Kimberley Starr | Defying Duchenne
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Redefining what it means to live with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy through an intersectional lens.
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When is it Okay to Call a Disabled Person Inspirational?
In my last post, I wrote about how calling people with disabilities inspirational without knowing them personally can make them feel like “model minorities”. As one of these disabled people, I sometimes feel that when I am unable to do basic daily activities on my own, I will no longer be considered the boss b**** I most definitely am (or try to be).
By Kimberley Starr | Defying Duchenne3 years ago in Humans
Yes, “Model Minority” Can Apply to Disabled Folx Too.
When someone from a low-income community is thriving and/or giving back to their community, they are often idolized as the “example” for other people of the same economic status to follow. When someone who has a history of addiction remains clean after treatment, the same people who idolized the person mentioned before place the recovered person on a pedestal above people who have not recovered from an addiction, simply on the basis that they believe addiction is a choice (News flash: It’s not and there is research that supports this!). For people of color who obtain a college degree, white society separates them from people of color who do not have degrees (although we need to note that regardless of education level, systemic racism is a very real problem).
By Kimberley Starr | Defying Duchenne4 years ago in Humans