#Bill Porter

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Taoist Art :: [Red Pine (translator) :: Bill Porter (author)]

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“The Master allows things to happen. She shapes events as they come. She steps out of the way and lets the Tao speak for itself.” — From: Tao Te Ching Translation: Stephen Mitchell

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Remember, it takes people a wee bit longer to warm up to you.

Irene Porter, Door to Door 

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disabled life in the 50s through 90s

In the early 2000s portrayals of disabled characters became more accurate through political awareness. Door to Door (2002) addresses ableism with a true story. Persistent, determined, and independent. These three adjectives have been used to describe many people in the disability community. Society makes and assumes life is an uphill battle, no matter the condition. Independence is essential for…

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william h. macy as bill porter in door to door

primetime emmy award winner for outstanding lead actor in a limited series or movie

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The Silly Is Still Winning...

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US Vogue January 1986

Paulina Porizkova in a stunning three-piece set. Navy cashmere sleeveless sweater under the most charming navy cashmere cardigan, with white linen collar and cuffs, polka dot silk crepe de chine lining. With navy chalk striped wool pants, navy and white belt. By Bill Blass. Hair, Suga of Suga Salon, NYC, makeup, Tyen of Paris. Earrings and bracelet, Wendy Gell Jewelry.

Paulina Porizkova dans un superbe ensemble trois pièces. Petit pull sans manches en cachemire bleu marine sous le plus charmant cardigan en cachemire bleu marine également, avec col et poignets en lin blanc, doublure en crêpe de Chine de soie à pois. Avec un pantalon en laine bleu marine à rayures craie, une ceinture bleu marine et blanche. Par Bill Blass. Coiffure, Suga du Suga Salon, NYC, maquillage, Tyen de Paris. Boucles d'oreilles et bracelet, Wendy Gell Jewelry.

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The Haiku of Basho White and Sato page 89

[Red Pine (translator) :: Bill Porter (author)]

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Bill Porter, a salesman who had to sell people the idea of disabled employees

Living with cerebral palsy, I had difficulty seeing myself as an ambiguous  disabled character. Cerebral palsy is a spectrum, and I’m in the middle as an  ambulatory wheelchair user. I acknowledge there is a privilege in my ability to be  independent.

I was born after the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed and never faced the possibility of being institutionalized. I also have access to multiple types of therapy to improve my quality of life. “A patient with cerebral palsy is not a single isolated person conditioned by his situation; rather, he is  part of a family and society which will have an influence on him and vice versa. Disabilities and the handicapped are topics and characters in many movies,  cerebral palsy and those afflicted, among them” (Marco, 66).  

That is a very clinical acknowledgment that multiple factors contribute to a  disabled person’s success and level of integration in society. Numerous movies  portray cerebral palsy. The most accurate depictions of disabled people are  often true individual stories. 

This is precisely what the TNT television movie Door to Door (2002) accomplishes. The film focuses on Bill Porter, a salesman  born with cerebral palsy. The film is about his career. It characterizes Bill as a persistent person that perseveres through prejudice. “The film shows the discrimination suffered by the disabled when finding work and how they can  triumph in doing so. Those with cerebral palsy are not always affected mentally, and the physical limitations, which could limit their capacities for work, can be  overcome with adequate jobs and using systems and procedures adapted to their deficiencies.” (Marco, 70)

Bill Porter entered the workforce in the early 60s as a door-to-door salesman,  despite the physical labor of walking miles every day. 

Photo by Dillon Kydd from Unsplash

Bill had a knack for sales. As a teenager, his mother encouraged him to be a salesman for the United Cerebral Palsy Association. His father was also in the sales business. Bill  was inspired by his family to become a member of the workforce. His mother fought for Bill to attend mainstream schooling. Ultimately Bill went  to a school for disabled children first then went mainstream at 16. 

Once he graduated, Bill’s father emphasized that Bill needed a job. His conviction  that Bill was going to find work propelled Bill to refuse disability money. He would not be excluded from the workforce because of people’s assumptions  that he was “retarded”. 

“Besides his physical problems, Bill’s cerebral palsy affected his speech. In  1955, he tried to work for the Fuller Company as a door-to-door salesman, just  as his father had. Against the wishes of the company, and thanks to the  persistence of his mother, he finally got the job with a competing company, The  Watkins Company. With Watkins, he triumphed, not only in his state but  comparatively in his country.” (Marco, 70)

Source

Marco, M. L. (2005). Cerebral Palsy in Cinema. J Med Man 1, 66-76. https://campus.usal.es/~revistamedicinacine/Indice_2005/Revista/numero_3/ing_3_pdf/pcerebral_ing.pdf

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My state has good news for women for a change!

