Mar 13 2011
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A 1950s public service cartoon emphasizing friendliness to “the handicapped.” I was most intrigued by an outright statement of something that is more often implied in contemporary treatment of disability: “How could I expect help from others if I didn’t help myself?” Placed in the mouth of a deaf character, this phrase suggests that those people who are not the “right” kind of disabled — happy, self-helping, bootstrapping types — are all right to leave out of the group.
From Cracked: The 6 Most Ridiculously Racist Old-Timey Comics
