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physical quirks--reexamined?

Submitted by Anne Dalke on Wed, 11/07/2007 - 5:22pm.
(This from my Critical Feminist Studies class, where we have been reimagining disability....)

lvasko: what western cultures consider a "disability", another culture could consider a blessing....Lakshmi, aptly named after the hindu godess of prosperity, is being worshiped as a godess in her hometown.....our conversations about Feminist Disability Studies...may not apply to other cultural traditions.

gammyflink: This is not just a matter of appearance....."The complications for Lakshmi’s surgery are myriad: The two spines are merged, she has four kidneys, entangled nerves, two stomach cavities and two chest cavities. She cannot stand up or walk."

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