tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828823099864315938.post7535529750238641163..comments2023-10-12T16:08:14.017+01:00Comments on Lashings of Ginger Beer Time Blog: You're reading too much into itAnnalyticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06402598855200483948noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828823099864315938.post-5931197673307123072011-12-20T15:58:15.078+00:002011-12-20T15:58:15.078+00:00Yes, it was a slight exaggeration to say that I *n...Yes, it was a slight exaggeration to say that I *never* see people with visible disabilities in films, since it does happen occasionally. But like you say, not often enough - and it's even rarer for them to be the central characters. I have never seen All the Small Things but I'll look out for it.Annalyticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06402598855200483948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828823099864315938.post-85407393431966124762011-12-17T16:14:25.197+00:002011-12-17T16:14:25.197+00:00There's also one of the supporting characters ...There's also one of the supporting characters in Notting Hill is a woman in a wheelchair - and I think (full disclosure; I'm able-bodied) it's handled quite well for the most part. <br /><br />Though yes, there should be more.Sesquepadaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371616585737928805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828823099864315938.post-85881910680055676862011-12-16T16:56:33.369+00:002011-12-16T16:56:33.369+00:00"I never see people with visible disabilities..."I never see people with visible disabilities in romance films (or, well any films for that matter)"<br /><br />Two quick examples of romances that do deal with disability in a sympathetic manner: The brother of the main character in Four Weddings and a Funeral is deaf/dumb and is seen using sign language throughout the film, and there are a number of characters with physical or mental disabilities in the BBC drama All the Small Things, all of whom have disability as an aspect of themselves, but it's far from everything about them.<br /><br />I really wish these weren't quite the exceptions that they are, but watching these does make me feel there's evidence we <em>can</em> do better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com