A Connecticut Democrat successfully changed the wording of new legislation to add the phrase 'expectant mothers', after branding the original suggested language - 'pregnant persons' - an affront to women. 

State Rep. Robyn Porter, a Democrat representing New Haven, proposed an amendment to House Bill 5454 to incorporate the term 'expectant mothers' during discussions on a bill regarding state funding on Thursday. 

'My children call me mother, ma, mommy. It depends on the day,' Porter said Thursday. 'I don't answer to pregnant person or birthing person. That's not what I answer to.

A huge part of my identity is wrapped around being a mother and a grandmother. So I find it an affront that someone would try to tell me that what they're putting on paper for the purpose of policy covers me when I'm telling you that it doesn't,' she continued. 

The bill was originally launched by the Human Services Committee before reaching appropriations to incorporate the phrase 'expectant mothers' to lines five and six.

The original lines of the bill read '… shall create a strategic plan to maximize federal and state resources for mental health services for children six years old and younger, their caregivers and pregnant persons.'

Lawmakers voted 32-16 to adopt the term 'mothers' following a 35-minute debate.

The unexpected decision was achieved through a coalition of Republicans and members of the legislature's black and Puerto Rican Caucus - with all 16 opposing votes coming from Democrats.

Porter stated, 'We want to talk about discrimination? Well, I'm here to tell you that black people in America know that very well.

'This is where I really get frustrated in this building because what we say is dismissed, disregarded, disrespected. … I'm always asked to compromise when I come to the table, and I'm expected to do so. 

She added, 'We were mothers first. Yes, times are changing, and I'm fine with that because that's life... But you don't get to grow, and you don't get to talk about diversity, equity, and inclusion and exclude me and the other women like me who identify as mothers. You don't get to do that.'

She said some women 'want to be called mothers. What's wrong with that?'   

The primary advocate for the original language of 'pregnant persons' in the bill was Rep. Jillian Gilchrest, a Democrat from West Hartford. 

'Pregnant person is actually the inclusive term,' Gilchrest said. 'It is a gender neutral term, and it would encompass expectant mothers, pregnant women. 

'As we talk about DEI, this is the direction we are hoping to move in in this state and ideally across the country.

'And so the term pregnant persons is the more inclusive term, and so I would ask my colleagues to oppose the amendment.'

Many legislators representing the state's major urban cities rallied in support of Porter's amendment.

State Rep. Geraldo Reyes, a Democrat from Waterbury and a prominent figure in the black and Puerto Rican Caucus, emphasized the cultural significance of motherhood.

'Culturally, as a Puerto Rican person, there is nothing more sacred than a mother... There is only one mother … Just as I opposed the word Latinx, I oppose the word expecting person,' he said.

Similarly, Rep. Minnie Gonzalez, a Democrat from Hartford backed Porter's amendment and emphasized his support for the LGBT community.

'It's nothing against the LGBT community. It's nothing about them,' he said. 'Nothing against them. We support them … We recognize that they have rights, but where are my rights? I have the right to defend my rights.'

Rep. Anthony Nolan, a New London Democrat was emphasized then importance of the word 'mother' in black communities. 

'I'm just astonished by some of the things that are being said,' he said.  'In black culture, who really are ingrained with that word mother, for us to go home and call our mother something other than a mother, we would end up with a slap across the face. 

'We're not removing anything. We're just asking to add something that is dear to those that are speaking in regards to it, especially in the black culture.' 

Last year, the CDC was slammed for 'appalling' new health guidance in which it replaced the word 'women' with the gender-neutral term 'pregnant people.'

The erasure of the term women can be seen in recommendations for a host of respiratory virus vaccinations for pregnant women.

This includes material promoting shots for Covid, flu and RSV - a common respiratory condition that most affects older adults and young children.

Although usually mild, all three viruses can be deadly in pregnant women.

All gender-specific terms — including 'she,' 'her,' 'women' and 'mother' — were replaced with gender-neutral terms like 'pregnant people' and 'pregnant person.' 

A doctors' organization said the CDC was 'cowering to political forces' at the expense of sound medical advice at the time.