shape of water

  • Academy Awards and Film Disability

    ByDavid Perry

    speaking of disability narratives. https://t.co/rTYmKeVsoP — David M. Perry (@Lollardfish) March 5, 2018 Million Dollar Baby was heavily criticized by disability groups for promoting the view that being paralyzed was worse than being dead. This, of course, was also the case for the less-critically-successful Me Before You. You can see an archive of such responses…

  • On The Shape of Water

    ByDavid Perry

    Two good pieces criticizing The Shape of Water from disability perspectives. From Kim Sauder: Her character—like all of the characters in the film—is one-dimensional. She is a mishmash of disability stereotypes. She is a social outsider who is largely perceived to be “other”. She clearly longs for more inclusion but is unable to get it. She…