters the conversation toward the end of the episode. … Continue reading →

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Full Blown Ableism. Again.

Posted on February 16, 2012 by ourbodystories

To those of us who fight ableism, it is no surprise that dominant culture renders differently shaped bodies, bodies out of bounds, or what Rosemarie Garland-Thomson calls “extraordinary bodies,” as childlike, asexual, and dependent. Rosie O’Donnell and Chelsea Handler’s recent … Continue reading →

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Disney Wants Your Baby!

Posted on February 8, 2011 by ourbodystories

The New York Times article “Disney Looking Into the Cradle for Customers” alerts readers to the highly disturbing: Disney is not satisfied with the uncountable number of minds it has already corrupted. Now, Disney is entering into maternity hospitals, looking to … Continue reading →

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Markings: Stereotypic Formations and Transgressions

Posted on September 7, 2010 by ourbodystories

I was late to arrive to the latest version of Star Trek (2009) but, what I did discover when I saw it was that the narrative of the marked body has, disappointedly, not changed. In the latest installment, the Romulans, an … Continue reading →

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