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Juice and Stereotypes

Posted onJune 22, 2017February 7, 2019 By David Perry

Zuma Juice made the worst piece of disability stereotyping commercial I’ve ever seen. The disability community let them know what was going on, and I wrote it up for Pacific Standard. This ad trades on two of the most pervasive stereotypes facing disabled folks. First, that their disability is attributable to poor lifestyle choices—i.e. drinking … Continue ReadingJuice and Stereotypes

Disability Stereotypes Aren’t Cute Marketing Tools

Posted onMay 25, 2017February 7, 2019 By David Perry

This is not a big deal requiring massive internet outrage spirals, but I do want to make this point very clearly: Disability stigma and stereotypes aren’t funny memes you get to use in marketing. OCD, for example, is a serious condition that can play a major role in the structure of the lives with people … Continue ReadingDisability Stereotypes Aren’t Cute Marketing Tools

Questioning Trump’s Sanity – Fair Game?

Posted onJuly 28, 2016February 7, 2019 By David Perry

Donald Trump is an erratic man with poor impulse control, a temperament that belong nowhere near the White House, and self-centered to a degree unusual even among politicians. He lies routinely. But does he lie pathologically? Are his lies related to a mental health condition which makes it difficult for him to tell the truth? … Continue ReadingQuestioning Trump’s Sanity – Fair Game?

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