Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, but Words Can Really Hurt
People say words don’t hurt, but some words can do a lot of damage.
Dom Evans (They/He) is the leading expert in disability representation in media. Since 2018, they have been one of two researchers for the FilmDis Annual Study on Disability Representation on TV. They have a BFA in Film Production and are currently working on multiple TV series ideas. When not crafting their own ideas, Dom consults on disability and 2SLGBTQIA representation in film.
People say words don’t hurt, but some words can do a lot of damage.
I have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). I was diagnosed some years ago. I knew for years before that that I probably had OCD, but getting diagnosed validated that. One thing…
Disability organizations that exploit and appropriate the work of multiply marginalized disabled people need to be held accountable.
When I was in film school, nobody would work with me. That is, unless they were forced to work with me. One of the women in my class once told…
So, I’ve been gaming quite a bit lately, and I’ve been doing so on Twitch! I have found a community of gamers who welcomed me, and are amazing people. Thanks…
A look at how history and how I was raised impact my idea of gender, as well as my own personal gender identity.
In this book review for Sinner by Christopher Graves, I look at the misogyny, casual ableism, and religious fervor that renders the book somewhat unreadable.
I love books that are suspenseful. I have a high tolerance for what I can endure when I am reading, so when a book purports to be about the wife…
Disabled Black folks say that comparing blackface and disabled mimicry harms them, and we should listen.
The budget that Trump is proposing, and replacing the ACA with the AHCA, will both lead to many disabled people being put in nursing homes or they will end up dead.