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more about #abigailbreslin more comments → MariposaHikari: As someone who is visually and physically impaired, but not restricted to a wheelchair or to use of a cane, I'll bring up somehting I don't think has ... more » adairfaust: I am another of Helen Keller's great-nieces and I agree with my cousin's comments below. The goal of putting on a play is to put on the best play poss... more » fairygoddesse: Oregon Shakspear Festival cast a deaf man in one of the leads for The Music Man. It worked perfectly. Maybe they should be casting disabled people i... more » misanthropologist: Wow, I'm usually a lurker, but I have to comment on this. I think the responses to this article, in general, show how far the disability rights movem... more » Margot Keller: As Helen Keller's great-niece, I've got to weigh in here. I think many valid points have been aired here, but I stand behind Abigail Breslin's castin... more » missmacro: As a disabled woman, I NEVER see anyone on tv or in film who looks like me. If I do happen to see someone who looks like me, it's almost always an abl... more » justjeking: With respect to deaf roles, I’m appalled when a hearing actor who has no command of American Sign Language is cast because it takes YEARS to master ... more » dc89: The issue of an actor with a visual or auditory impairment "negotiating" a stage is interesting to me -- I'm a college-level actress and dancer and ha... more » staryberry: On the show Breaking Bad, the main character's son has Cerebral Palsy. The actor who plays the role, RJ Mitt, has a mild form of Cerebral Palsy. Whi... more » twileen: If we are going to say that able-bodied actors shouldn't play disabled roles, isn't the next step to say that disabled actors shouldn't play able-bodi... more » clevernamehere: I understand why they are so annoyed that a non-disabled actor was cast. It is not as if disabled actors are often considered for non-disabled parts.... more » HereComesMyBaby: About 6 months ago, I saw a play where all the actors were deaf and blind (well, a couple could see, and a couple could hear, but that's it). The play... more » susanstohelit: There are a couple different issues here. One is that people with disabilities should absolutely be cast in a variety of roles, rather than explicitly... more » SarsDoesntSave: I am really surprised by the comments here. I actually do not think this is so different from casting a white person to play a POC; this is a role th... more » boxspelunker: I think this is a very touchy issue. There should definitely be more roles for disabled actors. No question about that. There should be more roles ... more » -
#painandable
Should Able-Bodied Actors Play Disabled Characters?
An advocacy group is protesting the casting of Abigail Breslin as Helen Keller in a Broadway's upcoming revival of The Miracle Worker, arguing that a deaf or blind actress should have gotten the chance to play the part. More » -
#dirtbagafterdark
Hailey's Sick Of Jon's "Mantrums"; Megan Fox's T-Shirts Stolen
- In an interview with The Insider that airs tomorrow, Hailey Glassman says her boyfriend Jon Gosselin will "take his anger out on me... He has 'mantrums.' I shouldn't have to put up with being emotionally abused."
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#goodbadugly
OMG! Teen Choice Awards Were Out Of Control!
The 2009 Teen Choice Awards, held at Universal City's Gibson Amphitheatre, was the place to be last night. Let's just put it this way: everyone was there. And most of them looked deliciously awful. More » -
#dirtbagafterdark
Michael's Mother Files For Custody Of Kids; Diane Keaton Treated For Head Injury
- Katherine Jackson, Michael Jackson's mother, has filed a petition in court seeking legal guardianship of Jackson's three children, but the Jackson family thinks Debbie Rowe may try to get custody of her two children.
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#goodbadugly
My Sister's Keeper Red Carpet Less Depressing, More Glam Than Drama Itself
I get "tear-jerker," but My Sister's Keeper, a story of childhood cancer, forced donations, legal battles, etc. takes it to another level. But! Cameron, Abigail, and Rachels Roy and Zoe, all seemed so... happy at NYC's AMC Lincoln Square. More » -
#dirtbag
Jon & Kate Custody Questions; Evan Rachel Makes Marilyn Feel Violent
- Though Kate Gosselin filed for divorce from Jon on Monday, the filing does not contain custody information at this time. Will Kate ask for primary custody? How much time will Jon get? [Star Magazine]
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