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  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 15,063 Championing
    @JoOfVengerberg ooooh nice and good luck, what are you doing your PhD in?
  • JoOfVengerberg
    JoOfVengerberg Scope Member Posts: 498 Empowering
    66Mustang said:
    @JoOfVengerberg ooooh nice and good luck, what are you doing your PhD in?

    Disability fiction! I'm looking specifically at the concept of 'cure' and how we are represented in the media, the tropes that go along with it (better dead than disabled, disabled villains, horror fiction monsters etc.) I'm hoping that it'll lead to some kind of activism, I feel like we are often forgotten :heart:
  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 15,063 Championing
    JoOfVengerberg said:
    66Mustang said:
    @JoOfVengerberg ooooh nice and good luck, what are you doing your PhD in?

    Disability fiction! I'm looking specifically at the concept of 'cure' and how we are represented in the media, the tropes that go along with it (better dead than disabled, disabled villains, horror fiction monsters etc.) I'm hoping that it'll lead to some kind of activism, I feel like we are often forgotten :heart:
    That's really cool!! I hope you stick around on here and let us know how you get on over time!!

    I am currently playing through a new game that was released this week - called World of Warcraft - and have run into a couple of disabled "goodies" so far. It was quite refreshing to see disabled people portrayed as good characters.

    That said WoW is more progressive than a lot of games - for example they removed the references to "male" and "female" when choosing your character, they just call them "body shape 1" and "body shape 2".
  • SueHeath
    SueHeath Online Community Member Posts: 12,388 Championing
    Good afternoon all you lovely people, blumming cold today. Hope your all well and keeping warm.
    Hope your feeling a bit better now @Amberpearl x
    Just found out one of my daughter in laws been of work since Tuesday @Sandy_123 same sort of thing that Mustang getting over, sounds like this years pre Christmas cold is more like a flu, hope you'l be okay for your little ones x
    Now your making me feel old @66Mustang "old stuff" ha ha mind you i do use a lot of postit notes now days ha ha and i did have to read your post a couple of times @JoOfVengerberg i was thinking of the filofax machines or have i got that wrong ha ha  :D xx
  • JoOfVengerberg
    JoOfVengerberg Scope Member Posts: 498 Empowering
    66Mustang said:
    JoOfVengerberg said:
    66Mustang said:
    @JoOfVengerberg ooooh nice and good luck, what are you doing your PhD in?

    Disability fiction! I'm looking specifically at the concept of 'cure' and how we are represented in the media, the tropes that go along with it (better dead than disabled, disabled villains, horror fiction monsters etc.) I'm hoping that it'll lead to some kind of activism, I feel like we are often forgotten :heart:
    That's really cool!! I hope you stick around on here and let us know how you get on over time!!

    I am currently playing through a new game that was released this week - called World of Warcraft - and have run into a couple of disabled "goodies" so far. It was quite refreshing to see disabled people portrayed as good characters.

    That said WoW is more progressive than a lot of games - for example they removed the references to "male" and "female" when choosing your character, they just call them "body shape 1" and "body shape 2".

    Nice to hear WoW is progressive like that! I'm a gamer myself, currently on a second playthrough of The Witcher 3... Geralt's not disabled in-game, but he is in the book series. Probably one of my favourite examples of representation. Another of my absolute favourites is Kaz Brekker from Leigh Bardugo's Six of Crows. Leigh is disabled herself so Kaz is a bit of wish fulfilment in a way. Does anyone else have favourites like that? It'd be cool to hear thoughts! (Though maybe in a different thread? Hmm.)

    I hope to stick around as well, I go back to uni in January after a year off so it's going to be busy and daunting, but this community is super nice and welcoming so far. I'm trying to get back some sort of semblance of a social life lol.

    Does anyone have nice weekend plans? (Resting counts!)
  • JoOfVengerberg
    JoOfVengerberg Scope Member Posts: 498 Empowering
    Hahaha @SueHeath that made me laugh out loud. Here's a photo, I really like it. I'm super into my fun colours! I am sure I will spend too much money on accessories for it lol. There are so many nice things out there and I am a sucker for things that look nice. :smiley:
  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 15,063 Championing
    Lovely colour :)

