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Bonus Points If It Conceals A Sword
Nov. 7th, 2022 07:31 amSince I’ve started using a cane, I’ve noticed a lot of actors & cartoonists who don’t use them aren’t sure how to depict characters with them! Here’s a simple cheat sheet to help
https://twitter.com/melgillman/status/1589072699741327360
Now that I'm in the business of disclosing disabilities, maybe it's time to admit that I'm as blind as a bat. "But Kathryn," you may be asking, "how do you drive?" The answer is: Don't worry about it.
Anyway, I was just thinking that it might be useful to have a cane. I am torn between not wanting to appear visibly disabled and a deep desire to look like Jason Isaacs playing Lucius Malfoy.
Not too long ago - like maybe January 2019? - I was in absolute peak physical health. Like literally, I was running marathons for fun. Some people get skinny from running, but I got super muscular thighs instead, and this idiot grad student (who - and this keeps happening - is older than I am) apparently took this to mean that I'm fat. We were walking together from one panel room to another at an academic conference, and there was a line for the escalator. We were in a hurry, so the grad student looked at me with concern, and she was like, "Can you do stairs?"
See, if I had a cane, I could have handled that situation appropriately by breaking her knees, and then we would see who "can do stairs."
https://twitter.com/melgillman/status/1589072699741327360
Now that I'm in the business of disclosing disabilities, maybe it's time to admit that I'm as blind as a bat. "But Kathryn," you may be asking, "how do you drive?" The answer is: Don't worry about it.
Anyway, I was just thinking that it might be useful to have a cane. I am torn between not wanting to appear visibly disabled and a deep desire to look like Jason Isaacs playing Lucius Malfoy.
Not too long ago - like maybe January 2019? - I was in absolute peak physical health. Like literally, I was running marathons for fun. Some people get skinny from running, but I got super muscular thighs instead, and this idiot grad student (who - and this keeps happening - is older than I am) apparently took this to mean that I'm fat. We were walking together from one panel room to another at an academic conference, and there was a line for the escalator. We were in a hurry, so the grad student looked at me with concern, and she was like, "Can you do stairs?"
See, if I had a cane, I could have handled that situation appropriately by breaking her knees, and then we would see who "can do stairs."
