Nancy Mairs might be a good
person. I haven’t seen any evidence
against it, so I guess I have to assume she is.
But just because someone is a good person doesn’t mean I have to agree
with them.
Nancy Mairs wanted disabilities
to be displayed in everyday life like commercials and TV shows in a way that
makes them seem normal to the rest of society.
There’s one problem with
that. Advertisers don’t care. Television shows don’t care. Pop culture in general DOESN’T CARE.
This is one of those problems
like atheists complaining about a Christmas tree in the White House. They look for something “offensive” to complain
about, formulate an argument, and try to gain followers for something as
pointless as renaming a Christmas tree in the White House to the Holiday tree
to “please” non-Christians. In case you
didn’t know, the Christmas tree is for Christmas-not Kwanzaa, Hanukah, or any
other celebration of any religion. If
you wanted to honor another religion then put up a menorah or something in the
White House. That’s like social issues
and television-they don’t mix. TV shows
do not have a responsibility to reflect modern society; they have a
responsibility to entertain the masses.
I know how it feels to be told
there’s something wrong with you. I
really do. But just because something is
wrong with you doesn’t mean that you’re suddenly entitled to change the world
to suit your wishes. Just like how there
will always be racist people, there will always be people who see disability as
irregular. Trust me, we all know it
exists, we already see plenty of it from day to day. When it comes down to it though, “Frankly, my
dear, I don’t give a damn.”
(In case you
didn’t know that last line is from Gone With the Wind)
I thought you had an excellent point about people taking offense to the Christmas tree in the White House, and how they should put up a menorah rather than blatantly lying and calling it a "Holiday Tree." While I agree with Mairs that making disabled people seem normal would fix many of their problems, your realist perspective that the advertisers simply don't care made a lot of sense.
ReplyDeleteYoure right I think that the world is full of diverse people with different beliefs than you but sometimes its just easier to let something go than to change the world to your liking.
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