Pair-O-Links: Disabilities in Mad Max Fury Road and Why Autism Isn’t Worse than Measles

Benny Vimes — June 8, 2015

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Kat Overland discusses the complex way in which disability is handled in the movie Mad Max: Fury Road.

Although vaccines don’t cause autism, the idea that it’s better not to vaccinate your kids than to risk them being autistic is completely wrong. More from Sarah Kurchak here.

Pair-O-Links will appear on this blog whenever one of us finds two good links we want to share! Sorry, there’s no schedule on this feature just yet.

Tags:ableism,autism,disability,media

Benny Vimes

Benny Vimes is a queer polyamorous transman, curious skeptic, and enthusiastic seeker of knowledge. He's an undergraduate student in his 30's and loves teaching people about alternative sexuality and gender issues.

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