Feminists with Disabilities Talk Back: Amanda Palmer and Avant-Garde Ableism

Hello Everyone,

I thought you may want to check out this:

http://disabledfeminists.com/2010/02/22/a-few-words-on-some-previous-words/

It maps the controversy (and lets say extremely problematic and may I add violent conceptions) of the Evelyn Evelyn show/album by Amanda Palmer. I didn't know who she was before but I sure do now! I encourage everyone to read it. It is written by one of my esteemed cohort members, Anna, whose work encompasses the intersections and necessity of disability/ability within feminist discourse and action. I find that this actually speaks to the larger impulse on the side of art (black face in vogue cause its so avant-garde) to use controversial images and minstrelsy for capitalist gain. Anyway, I really enjoyed reading it and I hope you do as well!