Why aren't disabled people represented in the media more?

[DocumentaLy]

With all the talk about POC and LGBT people being represented in the media, why isn't there the same discussion around disabled people? I'm streaming MUSIC STATION ULTRA FES 2018 right now, and there was a commercial for a detergent pod, in which a man in wheelchair was using it. It made me think of how little I see disabled people in the media compared to pretty much every other minority group, even though disable people are in every demographic group there is.

[LaJetée]

With all the talk about POC and LGBT people being represented in the media, why isn't there the same discussion around disabled people? 

There very much is, just because you're not aware there is doesn't mean there isn't

[Bad Boy]

Because disabled people are actually disadvantaged. 

[DocumentaLy]

There very much is, just because you're not aware there is doesn't mean there isn't

 

There isn't if it's not being discussed en masse like #OscarSoWhite and the buzz around "Crazy Rich Asians."

Because disabled people are actually disadvantaged. 

 

Meaning?

[Bad Boy]

There isn't if it's not being discussed en masse like #OscarSoWhite and the buzz around "Crazy Rich Asians."

 

 

Meaning?

 

Meaning they don't have the platform/power to actually advocate for themselves like the faux-oppressed do. 

[delirium]

This is an issue that's been overlooked, constantly. Apparently, even though there are about a billion people with disabilities-spanning ethnicity, religion, SES, gender, sexuality, nationality, etc. (making up a decent portion of the global population), actual research shows they are rarely represented and people often don't bother talking about their representation. People tend to focus on discussing representation only for some but not really for all. Studies have actually stated that many times, media has contributed to the negative perspectives on disability 

 

https://www.washington.edu/doit/dis-course-disability-representation-and-media-part-one

https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/resources/disability-and-the-media.html

[LaJetée]

There isn't if it's not being discussed en masse like #OscarSoWhite and the buzz around "Crazy Rich Asians."

 

once again you not being in tune to it doesn't mean there isn't. there was that huge backlash for the movie "me before you" because people did not like it's representation and message about people with disabilities, not to mention a tv show got lots of criticism for casting an able body actor to play a character in a wheelchair.recently and more

representation of people with disabilities very much gets talked about, is there enough being done? no imo, but the discussion is very much happening

[DocumentaLy]

Meaning they don't have the platform/power to actually advocate for themselves like the faux-oppressed do. 

 

Not every disabled person is unable to articulate themselves and their concerns. And there are organizations that advocate for disabled people.

[DocumentaLy]

once again you not being in tune to it doesn't mean there isn't. there was that huge backlash for the movie "me before you" because people did not like it's representation and message about people with disabilities, not to mention a tv show got lots of criticism for casting an able body actor to play a character in a wheelchair.recently and more

representation of people with disabilities very much gets talked about, is there enough being done? no imo, but the discussion is very much happening

 

It's not happening on a large scale, that is my point.

[#goddamnitkongwee]

Because you can't use them to blame the right.

[rejeshrimp]

Idk, it's either unrepresented or misrepresented. I hope it does become more represented though in coming years

[LaJetée]

It's not happening on a large scale, that is my point.

[DocumentaLy]

 

And everyone else in this thread so far...

[LaJetée]

And everyone else in this thread so far...

not my fault y'all don't pay attention to disability rights issues

perhaps my perspective is skewed because i'm actually informed and involved with advocacy for disabled people, my  bad

[DocumentaLy]

not my fault y'all don't pay attention to disability rights issues

perhaps my perspective is skewed because i'm actually informed and involved with advocacy for disabled people, my  bad

 

Yeah, probably. Like I said from jump, it's not a mainstream issue.

[Comfrey]

Probably because disabled people are even more of a minority than POC and the LGBT community. Maybe if more disabled people in the entertainment industry (I don't think there is a lot, I can't think of any) or more mainstream stories were made they would be more vocal about representation and we would see a bigger movement than just one off hot topics like when that film Me Before You came out.

[LaJetée]

Yeah, probably. Like I said from jump, it's not a mainstream issue.

if you think disability advocacy only applies to physical disabilities, perhaps, but it doesn't, so i disagree.

[eyesea]

because people will focus on that and get confused

"is this product for disabled people?"

"will this product injure me?"

confusing 

[Hoshisus]

Because disabled people are actually disadvantaged. 

so POC and LGBT folk aren't? first i'm hearing this lol

 

There very much is, just because you're not aware there is doesn't mean there isn't

tbh!

[DocumentaLy]

if you think disability advocacy only applies to physical disabilities, perhaps, but it doesn't, so i disagree.

 

I know that it applies to not just physical disabilities. And I stand by what I said earlier. The discussion is nowhere near the size of the POC and LGBT discussions.

[Bad Boy]

so POC and LGBT folk aren't? first i'm hearing this lol

 

Not to the extent that they're presented to be.

 

Yes, because you're in a filter bubble. 

[Hoshisus]

Not to the extent that they're presented to be.

 

Yes, because you're in a filter bubble. 

i feel oppressed by your inability to externally host an image so it shows up on a forum

[LaJetée]

I know that it applies to not just physical disabilities. And I stand by what I said earlier. The discussion is nowhere near the size of the POC and LGBT discussions.

 

And the fact that that's your concern is what's irritating me tbh, people always do this, instead of playing this game of oppression Olympics and trying to decide who's movement is bigger or deserves better, how about you just learn about and tune into the conversation about disability advocacy that's already happening, and spread awareness and information. this whole "why doesnt this movement get as much attention as this one" does absolutely nothing for the issue and is just thinly veiled animosity and bitterness imo

[DocumentaLy]

And the fact that that's your concern is what's irritating me tbh, people always do this, instead of playing this game of oppression Olympics and trying to decide who's movement is bigger or deserves better, how about you just learn about and tune into the conversation about disability advocacy that's already happening, and spread awareness and information. this whole "why doesnt this movement get as much attention as this one" does absolutely nothing for the issue and is just thinly veiled animosity and bitterness imo

 

You were the one who went on about how it was being discussed and then later admitted that it's a niche thing. I was stating facts while you were the one playing games. Me talking about it is not going to change things. That is the media's job.

[LaJetée]

You were the one who went on about how it was being discussed and then later admitted that it's a niche thing. I was stating facts while you were the one playing games. Me talking about it is not going to change things. That is the media's job.

i was being  facetious 

so you actually don't care about this issue and just wanted to play oppression olympics like i said, got it