#Disabled actress

[wheelzoffun]

Question

Should disabled actors and actresses be allowed to play roles that were not written as disabled characters? Let's say, for example, an actor or actress that uses a wheelchair plays a character that was written as a fully able-bodied person. Is that acceptable?

[sunnycanwrite]

I've had a lot of good conversations with actors about representation in movies. And a out how I fit into it. Movies and tv often struggle with autism, tic disorder and wheelchairs (and a fuck ton more) and I fit all those categories. More recently it's gotten much better characters with disabilities being played by disabled actors.

A good example is the horror movie, Run, which is quickly be coming on of my favorites. It stars a wheelchair user, and portrays had character very positively. Today I was talking to an actor whoses been ina lot of horror movies and once played a character in a wheelchair. He mentioned how it would have been better if they'd cast an actual wheelchair user.

what I'm saying is some people in Hollywood know that disabled people deserve to be there. They acknowledge that we should be in certain roles, that we aren't just something to make fun of. And it feels good.

[ruetheblogger]

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Miranda

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Love lift up us where we belong

Where the eagles cry on a mountain high.

ᴺᴼᵂ ᴾᴸᴬᵞᴵᴺᴳ : υρ ωнєяє ωє вєℓσηց —

Joe Crocker • Jennifer Warnes

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Life Update

In recent weeks, I’ve had life-changing news. I will be playing Miranda in a production that crosses over Gilligan’s Island and Shakespeare The Tempest. I’m so excited, because Miranda is a principle role, and I’ve never gotten a large role before.

[cloudmancy]

I did also enjoy that there's an angel who uses a mobility aid this season btw... and that they show them casting a spell of Create Accessible Ramp to use their wheelchair instead of just miracling themselves into being able bodied and walking. more of this please

[eveningspirit]

The actress, who plays Dr. Mel's sister, Becca -- Tal Anderson -- is actually autistic. :)

From her IMDB page:

Tal Anderson is a storyteller and an advocate for change, using her voice and platform as an actor to support inclusion and authentic representation in Hollywood. [...] As an autistic artist, she uses her unique position to advocate for disability rights in the workplace and inclusivity in front of and behind the camera in Hollywood. [...] When she's not acting, Tal flexes her creative muscles with editing and writing. She has edited exhibit videos for the Smithsonian Institute, and has completed post-production for many independent short and feature length narrative and documentary films. She's an avid horror movie fan, lover of rock music, and is a true crime enthusiast. When it comes to her presence in the public eye, she wants people to see her as a real person who's doing their job authentically and doing their best to advocate for equality and disability. She has permanently relocated to Los Angeles, where she lives with her cat Winifred.

I'm sure her presence in the cast of the show has an influence on how Mel is portrayed, perhaps on how she's written and how Taylor Dearden plays her. This is good. :) And Taylor is rather convincing in the role. Now I'm curious if Taylor was chosen for her physical similarity to Tal, rather than the other way around. :)

The conversation between Mel and Becca was very sweet, btw.

[neouime]

Love Wins All: An Analysis

Here are my notes for the music video. I have more to say, but it's already two in the morning where I live, and I have been sitting here admiring and contemplating IU's artistry since four hours ago. My butt hurts. I will come here later once I let my thoughts marinate.

There's a cube object chasing after them. - The cube is obviously the antagonist of the story. I have no idea why they chose a cube rather than any other creature or shape. Maybe because the design is simple? I think a cube is a smart choice. It looks like human technology, something man-made. The cube may be an invention that was once intended for the benefit of humankind but ended up becoming an instrument for control. The shape of the cube with its equal sides can represent a system that demands conformity.

IU is mute/deaf (she uses sign language), and Taehyung is blind in one eye. - There is one reading by a Korean UAENA about how they represent people with disabilities. There is one cube targeting IU and Taehyung. No other people are shown, but by the end of the music video, we can see several floating cubes outside the building. We can deduce how the cubes may be specifically searching for individuals like them who are marginalized and in hiding.

There is a scene where IU performs on stage, and black figures point their fingers at her. - IU explicitly declared that the song is dedicated to her loved ones, including her fans. We can interpret the black figures as representing people who spread unnecessary hate (혐오) against artists like IU. (Regardless of context, pointing your fingers in Korean culture is considered rude. It is associated with assigning blame or picking out flaws.)

Both the cube and the people in black are forces that persecute and discriminate, respectively. - This reading stems from the fact that IU is a well-known personality in real life and that her character in the story has disabilities.

While there is a male and female lead, the story and the song are not exclusively romantic. LWA is a fan song. Taehyung represents UAENAs. 

