At the beginning of March, TLC appeared for the first time in the reality series, “Jay and Pamela“The series follows a participating couple who lives with them Bone boneNickname fragile bone disease –any “Real houses From Atlanta “beginner Kelly Ferrell I brought consciousness in a recent episode of the Bravo show, which helped collect money in an event to support those who live with the disease.
In strengthening TLC awareness of OI, the series Jay Manuel and Pamella Chavez presented by highlighting their optimistic position, which cannot be raised against the harsh facts of society and their medical restrictions. I knew that, for the better or worse, I had to see it, especially given the “rare disorder” Jay and Pamela was my own. I have lived with Impervatecta bone all my life and I am a full -time wheelchair user. I have also seen a lot of content that seeks to talk about my country Disability. Most of these things are included in the same cup to emphasize those who suffer from OI as fragile dolls, even if they do not have a short position and other physical features that are usually associated with OI. The movie 2000 Superhero “Unbreakable” and completion of 2019 “Glass” are major examples, as Mr. Glass (Samuel L. Jackson) keeps only with very broken bones and nothing else.
Offers like “Jay and Pamela” continue to sell the idea that a good disabled person is the person who can 100 % capable of taking care of themselves and who do not need a community or safety network.
When watching “Jay and Pamela” on TLC, I was not very interested in the extent of its accuracy of life with OI – I was more interested in how the couple suits the stereotype of the “good” disabled person. This is the main cup of disabled acting, specifically in the reality TV community. Persons with disabilities are often depicted on the screen as positive and flexible. When they face challenges, they adapt and always be grateful. Society may interact with them negatively, but they are displayed as transient reactions and/or disabled people concerned with how they use these opportunities to create teaching moments. There are a lot of these teaching moments offered in “Jay and Pamela”. When they go out in a pub, or in the bowling alley, the couple says that when people stare rudely, they only wish to say, “Hello.” There is no confrontation or trying to call the beginning of the carpet; The exhibition focuses only on how Jay and Pamela live their best life in the face of these ignorant people. They are mostly used for the audience who can from the body, and not only teach someone how to interact with a disabled person, but through the act of watching it, the grumbling audience sees how they can feel improvement towards themselves through them. if these Persons with disabilities clearly can make the maximum benefit from things, you are sure you cannot complain.
To intelligence, Jay and Pamela purify the unique and strange line. The goal is to clarify their disability and their appearance and dive into their garden interests (of course, they ask how they have sex), but they never show most of the people like them, such as financial independence. One in four people disabled at work age Less than federal poverty income. More than 10 million people are qualified to get Medicaid on the basis of disability, with 5.4 % claim A form of social security assistanceFor every poll 2022. Those who qualify and collect from any disabled social security programs, SSI or SSDI, Generally making about $ 1500 In a month and limited regarding the amount they can provide, with a marriage usually threatens the deficit payments due to his ability to throw them on the threshold of income.
The system is forged, but offers like TLC programming play a role in showing people with severe disabled people who are independently wealthy.
You will not find any of this discussion on “Jay and Pamela”. In Jay is said to be a producer of music and Pamela works at Corporaate America, so although it has never been determined if they collect any government assistance or use government programs, their jobs will definitely threaten this. Jay lives in a rich part of Georgia with his parents, with a truck available for wheelchairs. Both use automatic moving chairs. One of the episodes sees that the husband goes to buy a house, a sudden moment you think almost 4 million disabled people collect SSI You cannot pay the rent in the United States. The only time to discuss the money is with regard to their wedding. Financial concerns otherwise do not exist. But this is the goal of “Jay and Pamela”, which are the good examples of the disabled because they do not use (some people may say) the government, ignoring the wealth of the Jay family. Their good position and their ability to support themselves, or to make others support them, re -assume that the majority of the government’s deficit does not need it. If these two people are clearly disabled they do not need, no one else will do.
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Compare this with other TLC shows like Staple “My 600 LIFE”, which follows obese people as they are struggling to lose weight and get a heavy dedicating surgery. The viewer watches topics that spend what is presented as a majority of their day in eating bad food and not working. Even with jobs, they often spend today work from their bed or sit. Some paintings are clearly displayed while going to the store. Although it is not specifically mentioned, the level of weakness of these topics leaves the viewer to believe that they are collecting government assistance. Unlike “Jay and Pamela”, the audience watches “My Life 600 Brs” and sees that the main vocabulary stereotype is great: the people sitting at home eating cookies and living from the dollars of hard -to -self -acquired taxes.
The problem today is the real attacks on disabled services. Since reality programs like these do not explore the nuances of disability, the volatile masses are unaware of how a person’s health care is linked to his ability to qualify for programs such as SSI and SSDI. If you are eligible to get SSI, you can also access health care services at home, All are currently being threatened By the Ministry of Governmental efficiency. Therefore, even if the disabled person does not need money, many of them intentionally remain under the thresholds of reducing federal poverty because his job does not have health care, or they are unable to work without a home health assistant. The system is forged, but offers like TLC programming play a role in showing people with severe disabled people who are independently wealthy. They focus on exceptions, not standards.
As a person who used SSI and SSDI all my life, it is frustrated to see how TLC is continuing a “Jay and Pamela” offer to sell the idea that a good disabled person is the person who can take care of themselves 100 % and who do not need a safety community. This has dire consequences in the world. In a conversation with a family member earlier this year, as I expressed my fears about removing it from children with disabilities from schools, or loss of services, I was told not to worry about that because you are “not.” Which – which The type of disabled person. They will know that you are one of the good things.
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