Disneyland, Disney World add dolls in wheelchairs to “It’s a Small World” attraction.
They had no more raisin bran muffins left at our local deli so we went to corn, Plan B. The restaurant only had a 6:00 or 9:30time slot available to dine. So yes, we went to Plan B.
The bus was really overcrowded so we waited for the next one- yup-Plan B.
One and done meager, alternative, are you kidding me easy choices.
Up again early, in a time to make the donuts moment we watched the news as Christina Applegate, (Married with Children! Etc.) received her Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
She was barefoot and being held by her co-star Katey Segal. She was grateful and weepy as she explained her latest diagnosis of MS.
We binged watched her performance in the Dead to Me, tv series. What is touted as her best and funniest laugh out loud work is Anchorman, with Will Ferrell.
She is a versatile actress. Funny, clever, engaging. We really like her style.
In the everybody got something category, as we drank our early morning coffee and ate our plan b muffin we read the newspaper and came upon the story about Dolls in Wheelchairs at Disney.
This newly added diversity representing a population of children, who in the everyone got something category live with the physical limitation of getting up and walking to the pool.
In 2019 Ali Stoker caught our attention on Glee. She was the first person on Broadway to perform from her wheelchair. She was paralyzed since youth from a spinal cord injury…… as a result of a car accident. After her acclimation through her initial omg shock , she never begrudged her fate, studied performance art and went the distance, sitting down.
If anything her disability served as a motivator and helped propel her all the way to her Tony winning performance in Oklahoma.
Ali Stoker has since become part of the #AerieREAL Role Model Campaign. It is a body positive and inclusivity initiative led by the underwear retailer Aerie. The campaign highlights a diverse group of women from varied industries and backgrounds and uses their unretouched photos in ads.
So just for today let’s embrace our individuality, mix in our limitations, kick the crap out of Plan B —and remember when it comes down to it- “It’s a small world after all.” Make someone else’s day.