visibledisability

I have a question I’d like to ask those with visible disabilities.

Where is the line between inspiration porn and genuinely being inspired by someone?

I’ve been bingeing this show called The Challenge. The contestants do a bunch of difficult physical challenges.

There’s this one contestant who has been on a few seasons who was born with a #LimbDifference Specifically he was born with one hand.

They don’t make a huge deal of it on the show, but a number of contestants have commented on how awesome it is that he’s a great athlete despite his hand.

On the one hand, his #Disability really does make a lot of the tasks harder for him. He says as much. On the other hand, it just feels awkward to have people say how incredible it is he can do what he does with only one hand.

I’m really curious what visibly disabled people think. Is it #InspirationPorn to praise him for doing well? Or is it just a logical observation? #visibledisability

Yep I'm aware that GOT is 'trying' to be representative of a specific period... But I honestly flinched everytime that title was used 😓 It seemed like it was supposed to be celebratory , but it didnt sit right with me. It felt slightly demeaning... GOT has definitely set the TV world alight with the strides it's made. But it's always been iffy with representation & what and how it celebrates difference. Was it respectful in its representation? I'm not so sure 😔 #visibledisability #DisabilityRights #wheelusers #ChronicPain #ChronicFatigue #got