I'm disabled (cerebral palsy and autism) and Newsies is also a special interest for me. I grew up watching the movie on VHS at my grandma's house. One thing I'm curious about is whether you think that Crutchy may also be intellectually disabled. If someone is performing him as having cerebral palsy, intellectual disability could very well be in play. I know that it could be tricky, especially since the Newsies would be very educationally disadvantaged to start with, so the way Crutchy speaks could be either his lack of access to education or an intellectual disability. The most striking scene for me was in the movie when Crutchy is so excited to see Jack in the paper when serving Snyder that he accidentally reveals his identity. Thanks so much for making this video!
Honestly in the film he reads more like how adults try to write innocent children than how adults tend to write ID if that makes sense? My view of Crutchie's disabilities as portrayed in the film/show is specifically rooted in what we know about historically so that personally wasn't on my radar, but if you want to headcanon that for yourself you definitely can!
I saw the UK production after watching the Disney + version so many times. It was absolutely incredible. The actors ran behind you and around the theatre and the whole production was just absolutely brilliant. I think they may have taken the recorded version off UK Disney +, as I can now only find the film :(
I thought it said this was posted three years ago and I was like how does such an amazing video that has been accessible for so long have so few views? Then I realized I read it wrong 😭😭
I'm so glad! Some of it is linked in the description, but a lot of the disability history stuff I usually don't directly source anymore cause it's kind of off the top of my head at this point and UA-cam descriptions can only be so long - the "Check out my work" link at the bottom of the description links to my undergrad thesis and the button below the resource section links to my entire books list for that. But for specific recommendations, my top four are: Disability Aesthetics (Tobin Siebers) Narrative Prosthesis: Disability and the Dependencies of Discourse (Sharon L. Snyder & David T. Mitchell) Studying Disability Arts and Culture: An Introduction (Petra Kuppers) The Routledge Handbook of Disability Arts, Culture, and Media (Bree Hadley) Happy reading! :)
@@disabled.autistic.lesbian Thank you! While I saw these titles mentioned in the video description (and I believe some of them have already sat on my reading list for a while), I didn't think there was much history in them.
I don't think many have chapters specific to telling all of history, but in order to understand art you have to understand its sociopolitical context so it ends up all being interspersed throughout the texts. Which I honestly think makes it easier to learn and remember because it's not just facts, it's linked in with things.
Re. people objecting that Crutchy's name is "Crutchy"-another example I've run into is "Grandstaff Canyon" in Utah, which used to be "Negro Bill Canyon" and before that was, well, the more offensive equivalent of "Negro Bill". But so far as we know, the offensive version is what people actually called him and what he called himself. IDK, maybe "Negro Bill" was a good compromise. "Grandstaff Canyon" seems too sanitized... but I'm a white gal from Indiana, so what do I know?
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NEWSIES IS MY SPECIAL INTEREST I LOVE IT I HAVE SEEN IT 5,623 TIMES I AM SO EXCITED TO WATCH THIS VIDEO
I'm disabled (cerebral palsy and autism) and Newsies is also a special interest for me. I grew up watching the movie on VHS at my grandma's house. One thing I'm curious about is whether you think that Crutchy may also be intellectually disabled. If someone is performing him as having cerebral palsy, intellectual disability could very well be in play. I know that it could be tricky, especially since the Newsies would be very educationally disadvantaged to start with, so the way Crutchy speaks could be either his lack of access to education or an intellectual disability. The most striking scene for me was in the movie when Crutchy is so excited to see Jack in the paper when serving Snyder that he accidentally reveals his identity. Thanks so much for making this video!
Honestly in the film he reads more like how adults try to write innocent children than how adults tend to write ID if that makes sense? My view of Crutchie's disabilities as portrayed in the film/show is specifically rooted in what we know about historically so that personally wasn't on my radar, but if you want to headcanon that for yourself you definitely can!
NEWSIES 1992 IS MY FAVORITE MOVIE OMGGG!! I CAN'T BELIEVE UA-cam HID THIS FROM ME FOR AN ENTIRE DAY!!
I've been looking forward to this one since you mentioned it your last video!! This series always makes my day when you upload! : )
I saw the UK production after watching the Disney + version so many times. It was absolutely incredible. The actors ran behind you and around the theatre and the whole production was just absolutely brilliant. I think they may have taken the recorded version off UK Disney +, as I can now only find the film :(
This was actually so interesting to watch and I definitely learned a lot about disability history. 😊
I thought it said this was posted three years ago and I was like how does such an amazing video that has been accessible for so long have so few views? Then I realized I read it wrong 😭😭
Thank you for giving me a new rabbit hole to fall into, I was curious about it and this gives me the opportunity to follow it ❤
I actually liked the deep dive into 19th century disability history! What are the sources it's based on, though? I'd like to dive even deeper.
I'm so glad! Some of it is linked in the description, but a lot of the disability history stuff I usually don't directly source anymore cause it's kind of off the top of my head at this point and UA-cam descriptions can only be so long - the "Check out my work" link at the bottom of the description links to my undergrad thesis and the button below the resource section links to my entire books list for that. But for specific recommendations, my top four are:
Disability Aesthetics (Tobin Siebers)
Narrative Prosthesis: Disability and the Dependencies of Discourse (Sharon L. Snyder & David T. Mitchell)
Studying Disability Arts and Culture: An Introduction (Petra Kuppers)
The Routledge Handbook of Disability Arts, Culture, and Media (Bree Hadley)
Happy reading! :)
@@disabled.autistic.lesbian Thank you! While I saw these titles mentioned in the video description (and I believe some of them have already sat on my reading list for a while), I didn't think there was much history in them.
I don't think many have chapters specific to telling all of history, but in order to understand art you have to understand its sociopolitical context so it ends up all being interspersed throughout the texts. Which I honestly think makes it easier to learn and remember because it's not just facts, it's linked in with things.
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Re. people objecting that Crutchy's name is "Crutchy"-another example I've run into is "Grandstaff Canyon" in Utah, which used to be "Negro Bill Canyon" and before that was, well, the more offensive equivalent of "Negro Bill". But so far as we know, the offensive version is what people actually called him and what he called himself.
IDK, maybe "Negro Bill" was a good compromise. "Grandstaff Canyon" seems too sanitized... but I'm a white gal from Indiana, so what do I know?