I have always viewed the word “disability” as a physical impairment only. I used to think that it is just another word for people who are wheel chair dependent or are handicapped in some way. But after the unit on Disabling Bodies, I have seen that “disability” is something that is created by the society or by someone who is superior to others. It can apply to people, animals, nations, etc. Keeping that concept of disability in mind, I have come to see just how disabled the nation of Syria is. Continue reading →

After the results of 2016 presidential elections, many people seem to be nervous of what the future holds. Some group of people fear that they will be deported, some fear that their culture and/or religion will be targeted, and some fear their skin color will become even more of a bigly “issue” than before. Keeping this in mind, and relating this situation to Douglas Bayton’s article. One can argue that Trump’s victory has disabled or is going to disable variety of minority groups in the United States.  Continue reading →

As I was reading “My Words to Victor Frankenstein”, by Susan Stryker. A lot of transgender related issues started to occur in my head. From equal rights to murders, transgender people deal with these issues on a daily basis. I never thought about it in too much depth, but now looking at it, they may be dealing with these issues on a daily basis because they are viewed as “monsters”. Continue reading →