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Read MoreAbleism in the Anti-Vaccination Movement: A Qualitative Content Analysis of the Great Mothers Facebook Page
I’ve posted my paper on ableism in the anti-vaccination movement under Academic Work on my sidebar. You can find the link here. Following is the introduction to the paper: In U.S. culture, visual and textual representations perpetuate the ideology of…
Read MoreScapegoating Schizophrenia: Paul Steinberg’s Shameful New York Times Op-Ed Column
The scapegoating continues. This week’s New York Times Op-Ed page features an utterly irresponsible article in which psychiatrist Paul Steinberg baselessly blames schizophrenia for mass shootings. In a truly chilling fashion, Dr. Steinberg argues that, in order to prevent such…
Read MoreScapegoating in the Aftermath of the Sandy Hook Shooting: Yes, It’s Really Happening to Us
Despite a number of clarifications in The New York Times and on ABC News, NBC News, and CNN that Asperger’s is not a predisposing factor for premeditated violence, the spurious association of Asperger’s with the violence in Newtown, CT is…
Read MoreIt’s Happened Again: Apparently, It’s Let’s Publicly Defame a Family Member By Comparing Him to Adam Lanza Week
Last Friday, there was the infamous I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother piece. This Friday, there is an equally disgraceful piece called My brother is not Adam Lanza, but he could be, in which the author, under her own name, with…
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