2009-11-19

Representation Linkspam #5

Linkspam by myself and [personal profile] kaz. Feel free to drop us links in comments. If anyone is interested in assisting in making these posts, drop me an email, private message, or comment. Thanks!

All Business: Glee Casting a sad case of missed opportunities (from the Toronto Star, op-ed, Oct 31 2009)

Avalon's Willow: How to be pissy about disability activism

Autistic and Gay: Will the Real Human Please Stand Up

BlogHer (Shannon Des Roches Rosa): Glee-ful about Special Needs TV

Cat in a Dog's World: This Week's Glee: The Good, the Bad and Horrific

Dallas (TX) TV Examiner: Glee Wheelchair controversy out of line with show's themes

Hollywood Crush: Glee Recap: episode 9 'Wheels' [ableist use of word "lame"]

[livejournal.com profile] haddayr Glee Fail. Oh. My. God.

The Huffington Post: "Glee" Wheelchair episode upsets disabled (this is a repost of the AP article, with comments)

jon22: the Website of Jonathan Dobres: A Reasoned mid-season Assessment of Glee

Perspectives from a Blind Point of View: Should Disabled Characters only be Played by Disabled Actors?

Megan's Minute: Glee Pops a Few Wheelies

This Ain't Livin' (meloukhia): Glee: Ballad

TV Guide: Advocates for the Disabled Speak out against Glee's Wheelchair episode.

TV Squad: Why isn't Artie on Glee played by a disabled Actor?

[personal profile] sasha_feather A couple of thoughts on language, one thought about casting and "Glee"

Witticisms: 'Glee' Wheelchair episode shows why we fight on