Wow, you did a great job on this video. Hats off to you Willow. 💜

good video just I'd perfer if you didn't spend the entire start of the video talking about how straight white males (most of the US and western european population) shouldn't be actors.

Info dumps. Its great to find someone who shares communication style/ interests. One of my friends shares my interest in mythology and fantasy movies and we have a lot of fun having "geek girl" conversations.

Inaccuracy is the reason why I fear normality

The other day, a family member said that I "love playing victim" when I cried in the middle of telling them that their words hurt. THEY were the ones that said I have "The brain of a chicken" (I have Asperger's Syndrome, ffs). Oh, but I like being a victim, right? Fucking unbelievable.

As a probability high masking and cannot unmask person, I felt extremely uncomfortable the first time watching it that I was pinching myself, but what I felt was along the lines of, why can’t she “control” herself! I’m so embarrassed! Oh no she’s “bothering” him so much! And imagining myself just shutdown and be frozen and go home and never go this class again… it reminds me of all the uncomfortable moments that I’m extremely exhausted but force myself to go through everything just not to be “abnormal” but actually be dead inside and dissociating, it makes me sad and frustrated about my self hatred and why are we and our needs are seemed as weird and bothersome by social standards and we have to push through things all the time😢

As a blind person, we're not represented well in media either. We're either seen as bad, or in need of pity. It's sad.

Hearing "lock you up" and "drowning you in the bath" as an autIstic person with ADHD and anxiety it just... MMM THIS SHOW SOUNDS MORE LIKE NEUROTYPICAL BUT WE'LL PERTEND AS IF WE'RE SAYING SMTH GOOD FFFFFUUUUUU--

wow you hate america maybe move to canada?

Miles Morales is Miles Morales.

Hoe am I supposed to bond if the thibgs i like(and thefore like to share) are off the table😭. Like yeah obv its a two way street, but its not my fault normies dont have interests or hobbies.

I hear Pixar's new movie, Inside out 2, is really good because Pixar did a lot of research into how puberty affects the brain. That's what Pixar does. That's why Pixar makes such great movies. They research the heck out of everything while they're building the movie. They research child development for Finding Nemo and Inside Out, they research family dynamics and childhood traumas for Float and they research autism for Loop. Their research is incredible, and it shows.

This movie is one of those that has been really important to my childhood and yet I heard nobody talk about outside of my brother until now.

funny enough there's an area of disability where style isn't seen negatively : glasses! For some reason with glasses it's normalized to stand out and have cool glasses and there is no real expectation to wear contact lens despite the fact they're closer to the human eye. It's interesting how arbitrary those standard are and people wearing glasses typically don't even conceptualize it as being disabled and having a prosthetics despite it being exactly that.

10:50 Sylvia nexus event was actually being good. If you pay attention, she was playing “save Asgard” when they took her, and when the man was being hurt in the TVA, she yelled for them to help him. This makes it like 10 times more heartbreaking to watch

I am a "gifted" NT (I hate that fucking term), whlle my ALL my friends are ND. At least they say they are my friends? I joke about being a gifted moron compared to them, mainly because one guy hates it when I mention how smart I think he is. Until recently, that is, when he confessed that they all make exceptions for me, as unfortunately, I am not too bright. NTs cannot tolerate anyone who challenges the pyschotic alternate universe of denial and delusion they rely upon to get through life. They are terrified by the thought of change and of having to take responsibility for the world in which we exist, occpuy, barely tolerate. And is why psychotic wankers like Jordan Peterson whose insnae views are viewed through the eyes of the distorted reality of NPD has such an huge following.

I am disabled. Disability is not a dirty word. Good points in your video.

Because Home Alone is perhaps one of the most relatable illustration of the 20th century and holds some of the last memories of society before the Internet revolution. I think it is interesting that Disney is bidding so much on sequels after a disastrous year in 2023, despite significant examples of overused IP. Home Alone is also the predecessor of the first Harry Potter films in terms of filmmaking (Chris Columbus and John Williams). These people seem so chill about their reality, sitting like guardians against the pressure and ignoring what is creeping under the surface while their anxiety of their world collapsing is obvious. It is also sad that modern digital colors don't move emotions the way film did, and belong to television. At least modern tools force you to develop creativity and improve as a storyteller, and cheap stuff isn't going viral anytime soon in the world of paid content, except maybe Buzz's girlfriend.

Are you kidding me, so are you trying to spread the message of disabled people shouldn't be fixed because it's considered unique? Dude, nothing about a disability is unique, do you think people with disabilities are proud of how they look, do you think crippled people are proud of not being able to walk and they just have to sit on a wheel chair for the rest of there lives?! They WANT to be fixed, why do you guys support the whole disability thing as a good thing, as if it shouldn't be cured? It's not natural to be born with no arms or legs or how your face is misshaped in any way, or being def and blind. It's not natural to be deformed in any way! People who have a disability can't do much in life. You guys are really stupid and ignorant if you think people with a disability mentally or physically shouldn't be cured because it's supposed to be "cool" or "rare" or something you should be proud of. Being proud of being deaf and blind is stupid and pointless, people die from there conditions sometimes. I knew a kid from kindergarten who was crippled and he couldn't speak or even talk, he would just drool all over the place. He died years later (this happened years ago) due to his condition. That guy probably wished that he could have been like all of the other kids. Having a disability would be a nightmare.

great video ! i came here on recommendation of another youtuber but don't remember who unfortunately

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I recall a line in the Beast's song, "Sorrow and fear are easily forgotten, when you SUBMIT to the soil of the Earth" (emphasis mine) It mirrors a common talking point from f*cists and sympathizers; happiness can be yours, just give up your freedom first. Things haven't gotten a whole lot better since this vid was released, but the topic is still more relevant than ever. Cool channel btw, neurodivergence and media analysis are some of my favorite topics 👍

Thank you.

