I’ve been struggling to think of a topic for my final blog post, but I think the topic totally relates to bodies.
Author: anchorandchain
Disabilities in the Media
We talked briefly last class about the representation of disability in children’s movies (How to Train Your Dragon 2) but we failed to cover disabilities represented in adult movies. The following is a summary followed by an analysis of a movie, “The Machine,” about a futuristic, semi-apocalyptic world full of cyborg technology.
“You’re not fat!”
Contains triggering material.
Attention Walmart Shoppers
“People of Walmart – Funny Pictures of People Shopping at Walmart.” Their slogan might be more accurate if they changed it to “Body Policing at its Finest.” Now, I understand rolling your eyes at something silly someone does at the store, or a weird way someone wears their hair. More specifically, I can totally understand “cringe-worthy” outfits that don’t support someone’s body type as I’m an avid What Not To Wear fan. But People of Walmart really sets the standard for public shaming, no matter what the reason. You can be fat, skinny, black, white, short, tall, male, female – it doesn’t matter. If there’s something off about you, even in the smallest sense, you could be subject to getting posted on this site. Continue reading