I do, however, find that the title “Teen with Down Syndrome Bursts Into Tears as Best Friend Asks Him To Prom” seems to miss anything about Ben’s identity except that he has Down syndrome and is implied to be a charity case. I am certainly not arguing against people with different abilities forming meaningful relationships. I am not saying Rachel did anything wrong. “I did this all, just for you,” Rachel said, which is displayed in big, bolded letters above the article written about her service. It can thus be insinuated that Rachel is a saint a kind, whole human who took pity on a broken boy and ultimately found personal joy through his happiness. It might be surprising to find out that this made local news, but then again, this was no ordinary duo.
At the end of the line his best friend, Rachel, was waiting for him with one last flower and a sign that asked, “Will you go to prom with me?” Ben yelled yes and burst into tears. Photo courtesy emilyladau.īen walked into the auditorium of Mountain Heritage High School in Burnsville, North Carolina, and saw that his friends were waiting for him with flowers in their hands. These instances, despite being thought of as “inspirational” and “defying the odds”, actually are inherently ableist. Inspiration Porn, to which can be described as the level of objectification experienced by people with disabilities when able-bodied individuals use them as examples of what can be accomplished even in the “worst-case” scenario.
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