...but about 3 years before that, the BBC chose him to play a villain in Doctor Who...
So, it's OK if you're covered in loads of latex and are MEANT to be scary, to be disabled on TV. Hmm, I feel a career-change coming on. Except I have a latex allergy.
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From: Allan Sutherland [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 25 February 2009 13:38
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Disabled presenter "scares" young children
In January 1988 disabled actor Nabil Shaban was picked as presenter for the
Granada children's series 'Microman'. He was then dropped because executive
producers were worried that children would find him frightening.
260 people demonstrated outside Granada studios against dropping of Nabil
Shaban from Microman. (This demonstration was organised by Brian Lewis and
Norman Colledge of the Derbyshire Coalition of Disabled People and Ian
Stanton of GMCDP.)
This affair is discussed in more detail in Cumberbatch and Negrine 'Images
of Disability on Television'
Best wishes
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From: "KIRSTEN BATTLE" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 5:44 PM
Subject: Disabled presenter "scares" young children
Evening all
With regard to the fury that is going on with regard to the CBBC presenter
who happens to only have one arm and is, as such, apparently scaring young
children, could someone please explain to me the psychological/sociological
reasons as to why people are afraid of disability.
Also does anyone know of any similar scenarios with regard to disability
which has created similar controversy?
I am writing a dissertation on whether the media images of disability affect
the public perceptions thereof, so the above is good in terms of timing!
Any help would be gratefully appreciated!
Kirsten Battle
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