Shelly is a mentally ill girl left in a bad situation by the end of my film, and therefore she fits in with the dominant way of thinking, which states that mentally challenged/disabled people are unworthy of a happy life/acceptance. However, as Shelly is the main character, my movie also crosses over into oppositional territory, as it’s not like I’m ignoring the issue all together, or pretending that it doesn’t exist.
Dominant: Men, white, thin, healthy, able, sane, working
Oppositional: Women, black, fat, sick, disabled, insane, not working
Oppositional: Women, black, fat, sick, disabled, insane, not working
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