Comments on: Protest the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon by blogging about the charity model of disability and why the telethon oppresses people on Labor Day! http://crip-power.com/2007/08/28/protest-the-jerry-lewis-mda-telethon-by-blogging-about-the-charity-model-of-disability-and-why-the-telethon-oppresses-people-on-labor-day/ Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:27:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Richard Clifford http://crip-power.com/2007/08/28/protest-the-jerry-lewis-mda-telethon-by-blogging-about-the-charity-model-of-disability-and-why-the-telethon-oppresses-people-on-labor-day/#comment-2662 Richard Clifford Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:12:23 +0000 http://crip-power.com/2007/08/28/protest-the-jerry-lewis-mda-telethon-by-blogging-about-the-charity-model-of-disability-and-why-the-telethon-oppresses-people-on-labor-day/#comment-2662 I'm tired of seeing Jerry use pity to get money for his "cure" for MD. We need help for disabled treatments to help them live productive lives! We don't need pity, we want understanding and acceptance. As a song writer once said, "We won't ask for your pity or symphathy, but surely you must care!" I’m tired of seeing Jerry use pity to get money for his “cure” for MD. We need help for disabled treatments to help them live productive lives! We don’t need pity, we want understanding and acceptance.
As a song writer once said, “We won’t ask for your pity or symphathy, but surely you must care!”

]]> By: sin http://crip-power.com/2007/08/28/protest-the-jerry-lewis-mda-telethon-by-blogging-about-the-charity-model-of-disability-and-why-the-telethon-oppresses-people-on-labor-day/#comment-2625 sin Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:15:32 +0000 http://crip-power.com/2007/08/28/protest-the-jerry-lewis-mda-telethon-by-blogging-about-the-charity-model-of-disability-and-why-the-telethon-oppresses-people-on-labor-day/#comment-2625 Do you people really honestly think you can stop Jerry from having his telethon? Excuse me while i laugh my rear end off... ok ok i'm go to say some harsh bitter things here and i think all you heartless people deserve it. 1. who cares what you think? 2. who said you could turn the channel? 3. why is it when some tries to do something good some moron or morons feel the need to pull a dumb stunt like this? 4. try living for one day in a wheelchair with MD. You think Jerry wants to come out here every year seeking donations for a cure and treatments? No he wants to find a cure to so people no longer have to fight to put their socks on or brush their hair or to breath... you people sicken me you really do, why can't you find something postive to do and leave the telethon alone, it's been 42 going on 43 years now and just because you are not affectted with the disease makes you oh so specail- yeah specail ed specail you make me sick Do you people really honestly think you can stop Jerry from having his telethon? Excuse me while i laugh my rear end off… ok ok i’m go to say some harsh bitter things here and i think all you heartless people deserve it. 1. who cares what you think? 2. who said you could turn the channel? 3. why is it when some tries to do something good some moron or morons feel the need to pull a dumb stunt like this? 4. try living for one day in a wheelchair with MD. You think Jerry wants to come out here every year seeking donations for a cure and treatments? No he wants to find a cure to so people no longer have to fight to put their socks on or brush their hair or to breath…

you people sicken me you really do, why can’t you find something postive to do and leave the telethon alone, it’s been 42 going on 43 years now and just because you are not affectted with the disease makes you oh so specail- yeah specail ed specail you make me sick

]]> By: thank you. « cripchick’s weblog http://crip-power.com/2007/08/28/protest-the-jerry-lewis-mda-telethon-by-blogging-about-the-charity-model-of-disability-and-why-the-telethon-oppresses-people-on-labor-day/#comment-2448 thank you. « cripchick’s weblog Thu, 29 May 2008 02:15:37 +0000 http://crip-power.com/2007/08/28/protest-the-jerry-lewis-mda-telethon-by-blogging-about-the-charity-model-of-disability-and-why-the-telethon-oppresses-people-on-labor-day/#comment-2448 [...] of the movement. This picture was taken while someone was telling us her reasons for supporting the MDA telethon. If you look at our faces you can see how experience shaped our reactions, I’m shocked and [...] [...] of the movement. This picture was taken while someone was telling us her reasons for supporting the MDA telethon. If you look at our faces you can see how experience shaped our reactions, I’m shocked and [...]

