Inspiration porn is the objectification of people with disabilities as inspirations to able-bodied people on the basis of their life circumstances.[1] The term inspiration porn is by analogy with pornography, in that the material is perceived as objectifying disabled people for the benefit or gratification of the able-bodied.[2][3] Inspiration porn may be seen as a form of ableism.[4] An example of inspiration porn might be a photo of a child with a disability taking part in an ordinary activity, with captions targeted towards able-bodied people such as "your excuse is invalid", "before you quit, try" or "they didn't let their disability stop them".[1]
- ^ a b Ellis, Katie; Kent, Mike (10 November 2016). "Confirming normalcy. 'Inspiration porn' and the construction of the disabled subject?". Disability and Social Media: Global Perspectives. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-317-15028-2.
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- ^ Mitchell, Kate (17 July 2017). "On Inspiration Porn". HuffPost. Retrieved 5 March 2018.