I Fell in upendo with "The Wizard Oz" musical from MGM when I was seven years old. When Jarry Maren died, in 2018, I saw for the first time that Casting Little People was a REALLY BIG DEAL, because NO OTHER MOVIE cast disabled actors! As proud of this as a woman with Cerebral Palsy as I am, kusoma the book expands on this theme for me.
For starters, there are the Munchkins, Who have Dwarfism. In the Land of Oz, after Dorothy's house falls on the Wicked Witch of the East, they seem to live normal lives, the fact that they are small is only brought up once kwa L. Frank Baum. To live in a place where Disability wouldn't bat an eye would be a dream for me! As Oz does not exist, let's songesha on.
The Scarecrow, despite not having a brain, is smart, though he has balance and coordination issues. He falls throughout the journey, Dorothy always picks him up, but never says anything to embarrass him, which as a person who has fallen herself, I think that is lovely! The Scarecrow is aliyopewa a walking stick kwa the Winkies, though they have never seen him walk, which is a common reaction to Disability.
The Tin Man is an amputee, Having all his parts chopped off kwa his ax, Enchanted kwa the Wicked Witch of the East, for loving a Munchkin maiden. I shouldn't have to tell you, there aren't many amputee Heroes in the media.
The Cowardly Lion, PROBABLY has an anxiety disorder, and the green liquid the Wizard gives him could be a placebo. Medicine is MANDATORY for mental health and even if this wasn't what L. Frank Baum intended, Mental Illness doesn't get good representation a lot, so this is me saying Baum tried his best.
The Wicked Witch of the West is one, eyed and can see far, making her a Super Crip ( a supernaturally endowed disabled character). While this doesn't work in Baum's favor, keep in mind Oz is a ndoto series, and representation like this is NORMAL in Fantasy, and besides, there are 14 zaidi books!
For starters, there are the Munchkins, Who have Dwarfism. In the Land of Oz, after Dorothy's house falls on the Wicked Witch of the East, they seem to live normal lives, the fact that they are small is only brought up once kwa L. Frank Baum. To live in a place where Disability wouldn't bat an eye would be a dream for me! As Oz does not exist, let's songesha on.
The Scarecrow, despite not having a brain, is smart, though he has balance and coordination issues. He falls throughout the journey, Dorothy always picks him up, but never says anything to embarrass him, which as a person who has fallen herself, I think that is lovely! The Scarecrow is aliyopewa a walking stick kwa the Winkies, though they have never seen him walk, which is a common reaction to Disability.
The Tin Man is an amputee, Having all his parts chopped off kwa his ax, Enchanted kwa the Wicked Witch of the East, for loving a Munchkin maiden. I shouldn't have to tell you, there aren't many amputee Heroes in the media.
The Cowardly Lion, PROBABLY has an anxiety disorder, and the green liquid the Wizard gives him could be a placebo. Medicine is MANDATORY for mental health and even if this wasn't what L. Frank Baum intended, Mental Illness doesn't get good representation a lot, so this is me saying Baum tried his best.
The Wicked Witch of the West is one, eyed and can see far, making her a Super Crip ( a supernaturally endowed disabled character). While this doesn't work in Baum's favor, keep in mind Oz is a ndoto series, and representation like this is NORMAL in Fantasy, and besides, there are 14 zaidi books!
