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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]More observations on disability. I think this is a good point. I have never been able to figure out why they despised Dorland so much except that she didn't communicate somehow "correctly," which seems code for possible ableism. For instance, in the awful encounter described by Chip Cheeks, Dorland seemed to do everything technically right (welcomed him, gave him advice, etc.) but he still mocked her mercilessly behind her back. The savaging of the group seems beyond normal dislike, and I do wonder if there is some virulent ableism underneath it all (probably also classism).

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I don't think their disdain for Dawn comes from ableism. Some groups of people are just mean and enjoy being mean. The fact that in all of this, not one of them can point to or share anything concrete that Dawn did to draw their vitriol is most telling. Who remembers the b*%#& eating crackers some e card thing from back when memes were getting started? Dawn clearly was the B eating crackers for this group of people, and every single thing she did (or didn't do) became fodder for them to ridicule her more. I think their dislike of Dawn is grounded in classism and a need to keep people in their place, and Dawn was clearly not aware that this group was still playing those mean girl games.

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To add to this, the character of Rose in the story eats Ritz crackers throughout the story. Larsen literally had her eating crackers.

The other tidbit is that Dorland apparently spoke openly about being inspired by a 2009 New Yorker story titled[i] The Kindest Cut. [/i] The title of Larsen's short story is a direct hit at Dorland.[/quote]

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