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Anonymous wrote:I have a permanent, physical disability that causes deformities. I have very noticeable length differential, must wear corrective shoes that are obvious, have severe scoliosis that I try to hide but I’m sure people can tell. I hate being in a bathing suit around people I don’t know or even in warm weather clothes.

It’s not easy being disabled. In fact it really sucks. I’m not here to make you feel comfortable for the weird way I look and I cannot stand how disabled people are portrayed in entertainment (people to be pitied, as inspirations, oddballs, outcasts, charity cases, villains). Never just a regular person. So you can save your eye rolls and how it annoys you that people like us have a voice and we use it. I find this kind of stuff super offensive.

And remember, unlike other marginalized groups, the disability community is something anyone can sudden find themselves being a part of, just like that.

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I have a DS with disabilities who is now in high school. I've also got 2 older children in high school who are typical. I can't tell you the number of times peers of my older kids have lashed out at them using slurs about their younger brother with disabilities. My DS is smart, sweet, kind and has never been mean or insulting to another person in his life. Yet, these kids will mock his physical aspects, disparage things he did in ELEMENTARY school and fling 'special education' out as the worst type of insult. These are 'good' kids from 'good' families that go to 'good' schools and are 'good' students/athletes.

The lack of consideration for the disability community is astounding. There is no excuse for making the character in this film a 3-fingered witch. None. If you were to substitute race or religion for disability, no so-called 'legal' person on the side of TV or film would allow it to pass. Could you imagine what would happen if the film highlighted the witch as being a POC or a Muslim or Jew? Why is disability any different? It is not enough to apologize for doing this. There needs to be an examination of the failures that allowed it to happen - not just in this particular film but in the entire industry. This film is just the latest example.

Anonymous wrote:I have a physical deformity involving my feet. Nobody really knows because it’s easy to cover up with shoes. If a movie character was made up to have feet like mine, I would be extremely upset. And I’m 42 years old. To imagine how a child would feel seeing this? Just awful.

The witches in the original book have square feet (fused or no toes)

I have only known one person with a missing finger and I thought about it right away when I saw the trailer clip. I seriously doubt no one raised this issue during production. The people in charge of the film decided to do it anyway.

The witch is not human. These people are so annoying.... everything is issue now.

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The witch is not human. These people are so annoying.... everything is issue now.

I have a physical deformity involving my feet. Nobody really knows because it’s easy to cover up with shoes. If a movie character was made up to have feet like mine, I would be extremely upset. And I’m 42 years old. To imagine how a child would feel seeing this? Just awful.

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Anonymous wrote:I love the 90s version with a passion.

+1 this was an unnecessary remake and AHathaway is no AHouston

Agree! Angelica was amazing in the 90s version

Scared the crap out of me as a kid! I think I left the theatre or at least had my head buried in my hands.

I like This Little Miggy on Instagram and I liked her reply to this. Her little girl has limb differences.

Stop rolling your eyes, people. Read her post and imagine if it was YOUR child with limb differences.

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Anonymous wrote:This thread is a classic example of barriers being invisible to those who don’t face them.

Can you see the people you are responding? Or are you just making assumptions? Not everyone wants to be offended by everything. Not everyone looks at everything has an offense to them. You have no idea what everyone faces. You just assume everyone should think like you. I don’t for one second believe WB intentionally set out to hurt people with a disability.

NP. I think the poster makes a good point (which is rife on DCUM generally) your failing to see from her / his perspective enforces what he / she has actually said.

Of course they didn't do it intentionally. That's the point. But perhaps the people who came up with the idea are less defensive than you, and now that it's been pointed out to them, recognize that they might do better next time.

Nonesense. there are enough checks and balances integrated into the making of any movie or tv show (literally lawyers who sit during filming and take notes) that this would have been flagged numerous times. They just decided to carry on regardless.

Uh, I work in a similar industry and promise you this is not something the lawyers are working on.

I worked in the legal side of TV and it is something that happens, quietly but always. If you work in catering or costumes (no offense) then you're never going to know this.

No offense taken, because the legal side of tv is also where I've worked. What exactly are you suggesting was flagged?

I hope no one defending this is the type of person who whines that straight white people and the right wing are being vilified.

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Anonymous wrote:This thread is a classic example of barriers being invisible to those who don’t face them.

Can you see the people you are responding? Or are you just making assumptions? Not everyone wants to be offended by everything. Not everyone looks at everything has an offense to them. You have no idea what everyone faces. You just assume everyone should think like you. I don’t for one second believe WB intentionally set out to hurt people with a disability.

NP. I think the poster makes a good point (which is rife on DCUM generally) your failing to see from her / his perspective enforces what he / she has actually said.

Of course they didn't do it intentionally. That's the point. But perhaps the people who came up with the idea are less defensive than you, and now that it's been pointed out to them, recognize that they might do better next time.

Nonesense. there are enough checks and balances integrated into the making of any movie or tv show (literally lawyers who sit during filming and take notes) that this would have been flagged numerous times. They just decided to carry on regardless.

Uh, I work in a similar industry and promise you this is not something the lawyers are working on.

I worked in the legal side of TV and it is something that happens, quietly but always. If you work in catering or costumes (no offense) then you're never going to know this.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a permanent, physical disability that causes deformities. I have very noticeable length differential, must wear corrective shoes that are obvious, have severe scoliosis that I try to hide but I’m sure people can tell. I hate being in a bathing suit around people I don’t know or even in warm weather clothes.

It’s not easy being disabled. In fact it really sucks. I’m not here to make you feel comfortable for the weird way I look and I cannot stand how disabled people are portrayed in entertainment (people to be pitied, as inspirations, oddballs, outcasts, charity cases, villains). Never just a regular person. So you can save your eye rolls and how it annoys you that people like us have a voice and we use it. I find this kind of stuff super offensive.

And remember, unlike other marginalized groups, the disability community is something anyone can sudden find themselves being a part of, just like that.

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+1000000002. Very well said.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a permanent, physical disability that causes deformities. I have very noticeable length differential, must wear corrective shoes that are obvious, have severe scoliosis that I try to hide but I’m sure people can tell. I hate being in a bathing suit around people I don’t know or even in warm weather clothes.

It’s not easy being disabled. In fact it really sucks. I’m not here to make you feel comfortable for the weird way I look and I cannot stand how disabled people are portrayed in entertainment (people to be pitied, as inspirations, oddballs, outcasts, charity cases, villains). Never just a regular person. So you can save your eye rolls and how it annoys you that people like us have a voice and we use it. I find this kind of stuff super offensive.

And remember, unlike other marginalized groups, the disability community is something anyone can sudden find themselves being a part of, just like that.

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+1000000001!!

Anonymous wrote:I have a permanent, physical disability that causes deformities. I have very noticeable length differential, must wear corrective shoes that are obvious, have severe scoliosis that I try to hide but I’m sure people can tell. I hate being in a bathing suit around people I don’t know or even in warm weather clothes.

It’s not easy being disabled. In fact it really sucks. I’m not here to make you feel comfortable for the weird way I look and I cannot stand how disabled people are portrayed in entertainment (people to be pitied, as inspirations, oddballs, outcasts, charity cases, villains). Never just a regular person. So you can save your eye rolls and how it annoys you that people like us have a voice and we use it. I find this kind of stuff super offensive.

And remember, unlike other marginalized groups, the disability community is something anyone can sudden find themselves being a part of, just like that.

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