]]> By: gloria mintmier http://crip-power.com/2007/08/28/protest-the-jerry-lewis-mda-telethon-by-blogging-about-the-charity-model-of-disability-and-why-the-telethon-oppresses-people-on-labor-day/#comment-1971 gloria mintmier Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:41:07 +0000 http://crip-power.com/2007/08/28/protest-the-jerry-lewis-mda-telethon-by-blogging-about-the-charity-model-of-disability-and-why-the-telethon-oppresses-people-on-labor-day/#comment-1971 I'm going to be 56 years old and i have been watching Jerry Lewis telethon every year for as long as i can remember and i dont feel that it oppressive to disabled people i feel it is the greatest time in the world people need to be aware that there are people who need help out there. would you feel differently if you had cancer and it was a cancer reseach telethon. give me a break Jerry has always helped these kids and adults and i hope it never goes off the air even after Jerry dies which i hope and pray does not happen for a long time. you need to find and different cause to complain about. I’m going to be 56 years old and i have been watching Jerry Lewis telethon every year for as long as i can remember and i dont feel that it oppressive to disabled people i feel it is the greatest time in the world people need to be aware that there are people who need help out there. would you feel differently if you had cancer and it was a cancer reseach telethon. give me a break Jerry has always helped these kids and adults and i hope it never goes off the air even after Jerry dies which i hope and pray does not happen for a long time. you need to find and different cause to complain about.

]]> By: LaDonna http://crip-power.com/2007/08/28/protest-the-jerry-lewis-mda-telethon-by-blogging-about-the-charity-model-of-disability-and-why-the-telethon-oppresses-people-on-labor-day/#comment-1564 LaDonna Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:56:38 +0000 http://crip-power.com/2007/08/28/protest-the-jerry-lewis-mda-telethon-by-blogging-about-the-charity-model-of-disability-and-why-the-telethon-oppresses-people-on-labor-day/#comment-1564 Any idea where I might get copies of the Muscular Dystrophy Poster Kids? Mainly interested in the "60's". Thank you, LaDonna Any idea where I might get copies of the Muscular Dystrophy
Poster Kids? Mainly interested in the “60’s”.

Thank you,
LaDonna

]]> By: Idetrorce http://crip-power.com/2007/08/28/protest-the-jerry-lewis-mda-telethon-by-blogging-about-the-charity-model-of-disability-and-why-the-telethon-oppresses-people-on-labor-day/#comment-1269 Idetrorce Sun, 16 Dec 2007 01:00:04 +0000 http://crip-power.com/2007/08/28/protest-the-jerry-lewis-mda-telethon-by-blogging-about-the-charity-model-of-disability-and-why-the-telethon-oppresses-people-on-labor-day/#comment-1269 very interesting, but I don't agree with you Idetrorce very interesting, but I don’t agree with you
Idetrorce

]]> By: scary ransom notes campaign « cripchick’s weblog http://crip-power.com/2007/08/28/protest-the-jerry-lewis-mda-telethon-by-blogging-about-the-charity-model-of-disability-and-why-the-telethon-oppresses-people-on-labor-day/#comment-1237 scary ransom notes campaign « cripchick’s weblog Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:12:04 +0000 http://crip-power.com/2007/08/28/protest-the-jerry-lewis-mda-telethon-by-blogging-about-the-charity-model-of-disability-and-why-the-telethon-oppresses-people-on-labor-day/#comment-1237 [...] are, this scare tactic is not new at all: much of the telethons used in the past (including the MDA Telethon) have a cure-it-before-you-catch-it message. Below is the message from Ari Ne’eman, [...] [...] are, this scare tactic is not new at all: much of the telethons used in the past (including the MDA Telethon) have a cure-it-before-you-catch-it message. Below is the message from Ari Ne’eman, [...]

