“Sympathize with ‘Extraordinary Attorney Woo’ but criticize us?”…The satirical cartoon revealed by the Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination draws attention
“I sympathize with Woo Young-woo and I’m angry at Kwon Min-woo who is called ‘Tactician Kwon Min-woo’ but…”
The Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination (SADD) posted a two-cut review of a satirical cartoon titled “Different reaction” on their official SNS channels, such as Facebook and Twitter, on July 26th.
In the released review photo, a scene borrowed from “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” was drawn on the left. It contains the line when Woo Young-woo, who has autism spectrum disorder, admitted her limitations as an autistic lawyer and how the audience reacted to the scene. This scene made the audience cry. The majority of viewers expressed their regret over Woo Young-woo’s situation in which she could not even stand in court because she has a disability.
On the right, a drawing showing SADD members protesting on the subway to claim the right to move for the disabled was added. This time, the reaction part is quite different from that of the drama scene. The person who is watching this scene angrily says “You’d better stay at home. Why are you blocking my way to work?”
After mentioning the popularity of the drama, SADD pointed out, “Looking at the public’s reaction to the drama, the disabled might develop the dream of a world where they can live together with others harmoniously.”
They added, “When disabled people return to their reality after turning off the drama and conduct a “protest for the right to take the subway” on their way to work, the warm heart of the viewers who sympathized with the drama is nowhere to be seen”, adding “Whether it is on a live broadcast or on-site, people criticize, ridicule and curse people with disabilities. Sometimes they even do violent threats.”
SADD asked back, “Will the voice calling out for the disabled’s right to live together with others in the community, not in facilities, without discrimination of movement/labor in this society, disappear after the drama ‘Extraordinary Attorney Woo’ ends?”
They continued, “If so, the feeling of empathy you felt while watching ‘Extraordinary Attorney Woo’ remains as a pity or charity only”, adding “If what the drama wants to say is that the disabled also want to live without discrimination and exclusion, the viewers who sympathize with the message should do it in reality.”
Citing the justification of subway protest, they stressed, “The voices of minorities that cannot be listened to unless they block the subway, block the bus, and block the road are appearing every day in reality.”
Finally, SADD said, “If you want to show the change in your attitude, you should go beyond the drama and join the disabled who make changes directly in reality and sympathize with their voices.”
Source: dispatch
