tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31220410.post5198214035173901456..comments2024-02-27T12:03:02.477-05:00Comments on Ruth Harrigan Artist: Sipping soup through a straw and other vulnerable momentsRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00170658770134559035noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31220410.post-73894913391832589372007-07-11T08:50:00.000-04:002007-07-11T08:50:00.000-04:00Awesome...I wasn't familiar with the Batgirl/Oracl...Awesome...I wasn't familiar with the Batgirl/Oracle character but did some googling and found some great images of her. It was interesting to see how she was portrayed so differently in the wheelchair by different people. Perhaps a post for another day? Thanks for the info...Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170658770134559035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31220410.post-6852043777131922682007-07-10T18:09:00.000-04:002007-07-10T18:09:00.000-04:00It's never been said (to my knowledge) if she uses...It's never been said (to my knowledge) if she uses a catheter, but the ex-Batgirl, Barbara Gordon, was paralyzed (I won't go into the gruesome details here) and uses a wheelchair. <BR/>I also don't know if her role as a super-computer expert qualifies her as a 'superhero', but her exploits can be seen in the DC comics series 'Birds of Prey'.<BR/>I think this makes her the first female visibly disabled 'hero', nevertheless (from a comics point of view), because she's still been known to get into physical skirmishes with the 'bad guys'.<BR/>Her alter-ego is this computerized image known as 'Oracle'. <BR/>I always wondered if the writers knew what they were doing when they made this startling change to the character, or if they were just in the mood to butcher yet another female hero. <BR/>Regardless, the fact that there actually is a disabled character with a strong presence in a comic book setting seems to me to be a bit of a step forward, and a lot of readers have been smart enough to accept her, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31220410.post-5157710345098923702007-07-10T16:58:00.000-04:002007-07-10T16:58:00.000-04:00Kitty - that's great news! Let me know how things ...Kitty - that's great news! Let me know how things are going.<BR/><BR/>Elizabeth- rigid, larger 1/4 in. diameter straws are ideal for soups. If you're interested I've seen some on caregiver.com . I got this sale years ago of flexible large straws that I keep around - but can't recall exactly where I got them. They were hot pink so no one seemed to want them ::shrug::Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170658770134559035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31220410.post-63638600998548490042007-07-10T16:20:00.000-04:002007-07-10T16:20:00.000-04:00A good blog but not a very American (or even moder...A good blog but not a very American (or even modern Christian) ethos - aren't we all suppose to be able to "work hard" and get better and better continiously? What would Warren of Purpose Driven life say? On second thought, why do we care? <BR/><BR/>I guess the second response was: exactly what straws do you use, that sounds pretty useful. <BR/><BR/>I like children because they simply say things, without their hang-ups making it sound hostile: "Why are you sitting down?"; "Why is she like that?" - somehow when adults ask the same question there is usually a self conscious edge to it: "What happened to you?"Elizabeth McClunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03627373214555333537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31220410.post-41217807895505224442007-07-10T15:51:00.000-04:002007-07-10T15:51:00.000-04:00I love your blog. I just got home from my second d...I love your blog. <BR/><BR/>I just got home from my second day of volunteering at the library and I'm going to interview for a part time job there the end of this week. I never thought I could go out and start a new life for myself after losing my husband and being disabled. Talking to you was such a help, Ruth. <BR/><BR/>I'm going to be busy so I won't be by every day and won't email you as much (although I am sure I'll have some ups and downs.) Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com