For centuries, fictional narratives have used outer difference to telegraph inner monstrosity. As someone who uses a wheelchair, I’ve learned you can’t just edit out a few slurs or bad words to fix this – it’s often baked deep into the story. By Jan Grue. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
The disabled villain: why sensitivity reading can’t kill off this ugly trope | The Audio Long Read podcast - Listen or read transcript on Metacast