While IU sings on stage, he gives her flowers and looks at her adoringly. - They are able to spend moments both happy and sad by each other's side. At the end of the story, Taehyung stands in front of IU to defend her from the cube and destroy it, while IU comforts him and covers his eyes as they're killed.

The camera and the pile of clothes are details prompting an intertextual reading. - This will be familiar to ARMY, but the pile of clothes is an installation by Christian Boltanski. This does not require further explanation since we can infer what it symbolizes from the story's outcome. On the other hand, the camera is something that is more important to the plot than it seems. It captures only the beautiful and healthy appearance of IU and Taehyung. The Korean UAENA I mentioned earlier said that the camera shows an existence where people with disabilities can live happily. 

The camera shuts down by the end of the music video. - Nothing is recorded, and the memories are lost. But then, how does "love win all?" Okay, we'll look at the lyrics. "찬찬히 너를 두 눈에 담아 한 번 더 편안히 웃어주렴 (With my eyes, I memorize you thoroughly. Let's laugh in peace once more.)

Artists like IU come and go. - For every single and album she releases, IU writes an introduction. For LWA, she sums up the story as a promise to "fade away together splendidly." Also, the lyrics "필연에게서 도망쳐 Run on" appear, which both mean to run away from (도망쳐, to escape) and to run towards the "inevitable." (Korean is not my first language so pardon me if I'm wrong, but I think there's a mistake with the translation provided in the music video. There, the lyrics say "run away from necessity, run on." They use the word necessity, but she's referring to an event that is certain to occur.)

Memories [of their music and their moments with fans] are all lost to history; what matters is to live in the moment. (You don't need a camera to prove that you existed and lived your life.) This aligns with her values as an artist. In her interviews, IU says her goal is to perform (creation rather than chart success).

You may say that the story is tragic because they both die in the end, but they were at peace since they were together. "일부러 나란히 길 잃은 우리 두 사람" (The two of us, side by side, gone astray on purpose). **Edit: IU Team StarCandy on Twitter translated the phrase 길 잃은 우리 as "[we] who took the road less travelled."

I love the lines "너와 슬퍼지고 싶어 My lover" (I want to be sad with you) and "부서지도록 나를 꼭 안아" (Crush me, wrap me tightly in your arms). It illustrates the relationship between IU as an artist and her fans. The song is a declaration of her intention to cherish the good and bad with us. She does not mind even if the pressure of our love sometimes feels intense. She believes love has the power to break you down, but instead, it builds you up. 

Additionally, the line "나와 함께 겁 없이," which is translated as "Will you courageously set with me?" actually more literally translates to "together with me, without fear." There is trust between IU and her lover. In other words, they may not know where the journey leads them, but they consciously choose to walk to it together.

A few more details from the music video that I loved are as follows. I like that the food (the macaron) is connected to memory and joy. It's the end of the world, but they haven't lost their imagination, hope, and ability to delight in each other's presence. In a way, food is crucial to survival in terms of sustenance and because it brings simple pleasure.

After taking a bite, they are transported to a less dreary setting. Their clothes are the same, but they're no longer tattered. Of course, things aren't perfect because while things are more clean, the people themselves remain evil. IU and Taehyung maintain their cheerful disposition even as the black figures appear and surround them.

IU and Taehyung choose to be happy. They dress up and dance around the room despite the reality that everything is still in ruins. (The photo booth is lit in bright, warm colors, while the room outside is cold and blue. Another piece of evidence for this interpretation is that while they're blissfully taking pictures, the strips come out showing Taehyung's milky eyes.)

I also like the alternative explanation for why IU is deaf, and Taehyung is partially blind. - IU performs happily in front of the crowd of black figures. It may mean that she either cannot hear or will not listen to their words of hate. As for Taehyung, he is partially blind to IU's faults. IU (the idol/artist) is the one leading them as they run while Taehyung (their fan) follows, their hands clasped in each other.

Moreover, neither of them speaks throughout the story. Whether IU is deaf or she signs to avoid making noise and risk their capture, I think it's beautiful that they can communicate through gestures. The relationship between fan and artist goes beyond the need for words (which is ironic, too, since we become fans of IU's music before the artist herself. Through her lyrics, we learn of her personality and how she sees the world).

I LOVE their acting. It's almost scarily good how IU can convey her love through her gaze. The smallest details too!! Her softly tapping Taehyung's shoulder to calm him while he tightly grips her hand as they face death? Chills.

Okay, I'm back. I just want to add this:

I said that the song is not exclusively romantic. However, the element of romance is indeed important to the plot. It elevates the story by depicting people (including those with disabilities) finding love even in the middle of hardship. - Their hardship is not the disability itself but rather the prejudices in the world that limit the possibilities they can enjoy.

