I want to begin by making something very clear: I love Queer Eye. I think it’s a fun and sometimes inspirational show that encourages people to examine how they present their masculinity, femininity, or combination of each to the world. I also think it’s important, though, to recognize that even the media that we enjoy consuming can (and often does) contribute to the marginalization or alienation of certain groups. While there are a few places that Queer Eye “gets it wrong,”

"When I hear us dream our futures, believe we will make it to one, We will make one. The future lives in our bodies. Touch it." from "Femme Futures" by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha I’m going to start right at my point: In the automated future, we’ll all be disabled. But I’ll get back to that in a second. First, let’s talk about robots and labor: Robots (or automatons or replicants or synths or droids or “skin jobs”) have long been stand-ins for discussions about labor eth

I’m going to be reflecting on Hulu’s original series “The Act.” I bring this up at an odd organizational moment for three reasons: There be (mild) spoilers. Serious Trigger Warning for abuse. The mention is in no way an endorsement of this “The Act” nonsense. Video: "The Act" Official Trailer *** In Disability Theory, Tobin Siebers describes prejudice against disabled people as rooted in narcissism. He thoughtfully explores the works of psychological analysts who link disabil