Destroy the Dichotomy Naked Dance Party

The widespread classification of disability as a “personal problem” obscures the way the dynamics of stigma, shame, and fear operate to enforce a body politic that expects all people to measure up to standards of physical independence and capitalist efficiency. These cultural forces teach us to scrutinize the flaws and blemishes of our flesh, demanding that we conceal or remediate that which does not measure up. this is part of how we learn to fear weakness and vulnerability, to imagine ourselves immortal and despise those who are ill or disabled for calling attention to cracks in the facade.

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