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Mairs was born on July 23, 1943, in Long Beach, California. [1] She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) when she was 28, and began using a wheelchair soon after. [1] She wrote several essays on her experiences as a self-described "cripple", including "On Being a Cripple," "Sex and the Gimpy Girl," and the memoir Waist High in the World. [1]
Nancy Mairs (1964– ) Carnal Acts (1990) On Being a Cripple; Terry Tempest-Williams (1955– ) The Clan of One-Breasted Women (1991) Minnie Bruce Pratt (1946– ) Gender Quiz (1995) Dorothy Allison (1949– ) Two or Three Things I Know for Sure (1995) Nomy Lamm (1976– ) self-described “fat-ass bad-ass Jew dyke amputee.”
The media generally depicts people with disabilities according to common stereotypes such as pity and heroism.Disability advocates often call this type of societal situation the "pity/heroism trap" or "pity/heroism dichotomy" and call instead for its supporters to "Piss On Pity" and push forward with inclusion instead.
Daddy, We Hardly Knew You is a 1989 book by feminist academic Germaine Greer. [1] [2] [3] The book is a study of her father who was an Australian intelligence officer during World War II. [4]
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
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A cripple is a person or animal with a physical disability, particularly one who is unable to walk because of an injury or illness. The word was recorded as early as 950 AD, and derives from the Proto-Germanic krupilaz . [ 1 ]
Crip, slang for cripple, is a term in the process of being reclaimed by disabled people. [1] [2] Wright State University suggests that the current community definition of crip includes people who experience any form of disability, such as one or more impairments with physical, mental, learning, and sensory, [1] though the term primarily targets physical and mobility impairment.