Tag Archives: overturning stereotypes
The creativity of disability
Back in the early 90s, my advertising agency made a film for a disability charity (that sadly never saw the light of day). I just unearthed it. It demonstrates wonderfully the creativity that so many disabled people are capable of, because … Continue reading
The third sex
I went to a new GP today. The appointment was a long one, as I recounted my not inconsiderable medical history. The conversation was a bit stilted. As a result, the thirty minutes seemed like sixty. It surprised me that … Continue reading
What can we learn from football?
If you are into news or football, or both, you won’t have escaped noticing the furor, and public debate that followed, surrounding two of Sky’s (former) faces of the beautiful game. That Richard Keys and Andy Gray have left the … Continue reading
Comics are an easy way to start overturning stereotypes.
Last week, I noticed in the newspaper that a new superhero is coming to US bookstores. The Silver Scorpion, a Muslim boy in a wheelchair, will be arriving there in November. Perhaps this is indicative of a fresh more positive … Continue reading
Overturning stereotypes
Have you noticed that most “bad” characters in film, TV or literature have their flawed character manifested physically in some way? So, there is the James Bond villain with a scar or in a wheelchair or with metal teeth. There’s … Continue reading
