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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 23, 2021 10:44 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:brian.edward.norton@outlook.com">brian.edward.norton@outlook.com</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Oscar-nominated Feeling Through has a Deafblind Character. It also has ableist and racist messages.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="last-child1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Dear Friends,<br>
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I normally don’t follow the Oscars, but this year’s nominations include a short film with a Deafblind character. Depictions of underrepresented groups in movies influence how the mainstream public treats us. Feeling Through features a Black teen taking advantage
of a Deafblind man, perpetuating the dangerous “Black criminals" stereotype.<br>
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The portrayal of deafblindness also advances harmful stereotypes. How the Deafblind character travels with a cane, shops, and manages money does not represent Deafblind people. The New York Times mistakenly praised the film for being “a window into the largely
unknown world of deaf-blindness,” which saddens me. Celebrating Feeling Through adds to the discrimination facing disabled people at work, school, and the community.<br>
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Most film critics miss the racism and ableism in Feeling Through, so I created my own film review with a disability justice perspective.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="last-child1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">You can use Feeling Through to teach people to catch racist and ableist messages, skills all of us dedicated to human rights should have.<br>
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One last thing. Some film critics claim Feeling Through is the first film to cast a Deafblind actor in a leading role, but that’s incorrect. The 1919 film Deliverance featured Helen Keller cast as herself in that film about her life. Let’s continue to remember
Helen Keller.<br>
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Best,<br>
Haben<br>
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