Why is Diabetes always the butt of the joke?

Dr. Bianca C. Frazer joins us to discuss Diabetic performance: on stage, on screen, and among society more broadly. Jokes about Diabetes usually follow the same uncreative (and stigmatizing) formulas, and they recreate a lot of damaging assumptions about Diabetic people in the process. But comedy, and performance in general, CAN be a valuable means for pushing back against those systems that shame and defame.

We are also talking about everyone’s favorite sticky buns: Cinnamon Rolls! Sticky, rich, sweet and salty, with a dollop of icing on top... this recipe takes it all to a whole other level. You can find this recipe in the Bread Illustrated from America’s Test Kitchen:

https://shop.americastestkitchen.com/bread-illustrated-new.html

Dr. Frazer is co-editor of (Un)Doing Diabetes: Representation, Disability, Culture with Dr. Heather Walker. More info and links to purchase can be found at undoing-diabetes.com

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