I loved this 😭

"I hope Bell is turning in the grave" 😂😂😂😂😂 dios mío que risa 😂

I keep thinking how useful it is as a hearing person to be able to communicate without hearing. And how everyone wants their kids (since the 90's) to be bilingual, right? wtf Teach everyone some sign language.

Thanks, Willow. 💖

I'm disabled and I absolutely hate the word differently abled or special needs, it sounds patronising. Differently abled also often feels like it's undermining my struggles. Because, yes there are things I can't do/ can't do easily, because of my disability and this is ok, but differently abled has the same vibe as people telling me "But you are not disabled, you can do so much" or "Don't complain, you have different strenghts"

As someone with an invisible disability, I loved stumbling upon this. Good stuff <3

the idea of social source for disabilities is CLEARLY miiiiiles better than the medical centered view, but I think it's important to recognise disabilities are not *just* produced by our environment ? like yeah, my neurodivergences are 100% that, but my degenerative joint pains are not, and no matter how much we change society, I'll still have it, and it'll still make me more and more disabled. What it would make increidbly better though, is how it would make people listen to me and take it seriously, so that I can get help way earlier. It would allow me to receive the aids and support I need, so that it doesn't progress as quickly. And especially, it would eliviate soooo many stresses that I really, really don't need to deal with about how I'm percieved and treated and how I must act in front of doctors. So yeah, TL;DR is yes, 100% the social-centered view of disabilities is the way to go, but that doesn't mean changing society would just make the idea of disabilities disappear because society adapted, because there's material reality present in a lot of them too, and that varies depending on the disabilities and the person

Such a great vid, as always, thanks QR!

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Thank you SO much for this!

I adore this video essay! Such great arguments around the importance of using the word disability and challenging any stigma of asking for accommodations, support and accessibility. Really good analysis of the representations of disability in Finding Nemo and Finding Dory. Love your use of visuals to match your voiceover, and the time you appeared on screen with the fun pie charts and citations! Excellent editing and voiceover! Happy I’m subbed

Not only I love watching your videos, I also love reading the wholesome comments here ❤️

YAY! You're back! I was worried you were gone. Thank you.

Great video essay and the Nemo colored shirt was a nice touch

Long time no see

Loved it

Thank for this!! I needed this video ❤

Excellent

The word "disability" being more widespread and less stigmatized would have gone such a long way for my younger self - we could have had a better time finding the right resources for me but instead I got this sentiment of "no, you have more potential than that!" and even though I was too sick to go to most days of school I was like "well do I really count as disabled since I don't look like it?" The "I have to apologize for my own disability but would never want others to" is so real and like, I feel it in so many other ways too!!!!! This was great!!!

Wow! This was excellent and incredibly dense with the topics covered. Dory came out right at the first peak of discovering disability theory, so it was excellent to see it revisited too. I remember reading an essay once which dismissed wording debates like differently-abled, handicapable etc as products of able bodied people debating how to mask their ableism without actually needing change it, and I think you really handly cover that, but with an incredible amount of depth in relation to these ones. I think especially with the first Nemo movie, I really feel that one. I've got cerebral palsy with one leg shorter than the other, so one would expect Nemo to be solid representation, but instead I routinely forget he's disabled. I end up bridging towards characters like Akko in Little Witch Academia, or Oracle in Birds of Prey, characters I have far less in common with on paper, but which actually engage with the mix of success, struggle and failure that actually make up my experience of disability, rather than the story about 'Oh if you just try harder you'll succeed' (which is largely just serving as inspiration for able bodied audiences, rather than actionable stuff, since they rarely allow for the specific kind of joy that comes with finding or making a new ability or support the way the final scenes of Little Witch Academia do for me). I also think it's good to highlight the way that words like 'differently-abled' and 'special educational needs' sort of segment the disabled population into the 'really disabled' and the other. As someone who passes for able bodied (with some help from insoles, making sure I don't walk too far, physio exercises) I've sort of grown up under that label of 'not really disabled' (it was never euphemised that I remember, but they all do the same thing) and I think writers and people in general often miss how painful that is, and how much extra stress that adds to seeking help, because of how we end up tying value as a person to the ability to remain 'Not very disabled' rather than 'really disabled'. It's also nice to re-read these through a disabled lens. While it's unfortunate that Dory's main contribution to the first movie is explicitly 'overcoming' her disability, I really do appreciate that mix of surprise and joy she has around it. When I gained the ability to touch my toes for the first time, I remember telling everyone I met in that week, and similarly realising I could do an hour walk without my legs breaking down on me during Covid felt incredible! Hopefully, if we can remind people that this stuff is better to talk about, we can get all kinds of more nuanced, incredible takes. I'm rambling a bit, but this video is seriously awesome! Wow!