Comments | anjak_j: Thanks for the reason not to watch your show, assholes...

anjak_j

Thanks for the reason not to watch your show, assholes...

Aug 12, 2009 19:36

Originally picked up from sonadorita. The latest in SG:U casting spoilers...

( Even if you are trying to stay spoiler-free, you should definitely read this one before deciding to watch... )

#:tv:stargate universe, !:food for thought:disability

Comments 38

trialia August 12 2009, 22:43:45 UTC

...From the point of view of (as you know) a disabled lesbian, I already want to fucking stab Mallozzi in the brain pan for this bullshit.

anjak_j August 12 2009, 22:53:16 UTC

As a disabled bisexual woman, pretty much the same.

trialia August 12 2009, 22:54:32 UTC

Uh-huh. Especially since he managed to enlist Ming-Na, who played the lead in a favourite film of mine from a while back. X_X; I feel somehow tainted by that.

obsessed1o1 August 12 2009, 22:58:07 UTC

Lost for words ... really

anjak_j August 12 2009, 23:02:04 UTC

If this is how the show intends to be 'edgy', then it is in trouble before it even airs.

ionaonie August 13 2009, 11:14:04 UTC

That's part of the problem, I feel.

They don't see gay people or diabled people are 'normal' - they are 'edgy'.

anjak_j August 13 2009, 12:51:25 UTC

I love my edge... =P

elanesse8 August 13 2009, 01:20:09 UTC

oh. my. GOD. I don't even know where to begin with a rant.
Makes me want to find out what advertisers buy the SG time and boycott them, too.

anjak_j August 13 2009, 01:49:07 UTC

That's not a bad idea. Just wait until the first one airs...especially if the show has a sponsor.

df_chipz August 13 2009, 08:22:34 UTC

Ah, I was messaged about this.

What the fuck is with TV shows using physical disabilities and painting said disabilities in such an offensive light as a means of drawing viewers these days?! Unbelievable.

And ya know the part that's most offensive to me (as if the rest wasn't already very offensive)?

That they had to capitalize the part that says, "MUST BE PHYSICALLY THIN. (THINK CALISTA FLOCKHART)."

GAH.

anjak_j August 13 2009, 12:54:30 UTC

TBH, I think the Calista Flockhart/size part is the least offensive part and is great for fanning the flames on and derailing the disability issue. Probably because I'm disabled and disablism gets little airtime.

df_chipz August 13 2009, 13:06:28 UTC

Yeah, that's what I meant. You can easily tell they deliberately capitalized that part in order to distract people. Sorry, I should have phrased it better, but that 'character profile' made me go WTF big time.

anjak_j August 18 2009, 15:21:03 UTC

Ah right, I get you now.

ionaonie August 13 2009, 11:12:18 UTC

Well said.

I mean, really WTF?

All the implications of how they view disabled people is horrifying.

Did no-one read that and see how problematic it could be?

anjak_j August 13 2009, 12:58:31 UTC

Exactly. We have Magic Disabled Person for one, and Healing Cock for two. Y'know, I wish all my problems could be healed by cock...