Masculinity and Accesibility

Gender theorist Judith Butler and Sanaura Taylor explore what it means to take a walk when one is disabled. In this video, one's environment is explored through the eyes of disability. Taylor talks about San Francisco as one of most socially acceptable cities for disabled people, as there is more access for disabled people, simply making it possible for disabled people to live out and about. "The normalizing standards of our movements" is an interesting concept that is explored, as Taylor remarks that it makes people uncomfortable when she "uses body parts to do something that their not necessarily for." The fact that disability is the social oppression of disabled people ties into our patriarchal society, as we often viewed disabled men, in particular, as weaker than an able-bodied man. Our patriarchal society works to make disabled people small and take up less space, with limited access for disabled people seen pretty much anywhere we go. Taylor, using her mouth to hold a cup, for instance, is almost making a political statement by allowing herself to exist outside of the limited space that has been placed upon her.