you are right on that, kendall. almost makes one not
want to watch. 

--- Kendall David Corbett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> What Ben's getting at (IMHO) is the almost
> universally
> stereotypical/negative portrayal of people with
> disabilities in film.
> People with disabilities are portrayed as either
> saints, or as evil, or
> are in other ways depicted as people I wouldn't want
> to hang out with
> (apart from the drinking that the Ron Kovacs
> character did in "Born on
> the 4th of July, he was portrayed as being
> unp[leasant,at best).  
> 
> "My Left Foot" was an exception, probably because it
> wasn't made in the
> US.  I think I would have liked to hang out with
> Christy Brown!
> 
> I'm working on a small grant application that deals
> with disability
> culture, and we're trying to find a film that
> portrays people with
> disabilities realistically, and it's been difficult
> to find one
> available in the US that works.  There was one out
> of Australia a year
> ago or so that might work, that was discussed on the
> list, but I can't
> remember the name of it.  
> 
> Rayna, can you help me on that?
> 
> The University I attended (and now work for) was
> disqualified from being
> ranked among the "party schools," in Lisa Birnbaum's
> College Guide
> (Published in the late 7o's or early 80's by the
> National Lampoon, I
> think), because they wouldn't include professionals
> (us) with amateurs.
> 
> 
> Kendall 
> 
> An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's
> redundant!)
> 
> The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the
> unreasonable one
> persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
> Therefore, all
> progress depends on the unreasonable man.
> 
> -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chester Worwa [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 3:32 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [C-PALSY] Please Help if you can!
> THUMBS DOWN TO PITY!!!!
> 
> These were adults in these films.  Movies like "Born
> on the 4th of July" and "My Left Foot".
> 
> --- Kathleen Salkin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> > Just about every college student wants to get
> drunk
> > at some point,  
> > not just disabled ones.  My  entire college was a
> > "party school" as I  
> > recall, but there were quite a few disabled
> students
> > who didn't drink  
> > and there were quite a few who did.
> > 
> > Kat
> > 
> > 
> > On 7 Jun 2006, at 18:11, Chester Worwa wrote:
> > 
> > I did a film study in college and every disabled
> > person wasgetting drunk and wanted to get drunk.
> > 
> > --- Mike Collis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > 
> > > This was sent to me by a friend, and while I
> > > normally don't send emails like
> > > this, this is something I think we can all get
> > > behind.
> > >
> > >
> >
>
 =======================================================================
> > 
> > ====
> > >
> > > Get Out the Vote for THUMBS DOWN TO PITY!
> > >
> > > My 19-year-old son, Benjamin, loves movies! He
> > hopes
> > > to become a film critic
> > > ("the next Roger Ebert"), so he was excited to
> > learn
> > > about the "Film Your
> > > Issue" contest---an opportunity for 18- to
> > > 26-year-olds to submit a 30- to
> > > 60-second film about their passions! He wrote,
> > > starred in, and directed
> > > THUMBS DOWN TO PITY---a powerful and passionate
> > > short film on why he
> > > believes the "pity portrayals" of people with
> > > disabilities in Hollywood
> > > productions need to stop!
> > >
> > >
> > > Out of 300 entries, Benjamin's film made it to
> the
> > > semi-finals! At the end
> > > of May, the general public was invited to vote
> on
> > > the 35 semi-finalists, and
> > > THUMBS DOWN TO PITY has remained in the top
> five.
> > > But a couple of other
> > > contestants are doing a great job of getting out
> > the
> > > vote for their entries,
> > > and I hope you'll help us do the same for
> > Benjamin's
> > > film!
> > >
> > > As a person who cares about disability issues, I
> > > hope you'll visit the
> > > voting site---www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12721177. If
> > you
> > > agree Benjamin's message
> > > is an important one, I hope you'll vote for
> THUMBS
> > > DOWN TO PITY. Your
> > > support will mean a great deal to Benjamin,
> > > personally (top prizes include
> > > trips to the United Nations and the Sundance
> Film
> > > Festival and other
> > > goodies), and it will also send a strong
> > grassroots
> > > message that confirms
> > > the critical need for dignified, respectful, and
> > > realistic portrayals of
> > > individuals with disabilities in movies and TV.
> > The
> > > multitude of votes that
> > > support THUMBS DOWN TO PITY will send a powerful
> > and
> > > unified message for
> > > change! Winners will be determined by the public
> > > voting, as well as the
> > > votes of the Film Your Issue jury, which
> includes
> > > Walter Cronkite, George
> > > Clooney, Senator Barack Obama, Brian Williams of
> > NBC
> > > News, Anderson Cooper
> > > of CNN, and other leaders from the fields of
> art,
> > > government, business, and
> > > entertainment.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > It only takes a moment, and the last day to vote
> > is
> > > Wednesday, June 7th!
> > > Visit www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12721177. The films
> are
> > > in alphabetical order, so
> > > THUMBS DOWN TO PITY is toward the bottom of the
> > page
> > > on the right. You can
> > > view any or all of the films (although this is
> > > difficult for some
> > > Apple/Macintosh users, like me!). Voting takes
> two
> > > easy steps: first, click
> > > on the button next to the picture of the film,
> > then
> > > scroll to the bottom of
> > > the page and click the "vote" button. Some folks
> > > have been able to vote more
> > > than once---on different days, on different
> > > computers, and/or on different
> > > Internet browsers.
> > >
> > > And will you help get the vote out for THUMBS
> DOWN
> > > TO PITY by sharing this
> > > with others who may be interested in disability
> > > issues? You could forward
> > > this entire newsletter or simply copy and paste
> 
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