Interesting Links for 19-11-2023

[andrewducker]

1. The UK's economic assessment for vaccination eligibility is a masterpiece of fraud. (We bought the vaccines and then didn't give them to people it would have helped, even though it would also have helped others!)

(tags:vaccination UK OhForFucksSake )

2. Pharmacies prescribing the contraceptive pill will put women's mental health at risk

(tags:depression hormones women mentalhealth contraception )

3. Russell T Davies on the portrayal of disabled people (and facial scarring) and why they decided to change Davros

(tags:disability drwho evil TV society )

4. Evil Cripple - TV Tropes

(tags:disabilities society tropes TV )

Comments

[vivdunstan]

Re RTD and Davros the response has been quite mixed on the Gallifrey Base Doctor Who forum. Including from wheelchair users like myself. Yes some have experienced or witnessed bullying inspired by Davros and are concerned by the evil cripple trope. But others found RTD's words in the Doctor Who Unleashed documentary patronising and virtue signalling. One father also wrote about his daughter (11 or 12 years old I think) who is a wheelchair user, and was extremely upset by what RTD said and this change. She had always found Davros a strong character to look up to. And I think it's fair to say that one of the worst offenders in this area in the past has been RTD himself. Which makes his about turn understandable. But doesn't stop it being viewed by some wheelchair users as patronising and unwelcome. So it's complicated.

[dewline]

"Complicated" is a good word for it.