    I just changed my profile picture to a Christmassy one with a Mustang in it :)
  • SueHeath
    SueHeath Online Community Member Posts: 12,388 Championing
    Yep just thrown me @66Mustang that was a quick change i've got "Driving home for Christmas" stuck in my brain now ha ha, nice colour @JoOfVengerberg.
    What you putting in your new display case @Grinchy ?
    Another waiting game @Teddybear12 but hopefully closer to finally getting sorted darling.x
  • Amberpearl
    Amberpearl Online Community Member Posts: 2,867 Championing
    I'm. So devastated over the loss of my beloved Oscar 
    Im
    Numb  and not ate all. Day 
    That's 2 cats I've lost in 3 months 
    It's heartbreaking 
  • SueHeath
    SueHeath Online Community Member Posts: 12,388 Championing
    Bless you @Amberpearl big hug of me darling, wish we could take the pain away, but you have given your cats a loving home.
    Please at least try and eat a little and keep yourself warm darling. x
  • JoOfVengerberg
    JoOfVengerberg Scope Member Posts: 498 Empowering
    @Amberpearl so sorry to hear that :disappointed: huge hugs :heart:
  • Grinchy
    Grinchy Online Community Member Posts: 1,953 Championing
    @Amberpearl, so sorry to hear your sad news, i hope you take care and eat a little something, sending hugs  x
  • Alex_Alumni
    Alex_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,538 Championing
    I'm so sorry to hear your sad news @Amberpearl, we're here if you want to talk about it, or to share any memories whenever you're ready. Please reach out if you need anything, big or small. 

    As Sue says, try and eat a little something today and look after yourself, it's horrible what's happened, but we can help support you. 
  • Amberpearl
    Amberpearl Online Community Member Posts: 2,867 Championing
    He was my baby. I bred him myself. I delivered him and hand reared him too as mum abandoned thrn and got mastitis. She later died of cancer aged 5
    They were 5 kittens born on 9th Feb 2010 on my bed 
    Only 3 lived 
    Ruby who died last year of a virus Oscar who had cancer and Toby who is going strong atm 
    I don't handle loss very well I'm. Afraid 
    I've lost 6 cats in 3 years 
    14 in 14 years 
    There all I. Have 
    My babies 
    I've gone hungry so I can buy cat food 
    The Crematorium says it's £353 to get him back
    That's most of my money  I. Only got it today 
  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 63,123 Championing
    Who's idea was it to get a big tree, I've only lost the flipping instructions, the 1st part of the tree keeps twirling around. I've only got that far  kids refuse to help, grandaughter is screaming santa is coming to town song, I've told her to do it quietly lol. I forgot iceland was dropping shopping off and greeting him waring head band with bauble boppers on. Didn't realise till after. I've slipped away for a cuppa 
  • Alex_Alumni
    Alex_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,538 Championing
    I'd like to share some organisations which could help:

    Please do have a look and let us know if you feel we can support you further, it's very important that you look after yourself as much as you can, especially when dealing with a loss.

    Take care this evening, we're here for you :)
  • durhamjaide2001
    durhamjaide2001 Scope Member Posts: 14,355 Championing
    Good evening everyone 
  • JoOfVengerberg
    JoOfVengerberg Scope Member Posts: 498 Empowering
    Sandy_123 said:
    Who's idea was it to get a big tree, I've only lost the flipping instructions, the 1st part of the tree keeps twirling around. I've only got that far  kids refuse to help, grandaughter is screaming santa is coming to town song, I've told her to do it quietly lol. I forgot iceland was dropping shopping off and greeting him waring head band with bauble boppers on. Didn't realise till after. I've slipped away for a cuppa 

    Sounds like chaos! It's what it's all about innit lol. A cuppa sounds really good right now too. Hmm...
  • durhamjaide2001
    durhamjaide2001 Scope Member Posts: 14,355 Championing
    JoOfVengerberg said:
    Sandy_123 said:
    Who's idea was it to get a big tree, I've only lost the flipping instructions, the 1st part of the tree keeps twirling around. I've only got that far  kids refuse to help, grandaughter is screaming santa is coming to town song, I've told her to do it quietly lol. I forgot iceland was dropping shopping off and greeting him waring head band with bauble boppers on. Didn't realise till after. I've slipped away for a cuppa 

    Sounds like chaos! It's what it's all about innit lol. A cuppa sounds really good right now too. Hmm...
    it dose doesn't it I have some Baileys 
  • JoOfVengerberg
    JoOfVengerberg Scope Member Posts: 498 Empowering
    Ooh fancy. I'm not a drinker, so I've just got tea, ovaltine, hot chocolate so far. I'm always drinking hot drinks this time of year, as soon as I've finished one the kettle's on again!
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