Long before I read Freud’s The Uncanny, this book was one of my first hints that many non-disabled people considered us horrifying, a punchline, or not fully human. My experiences don’t grant me moral or other superiority, but they do give me a unique perspective. My elementary school was diverse and well-integrated, with students with various types of disabilities. I have cerebral palsy and a walk that’s noticeably different than able-bodied people’s. When we point out ableism and other forms of dehumanization, people often think we’re exaggerating or counter that it’s “just a joke.” Or they pretend that ableism is a recent invention or claim we’re “overanalyzing.” If I am in fact overanalyzing, it’s something I’ve done for my entire life. By signing up you agree to our terms of use Thank you for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. As kids, we laughed at it without understanding any of that. It’s very easy for this type of comedy to cross lines into ableism, racism, transmisia, or inappropriate sexual humor. Or maybe her adult perspective made her realize how problematic it could be for adults to inhabit children’s bodies and vice versa.
Maybe she thought it was a fad I’d quickly outgrow. My mom, who always encouraged me to read whatever I wanted, said this trend was silly. It was just the right combination of slapstick and gross-out humor to amuse my friends and me at age 9. In fourth grade, I found the premise of characters switching bodies with one another endlessly hilarious.
#BODY SWAP FICTION MOVIE#
The 2003 movie stars Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis as a mother and daughter who argue and then wake up to find that they’ve swapped bodies.
#BODY SWAP FICTION TV#
Most people probably remember Freaky Friday, Mary Rodgers’s 1972 children’s novel that was adapted into plays, TV series, and movies several times, from the ‘70s through the ’00s. My cursory Internet research suggests that this trend has declined in popularity since 2000. When I was in elementary school in the ’90s, lots of books had the trope of two characters switching bodies.
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