Segregation in MN
Minnesota remains highly segregated when it comes to adults with disabilities. Read this new Star Tribune report.
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Bad Disability Journalism: Filicide Stories
Here are two stories recently on murder and attempted murder of disabled children. They follow the same pattern I discussed here in which the murderer is praised as a kind caregiver who inexplicably murdered their children/attempted to murder. No disabled people are quoted. We learn little or nothing about the victim of violence, their story erased. …
Love Ain’t Enough
Roxane Gay wrote about the new “Roseanne” for the New York Times with typical brilliance, including this paragraph: As I watched the first two episodes of the “Roseanne” reboot, I thought again about accountability. I laughed, yes, and enjoyed seeing the Conner family back on my screen. My first reaction was that the show was excellent. …
Rape and History Departments
I missed this story (a talk delivered a few days before the presidential election in 2016). Reading now. https://t.co/57niEhYQjE — David M. Perry (@Lollardfish) March 26, 2018 I’m writing a piece right now on sexual harassment and history departments (and Title IX offices). This piece from Catherine Clinton came through my feed. Ample warnings for …
Guns and Fox
I went on Fox Business and got yelled at a bunch, as expected. It was an interesting experience to be shouted at about demonizing “objects” by folks who treat those objects as if they were the golden calf. I’m not sure the conversation in such a format is useful. I’m also such a visual person …
Domestic Terrorism – Enough Lone Wolves make a Pack
Mark Conditt was a terrorist: Religious zealot, anti-LGBT, anti-reproductive rights, played wargames with other religious zealots, then murdered people in the #AustinBombing.https://t.co/N70XbTS4zU — David M. Perry (@Lollardfish) March 26, 2018 My latest for Pacific Standard. And there are hundreds more incidents. One good response has been to point out that instead of calling these men …
Non Apologies Aren’t Apologies
NEW: Journalists need to report on #MeToo without commodifying women’s pain. The case of #ShermanAlexie. @PacificStand – https://t.co/yLaOo2VEJc pic.twitter.com/9IX4Q44bni — David M. Perry (@Lollardfish) March 23, 2018 I wrote for Pacific Standard on not accepting apologies as apologies just because the famous guy says the word “apology.” In the case of Sherman Alexie, he used his …
The Atlantic Hires Right-Wing Racist Sexist Columnist
Premise: If you can’t find a conservative columnist who doesn’t advocate for hanging women who have abortions, then don’t hire a conservative columnist. I don’t really know what else to say. https://t.co/w3fW5vbQI9 — David M. Perry (@Lollardfish) March 23, 2018 I know that it’s a complicated moment to hire right-wing writers. The right-wing itself has …
Autism Uncensored
Maxfield Sparrow read the latest violent autism-parent memoir. It’s not good. And over at The Establishment, Aaron Kappel writes about the whole memoir genre.
Stopping Gun Violence – Lydia Brown writes for The Task Force
This is very good. Starts with demilitarization, which is word I’d like to hear more often from progressive policy types. And of particular interest to this crowd: 3. Do not insert mental illness or disability into gun violence policy-making. Linking mental health to gun violence is a myth that must be put to rest, and …