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[sg_lab2]

There are many groups that get mentioned when talking under-representation or poor representation in films and television. Race, gender and the lgbtq. But there is one that never gets a mention in the mainstream; the disabled.

I haven't seen the movie yet so I can't profess to have a fully informed opinion beyond the reviews I have read online, but Me Before You does not look like the best representation of the disabled.

Maybe I'll go further into detail later on this movie on the issues I have with it, but I can't get my thoughts together and I think I should see the movie first.

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[gwenhwyfar1984.livejournal.com]

May I ask a question? Please do not jump all over me. I'm truly asking this out of a desire to understand! To see a viewpoint on a subject I know little about.

I read the wikipeida entry on the movie and the source material.
Why is it a bad thing that there is a movie where someone might feel like a burden after a horrific accident that leaves them disabled? To me it seem like there might be people out there that DO feel this way. Why does a movie that portrays this be a bad thing. There are lots of movies where someone is in an accident and overcomes overwhelming odds to walk again/participate in some sport/something inspiring. Well, maybe not lots, but there have been some.

I'm not trying to argue or anything. And I hope you get what I'm asking and do not get offended. I'm jut trying to understand why this is a big deal.

By the way, have you read the Lincoln Rhyme crime books by Jeffery Deaver? The main character is a quadrapelegic detective. They're quite good.

[sg-lab.livejournal.com]

Oh no, it's fine. I'll tell you what, if you don't mind waiting a bit, I plan on writing about my thoughts on Me Before You in a proper post. hopefully I can have it up by tomorrow afternoon.

And thank you for the book rec, I had never heard of it before.