IU and Taehyung know that the "end" is "inevitable" (she uses both words in her lyrics), and they know that they can only steal these short moments of happiness, but they still try to "look for the opposite of loneliness" (오랜 외로움 그 반대말을 찾아서).

Trivia: IU says that whenever she's stuck with writing a song, she uses the suggestion of a peer (Kim Eana) to look up the meaning of a word in the dictionary. Thus, giving birth to the idea love = opposite of feeling/being alone.

Love as an act of resistance - Viewing a brighter world through the camera, IU wearing the veil, and the pair teasing the black figures (IU sings on the stage despite their jeering and they run around the room) are acts of resistance. They may have a poor imagination (가난한 상상력), wherein they still desire to become "normal" and without their disabilities, but it is also thanks to their imagination that they are able to endure.

Note: The translations are mine. It's always difficult to think of how to word sentences that fully preserve the sentiment of the source, especially since they're song lyrics.

[catherine-123456]

My Name is Catherine Mecredy i am 22 years old and from the UK and this is a blog All about my life as a person who wants more than anything in this world to be an actor but has disabilities' i am making this blog as a way to openly share my experiences with people helping them feel less alone ( hopefully) and show people that no matter what disability , you have you can follow your dreams' it just might take more time but you should absolutely not let anyone stop you.

[queen-daya]

Millicent Simmonds as Regan Abbott (6/6)

[smokestarrules]

I should be compensated for the full span of emotions I went through about Brooklynn through this season. Coming into it full of hope and slowly starting to lose faith that she's actually okay, deciding that nope, she is actually dead when it's revealed that it's Mateo driving the truck that saves the Campers (I'd hoped it was her) and then at the last possible second, finally getting the truth. i literally jumped out of my chair and had to pace around for a sec when i saw her.

[koheletgirl]

so like do we know what theyre going to do with nessa in part 2. bc if they use cgi or whatever to make her walk i will kill myself

[inkperch]

Heartbreaking, the only use of the 'We/you deserve each other!' motif where all sides are in agreement is 'Just her and me! The Wicked Witch of the East! We deserve each other...'

(which Nessa then instantly back slides on, robbing her of her character development to make the Tinman blame Elphie, in a very unnecessary and contrived way seeing as he literally already does-) (I hope they change that in the movie and focus in on the tragedy that Nessa finally realises her mistakes just after burning her final bridge, instead of having her grab the lighter again immediately-)

[enviedear]

lack of empathy online is making spaces uninhabitable fyi!

the same losers that wish for “the fun era of the internet” are the main people being vindictive and apathetic. and usually it’s their first response too.

no matter how many times they comment, “it’s not that deep” or “clap if you care”, it won’t shield them from their own ideology. instead, they’ll find that you’ll never receive empathy or support in the way you want it…because you only ever get what you give. and the grand majority is giving out absolutely vile behavior. so.

[loving-jack-kelly]

people on reddit when you ask them consider if they might just maybe have internal biases that make them care more about Nessa's disability than any other "change" from the original wizard of oz

[lagaans]

throws up & dies....

[dangermousie]

Good lord whyyyy!

D*lraba is a beautiful woman who I once used to like to watch but who hasn’t bothered to act since about 2018 and who’s had no chemistry with her leading men since about the same time.

When I think of her permanent smug smirk in Anle or her as scary as cardboard avenger in TLB - shudder!

That plus her terrifying insane fans - I can already see the joyful experience that drama is gonna be.

I get why any ML would want to jump on the bandwagon since she’s a huge star and insanely popular but I like what I like and good god - this is my nightmare fuel.

I thought she was moving into moderns and playing prosecutors and what not, which was making her money and me vvv happy since I don’t watch that stuff so win win. Nooooooooooo

I mean, it could be worse, could be YCY or JJY but come on! I really hope they either get a different leading man or leading lady because this is a combo designed to personally torture me.

[grainsofexcellence]

Unfortunately Famous: Empathy Denied

Just dropping Book 2....

Summary:

Regina Mills has been lying to everyone. Feeling a deep desire to give justice to her latest character, she becomes completely immersed in the experience, almost losing her life.

As a new person joins her journey, she tries desperately to claw her way out, and prove that the girl was real at all. As time ticks down on a girl's lifeline, she must convince those around her that she's suddenly telling the truth.

If you have not read "Unfortunately Famous" first I would definitely recommend starting there as this is a continuation.

Notes:

So I've been sitting on this little secret for a while ;) we're back. did you miss me? Lol. Publishing is still in progress for book one but it's time we continued this tale in Empathy.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62501749/chapters/159963691… #unfortunatelyfamous #pinkpillow19 #swanqueen #reginamills #emmaSwan