185: Disability in Fairytales (with Amanda LeDuc)

<h2><strong>Episode Description:</strong></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’re joined by the ever insightful Amanda LeDuc this episode to talk about the portrayal of disability in fairytales. Join us as we look at stories like Snow White and The Little Mermaid through her lens, and get inspired by Amanda’s recommended resources on learning more about disability and advocacy.</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Content Warning:</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode contains conversations about or mentions of ableism, body mutilation, death, suicide, and Covid-19.  </span></p> <p><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Resources</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Leigh Bardugo’s</span> <a href= "https://www.leighbardugo.com/book/six-of-crows/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Six of Crows duology</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/resist/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Resistance and Hope: Essays by Disabled People</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.snarkbat.com/media"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Works by Elsa Sjunneson </span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Twitter account recommendations:</span> <a href="https://twitter.com/SFdirewolf?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Alice Wong</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href= "https://twitter.com/RebeccaCokley?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Rebecca Cokley</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href= "https://twitter.com/dominickevans?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Dominick Evans</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href= "https://twitter.com/snarkbat"><span style="font-weight: 400;">El