What is “inspiration porn”, and why does comedian Stella Young think it’s harmful to disabled people?
Nov 21, 2014, 05:32 PM
Aussie comedian Stella Young recently gave a TED Talk in which she humorously discusses what she calls "inspiration porn" - where a disabled person does something they believe to be entirely normal yet is held up as inspiring for doing so.
It got over a million views, but as she told Rob and Kate on the latest Ouch talk show, reaction wasn’t universally positive
Listen to Ouch disability talk show 113 in full here https://audioboom.com/boos/2660268-talk-show-113-did-you-say-inspiration-porn