Disability as a costume
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Re: Disability as a costume
It is kinda like a cunt punt. On the surface, crude slapstick, but dig deeper and it is social commentary.
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subtle in the very same way as insisting that it is subtle.Foo wrote:It is next level. Does not appear to be subtle, but is subtle.zombie wrote:not really.Foo wrote:I do it in more subtle ways!zombie wrote:i can't have a mind of my own. (buzz)feed me what i must believe, mr. foo.Foo wrote:Well, once you remove the gender identities from the equation, it is not so bad.zombie wrote:i think you know the ridiculousness of that comparison.Foo wrote: What would you say about Tom Cruise playing Rosa Parks?
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What do they care? They can't watch the movie, anyway...Foo wrote:Acting. The problem is you are assuming a sighted actor can play a person who becomes blind better than a person who actually became blind. See why disabled folks have a point?showa58taro wrote:"Who loses his sight" was all I needed there. How would you get Anna really blind person to play themselves before becoming blind?


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do you have any idea how good braille porn is?Jason wrote:What do they care? They can't watch the movie, anyway...Foo wrote:Acting. The problem is you are assuming a sighted actor can play a person who becomes blind better than a person who actually became blind. See why disabled folks have a point?showa58taro wrote:"Who loses his sight" was all I needed there. How would you get Anna really blind person to play themselves before becoming blind?
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My point was that it's easier for Baldwin to play blind than Stevie Wonder to pretend he can see.

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Based on a sighted person's bias. We are unable to know the nuances of being blind that a blind person would know. He is playing blind, they would be blind.showa58taro wrote:My point was that it's easier for Baldwin to play blind than Stevie Wonder to pretend he can see.
Ever watch a sports movie that features a non athlete doing incredible athletic feats? To anyone with a slightly trained eye, it looks absurd to the point where it takes you out of the movie. There is nuance and fluidity that is only made capable by experience.
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When the blind guys see Bakdwin, I'm sure they'll. . . Oh wait.Foo wrote:Based on a sighted person's bias. We are unable to know the nuances of being blind that a blind person would know. He is playing blind, they would be blind.showa58taro wrote:My point was that it's easier for Baldwin to play blind than Stevie Wonder to pretend he can see.
Ever watch a sports movie that features a non athlete doing incredible athletic feats? To anyone with a slightly trained eye, it looks absurd to the point where it takes you out of the movie. There is nuance and fluidity that is only made capable by experience.

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Ordinarily I would think that was a joke article, but in this day and age... Good fuck.
