March 14, 2017 - 15:38
Any thoughts on the recent incident with the French reporter Julie Graziani who received a lot of backlash online, especially Twitter, after making a comparison between people with Down Syndrome and Black people? A lot of the backlash, I believe, is similar to what we read in the Disability History of the US, where different groups of people say, "we aren't disabled, give us rights".
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racisme chromosomique
Submitted by Kristin on March 16, 2017 - 01:43 Permalink
Super interesting. I don't think I've heard anyone use the term "racisme chromosomique" (chromosomal racism) before, making a parallel between discrimination on the basis of race and on the basis of an extra chromosome. The articles I've seen are in French, so for those who don't read French: Graziani is arguing against the termination of a pregnancy on the basis of a prenatal diagnosis of Down Syndrome; in doing so, she links eugenics and racism. I'm not on Twitter, so I haven't seen the backlash there, but I gather that people are doubling down on disability discrimination by saying "we're not disabled"? If you see an article that describes the backlash, post it here!
Julie Graziani responds
Submitted by Kristin on March 16, 2017 - 01:45 Permalink
Accused of racism, Julie Graziani responds to her detractors:
http://fr.aleteia.org/2017/03/13/accusee-de-racisme-julie-graziani-repond-a-ses-detracteurs/