]]> By: bint alshamsa http://crip-power.com/2007/08/28/protest-the-jerry-lewis-mda-telethon-by-blogging-about-the-charity-model-of-disability-and-why-the-telethon-oppresses-people-on-labor-day/#comment-239 bint alshamsa Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:07:17 +0000 http://crip-power.com/2007/08/28/protest-the-jerry-lewis-mda-telethon-by-blogging-about-the-charity-model-of-disability-and-why-the-telethon-oppresses-people-on-labor-day/#comment-239 Nicole, <i>No, the point of your blog is not that the mda should stop using needy poster children. stop trying to make it seem like that’s what your intention is. Your ’cause’ is to eradicate the telethon entirely. To stop charity period. To not let anybody have a cure or medical alleviation of any sort</i> Would you care to tell us the source of your psychic abilities? Unless you actually know Miss Crip Chick, you are talking out the side of your ass when you try to tell <i>her</i> what the purpose of this blog actually is. And don't you for one second fool yourself into thinking that Blacks, Asians, Natives, or Latinos are buying that "don't see color" b.s. How the hell would you have taken the time to decide that Asians aren't people of color if you don't "see color"? And do you think you're doing us a favor by not factoring people's ethnic background into how you interact with them? That's nothing to be proud of. It's pretty funny to hear you suggest that Miss Crip Chick should join a "normal social activist group". You're a person with disabilities telling someone else they should seek to fulfill someone else's ideas of what's normal. The ignorance inherent in that one suggestion is enough to show me how seriously you should be taken. Your statements about "intelligent people" are also pretty hilarious. Wouldn't intelligent people be capable of understanding the fact that it isn't the <B>word</b> alone that makes hearing it from a stranger offensive. It also has to do with the intentions and motivations behind its use. Yeah, if Miss Crip Chick called me a crip or a gimp something to that effect, I'd be cool with it. Her use of that word in reference to me would be a recognition of the shared struggle we have in this world as people who often have that label cast upon us whether we like it or not. Personally, if you want to use the word "nigger", then I'd encourage you to use it. If you felt like using those words reflected some part of your identity, then go for it. You probably won't get the same reaction as I would if I were to use it in a crowd of Black people but as long as you're willing to face those consequences, who am I to try and stop you? Call yourself anything you want to. Meanwhile, Miss Crip Chick and I will do the same. Those who don't get it don't need to get it. By the way, speaking of poster children, you are a pristine example of what people with disabilities can become when they don't get involved with disability culture. Is a life where people like you don't exist really the best you can hope for? You just go right ahead and continue being Jerry's bootlicker in the hopes that people will pity you enough to let you into some part of the "normal" world. Meanwhile me and my peeps will keep on protesting these pity-athons and speaking out against these non-disabled asshats who would dare to anoint themselves as our spokespersons. Nicole,

No, the point of your blog is not that the mda should stop using needy poster children. stop trying to make it seem like that’s what your intention is. Your ’cause’ is to eradicate the telethon entirely. To stop charity period. To not let anybody have a cure or medical alleviation of any sort

Would you care to tell us the source of your psychic abilities? Unless you actually know Miss Crip Chick, you are talking out the side of your ass when you try to tell her what the purpose of this blog actually is. And don’t you for one second fool yourself into thinking that Blacks, Asians, Natives, or Latinos are buying that “don’t see color” b.s. How the hell would you have taken the time to decide that Asians aren’t people of color if you don’t “see color”? And do you think you’re doing us a favor by not factoring people’s ethnic background into how you interact with them? That’s nothing to be proud of.

It’s pretty funny to hear you suggest that Miss Crip Chick should join a “normal social activist group”. You’re a person with disabilities telling someone else they should seek to fulfill someone else’s ideas of what’s normal. The ignorance inherent in that one suggestion is enough to show me how seriously you should be taken.

Your statements about “intelligent people” are also pretty hilarious. Wouldn’t intelligent people be capable of understanding the fact that it isn’t the word alone that makes hearing it from a stranger offensive. It also has to do with the intentions and motivations behind its use. Yeah, if Miss Crip Chick called me a crip or a gimp something to that effect, I’d be cool with it. Her use of that word in reference to me would be a recognition of the shared struggle we have in this world as people who often have that label cast upon us whether we like it or not.

