“As a disabled black woman my hill to die on is proper media representation. So, when we aren’t given the respect we deserve & our stories deserve. When The person telling the story isn’t familiar with that experience, there are going to be real life people you hurt in the process And also, as a…”Tagged: Disabled People, media representation, media representation of disabled people, Films, TV Shows
“The thing about hiring non-trans actors to play trans people & non-disabled people to play disabled people is this: Being trans & being disabled aren’t costumes to just take on and off for award seasons. We don’t deserve the insinuation that our lives are a performance & not real.”Tagged: Transgender, non-disabled people, Representation, media representation