CANNA-NEWS: HEALTH
Living with Disability: Understanding Cripple Punk Culture
WRITER JOHHNY HALFHAND
GRAPHICS 8THDAYCREATE .COM
ISABLED PEOPLE have the ironic fate of being simultaneously watched and ignored. In Seattle, when the bus stops to lower the ramp for someone with a wheelchair, it is not uncommon to hear some commuter sigh audibly, and drop their eyes to their phones when the individual finally boards the bus to get situated. In the US, it seems people want to watch and judge, more than smile, accept, or even help. With so little representation in TV or movies, it’s really no wonder that we are such objects of interest to the average bystander.
“They put together a punk philosophy for the disabled folks who are simply fed up with trying to fit everybody’s expectations.”
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