Personally, if you want to use the word “nigger”, then I’d encourage you to use it. If you felt like using those words reflected some part of your identity, then go for it. You probably won’t get the same reaction as I would if I were to use it in a crowd of Black people but as long as you’re willing to face those consequences, who am I to try and stop you? Call yourself anything you want to. Meanwhile, Miss Crip Chick and I will do the same. Those who don’t get it don’t need to get it.

By the way, speaking of poster children, you are a pristine example of what people with disabilities can become when they don’t get involved with disability culture. Is a life where people like you don’t exist really the best you can hope for?

You just go right ahead and continue being Jerry’s bootlicker in the hopes that people will pity you enough to let you into some part of the “normal” world. Meanwhile me and my peeps will keep on protesting these pity-athons and speaking out against these non-disabled asshats who would dare to anoint themselves as our spokespersons.

]]> By: bint alshamsa http://crip-power.com/2007/08/28/protest-the-jerry-lewis-mda-telethon-by-blogging-about-the-charity-model-of-disability-and-why-the-telethon-oppresses-people-on-labor-day/#comment-234 bint alshamsa Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:04:55 +0000 http://crip-power.com/2007/08/28/protest-the-jerry-lewis-mda-telethon-by-blogging-about-the-charity-model-of-disability-and-why-the-telethon-oppresses-people-on-labor-day/#comment-234 Wow, I'm really sorry to see that this blog post has attracted so many ignorant assholes, Miss Crip Chick. I wonder why it is these people are having so much trouble with reading comprehension. There's Susan who seems to think that since she's confused, everyone else who hears your views will also be confused. Then there's Nicole. Her whiteness is so glaring that I'm surprised anyone can even see her words up against the white background of this blog. Diana can't see the difference between campaigning against these pity-athons and actually trying to take money away from people with disabilities. Riggs doesn't understand the definition of rights nor does he seem aware of what actions our laws actually claim we have the right to engage in. And Bob...What can I say? He doesn't even know where in the world he is. Why does he keep talking to Jerry <i>here</i>? Even if he didn't read the post, he should be able to see that this is a post ABOUT Jerry and not BY Jerry. Violet is the only one whose comments were even mildly interesting to me. It's four in the morning and that means it's finally time for me to go to bed. I'll check back in when I wake up and add a few thoughts I had about this topic. Wow, I’m really sorry to see that this blog post has attracted so many ignorant assholes, Miss Crip Chick. I wonder why it is these people are having so much trouble with reading comprehension. There’s Susan who seems to think that since she’s confused, everyone else who hears your views will also be confused. Then there’s Nicole. Her whiteness is so glaring that I’m surprised anyone can even see her words up against the white background of this blog. Diana can’t see the difference between campaigning against these pity-athons and actually trying to take money away from people with disabilities. Riggs doesn’t understand the definition of rights nor does he seem aware of what actions our laws actually claim we have the right to engage in. And Bob…What can I say? He doesn’t even know where in the world he is. Why does he keep talking to Jerry here? Even if he didn’t read the post, he should be able to see that this is a post ABOUT Jerry and not BY Jerry. Violet is the only one whose comments were even mildly interesting to me.

It’s four in the morning and that means it’s finally time for me to go to bed. I’ll check back in when I wake up and add a few thoughts I had about this topic.

]]> By: Nicole http://crip-power.com/2007/08/28/protest-the-jerry-lewis-mda-telethon-by-blogging-about-the-charity-model-of-disability-and-why-the-telethon-oppresses-people-on-labor-day/#comment-223 Nicole Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:31:22 +0000 http://crip-power.com/2007/08/28/protest-the-jerry-lewis-mda-telethon-by-blogging-about-the-charity-model-of-disability-and-why-the-telethon-oppresses-people-on-labor-day/#comment-223 So why aren't you railing against Stephen Hawking too? So why aren’t you railing against Stephen Hawking too?

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