Looking at Disability Positively
When we flip through a magazine, or the channels on our TV we are blinded by "perfect people". People with hair that falls perfectly down their back, people with long legs and a tiny waist, and people that can walk without having to push a button forward. It's hard to believe that such a large part of our human race wasn't included in that part of life. The media is supposed to involve EVERYONE... and it does, sort of. I'm not saying the media is portraying the disabled fairly but compared to a decade ago, we have come a far way. American Horror Story - This show had an entire season dedicated to disabled people! Rose Siggins played Legless Suzy on American Horror Stories fourth season. Rose had a rare genetic disorder that affected her lower spine called sacral agenesis. Rose has no legs which results into her mostly using her upper arms. When Rose talks about her illness this is what she has to say, " People stare at something they don’t understand. We’r...