How BigBoys shows the importance of messy, disabled characters onscreen— by MelissaKParker1
Cue an unlikely friendship, at least by TV standards, as they support each other while steering through grief, sexuality, mental-health issues and daytime television. With Rooke’s narration, this is poignant, important television., a recognisable part of the alcohol-soaked tapestry of university life, one of the characters you meet along the way who become Facebook friends and background memories.
The reality is that disabled people drink. I was asked most often in 2013 when I was a fresher:"Can you drink?" Or"Should you drink?" Although, I was also repeatedly told that I shouldn’t drink and that I was too fragile on nights out as strangers made passing comments about my health and body and whether I could survive drinking a shot.
Away from the glare of the media, the real disabled people I know do drink. Sometimes they take drugs. Or they don’t. It’s a personal choice.Much of the disability imagery that society consumes is incorrect or stifling, particularly regarding love and sex. Unfortunately, those around us often internalise these same messages, meaning there can be lower expectations for disabled people’s sexual lives.
allow us to claim some of the power for the first time. After all, having these imperfect, everyday disabled characters in the background frays the world’s image of disabled people at the edges. When we meet Ash, he simply remarks,"need any gear, hit me up." He offers up a double-sided business card, one side for his position as a member of university staff and the other for his"Ash Tray" business.
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