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The Myth of the All-Powerful Superhero
By Noah Berlatsky — 2014
The supercrip narrative, disability rights groups say, mostly serves to make mainstream audiences feel awesome and inspired, while ignoring the actual difficulties faced by and prejudices directed at the vast majority of disabled people.
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