Paralympian Scout Bassett for SELF on why it’s time to change the way pop culture portrays disabled women
Today covered the story.
WEBWIRE – Tuesday, July 27, 2021
As track and field athlete Scout Bassett gets ready to compete in the Tokyo Paralympic Games next month, she also graces SELF’s August cover.
In an interview with the brand, the 32-year-old Team USA athlete, who uses a prosthetic on her right leg, opened up to SELF about healing from trauma, how running changed her life and her determination to reshape conventional opinions about women with disabilities.
[p"There’s also another part of Bassett’s identity she wants to address. As an Asian American, she said she is devastated by the hateful attacks against her community" writes reporter Alyssa Newcomb for Today.[/p][p""When it first started, I thought, I wish America loved Asian people as much as they love our food. Because they’re happy to love sushi and ramen and Chinese food and whatnot" she said in the interview with Self. "What is great about this movement is that I feel like that narrative is changing. We are not the silent, submissive, just-stay-quiet group. And that you’re seeing voices that are speaking out and talking about their experiences""[/p]Read Today’s full coverage of SELF’s latest issue here.
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