This week: able-bodied men with a taste for disabled ladies; why 50 Cent never shows up to disabled events; and how easily you can get a handicapped parking permit. Post your questions here.



TRANSCRIPT

Toshio-What do you think about devotees ?

Lulu-Uh…

T-A devotee, devotees, it’s basically a situation where an able bodied person…

L-Usually a dude…

T-…fetishizing…

L-Usually an able-bodied dude

T-fetishizing a disabled woman

L-Right

T-OK

L-Right

T-What do you think?

L-Um, that’s a really awesome question, and please keep sending in these controversial questions…I would say on one hand it’s really creepy and weird and on the other I support it (laughs)

T-I mean…

L-Because (voiced raised) lemme, let me just say this, OK?

T-I’ll let you finish…

L-Let me just say this Kanye, um

T-(smiles sheepishly from L’s Kanye dig)

L-I, I support disabled women owning their sexuality and having relationships and I support people owning their own lust for disabled women because disabled women are hot. On the other hand I don’t support fetishization of that disability strictly because you’re disabled, because that is really weird and creepy.

T- You can’t control like, what you find attractive necessarily…

L-Being attracted to disabled women is not wrong.

T-No…

L-And I think that…

T- (laughs) that’s true, being attracted to some Asian guy, I don’t…

L-It’s not wrong

T-…don’t know, is that wrong, (shrugs shoulders questioningly) is that so wrong?

L-No, no

T-Alright, I think we have an answer to that

L-Alright

T-Why are disability events always held in crappy places like church basements?It's not like we’re in the club

L-Right, not like 50 Cent will be there. You know what I think it is, is that uh, a lot of venues like bars and clubs are not accessible to people with disabilities and churches and other organizations like that are maybe a little more accommodating.

T-Right…

L-And cheaper,

T-They’re cheaper…

L -…yeah they’re cheaper

T-…that’s a big part of it

L-So, I think that’s it and I think um, as we’re raising awareness about accessibility, hopefully the, the clubs and venues will become more accessible and we can actually hold events there, that are cool and inviting to people

T-Yeah

L-…all over

T- I mean, I love a church basement just as much as the next guy,

L-True

T-But…

L-You’ve spent a lot of time in church basements…

T-(leans to the left and laughs robustly)Last, Is it difficult to get a handicap parking tag, asks…Celestia

L-(rocks back in her seat, chuckling)

T-If that is your real name, Celestia

L-Uh, it depends. It depends on who your doctor is, you have to get a prescription for it from a doctor

T-So, I can find, potentially, a crank doctor

L-Mmhmm

T-To sign a paper, sign a prescription, and I could have a handicap tag tomorrow

L-And you’ll get the key to the city, my friend (spoken with a sarcastic tone)

T-(Laughs) Alright

L-You will go anywhere in your wildest dreams with that disabled placard. Hmm, you can go to Applebee’s, you can go to Chili’s, you can go to Taco Bell…

T-Olive Garden maybe?

L-Endless salad and breadsticks…

T-(Laughs) um cool, well sign me up.

L-Alright, you’ll become part of my team.

T-Cool

L-Alright, well thanks guys, tune in for the next episode of accessible intercourse.

Lulu and I just filmed our first Accessible Intercourse podcast, wherein we answer all your burning disability, sex, and relationship questions.

This week: the political correctness of using the word "lame"; the disability coolness hierarchy; and whether crips prefer dating other crips.

Send your questions in here, and expect more controversy every two weeks.



TRANSCRIPT

Toshio-Is it OK for me to use the word ‘lame’ to refer to something that’s sucks? And if not, uh, can you suggest a word to replace it.

Lulu-That’s a good question, uh

T-I have to say that sometimes when you’re not around I have...I’ve used the word lame, like to refer to something that sucks. Just cause it’s like… It’s hard to find

L-It’s catchy…

T-…a perfect replacement

T-It’s one syllable, super easy to use

L-Yeah, I know…

T-Rolls off the tongue

L-I know disabled people who say lame

T-(takes a swig of beer) OK

L-I don’t, not anymore also just cause I’m kinda over it. I feel like it’s been used

T-OK

L-Sooo much

T-It’s kinda 90’s

L-I say ‘whack’, which is also very old school

T-That’s yeah…

L-But it doesn’t have the disability connotation, so I don’t know. I would say, lame isn’t super offensive but I don’t use it.

T-In the disabled community what disabilities are considered the coolest, and which are the least cool. Abled body people rate, like what they would rather have… in terms

L-Right,

T-…of a disability…

L-People always do that anyway. Would you rather be blind or deaf

T-(beer swigs) hmm that’s true

L-Abled bodied people, that’s their favorite game, drinking game

T-(Laughs)

L-Sooo

T-I’d probably played it like once or twice in my lifetime

L-Yeah, I think your experiences shape you. And I think people who kind are oppressed or marginalized are gonna, maybe have a lot interesting experiences and stories and have a wider, uh, girth of experiences. That’s the wrong word. A wide array

T-Depth…

L-A wide array

T-That works

L-…of experiences. So, I wouldn’t say there was a ‘coolest’ disability. Unless you’re talking about me

T-Uh-huh.

L-And what’s the worse disability…

T-The opposite of you

L-Yes

T-OK

L-Good

T-Do disabled people tend to date other disabled people?

L-I have never dated anyone who was physically disabled. I’ve dated people with learning disabilities.

T-K…

L-Um, I would certainly like to, date someone who’s also disabled 'cause…

T-'Cause you have like some of the same experiences…draw from some of the same experiences

L-Exactly

T-…like if I was to date another Asian, which I actually did once

L-Oh yeah?

T-And I told him that I was dating him because he was Asian and I’d never tried it before and

L-Did that kill the mood

T-Yeah, that didn’t really go over very well

L-I bet it did. I would love to date a disabled person… and I think uh

T-(beer swig)

L-…disabled people can be really sexy and wonderful

T-What about a disabled Asian person?

L-No doubt

T-No doubt? Alright.

L-Call me, I’m single

T-Alright well all you disabled Asian people out there, somebody’s available. I guess that brings us to the end

L-Of Accessible Intercourse

T-Yes, tune in next time, whenever next time is

L-Soon

T-Peace