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I loved @Sia's music so much. I'm floored by her response to actually autistic actors upset+angry by her disabled caricature+cripping up in her video.
In what universe is this even remotely OK.
There is a REASON disabled people are so underrepresented in entertainment/the arts. https://twitter.com/Sia/status/1329738992519147521
In what universe is this even remotely OK.
There is a REASON disabled people are so underrepresented in entertainment/the arts. https://twitter.com/Sia/status/1329738992519147521
Not to mention that she is apparently defending these choices based on consulting with Autism Speaks, which is a known anti-autistic hate group, despite superficial reforms in recent years, and which even if you didn't realize that, is still not run by actually autistic people.
And now, apparently she's benevolent because she didn't want to subject an autistic actor to production conditions she assumed would be inaccessible without ever asking. That is the definition of paternalism+condescension. Also, if you you know your set is inaccessible, fix it.
And if you're thinking, oh, it would take too long to make things accessible, or I don't know how. Then (a) WAIT. Delay production until it's accessible. "We move together, with no body left behind." @SinsInvalid. (b) Hire one or more disabled people as access consultants.
And no, saying you're emphasizing gifts and referring to us as having "special abilities" is not helping your case. Disability is not a bad word. Disabled people are not wrong or broken. Do not euphemize our existence, our lives, our struggles, our magnificence, our brilliance.
