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September 6, 2016April 16, 2022Ableism

These Characters Have Chronic Pain — But They Refuse to Be Defined By It

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There are so many film and television characters who have illnesses, terminal diseases, or some other condition, that these programs should have their own genre. Most of the time, disappointingly, these characters are defined by their illnesses. They become vehicles for the story of their poor health, rather than being full-fledged characters who happen to be...