That the villain — Dr Poison — had a facial difference. Jason mentioned it to me when we recorded our podcast on Friday, so I was prepared. Spoiler: she took the covering off to reveal a scarred face. I searched for a long time to find a picture of Dr Poison without the partial mask, but had no luck. There was no backstory about why she had a facial difference.
She was evil, intent on killing people using chemical warfare, and had a facial difference. I am tired of the trope that beauty equals good and facial differences equal evil. Slate recently featured an article questioning why movie villains have dermatological issues.
I recently wrote about the issues with facial difference in Beauty and the Beast. Oh yes they did! People are thinking more broadly — because of exposure and discussion about facial difference. When people tell me they are thinking about representation more because of my work, it makes me happy. Our friendship is cemented by the experiences of stares and being othered, and also our love of fashion. A character like Dr Poison, with evil depicted with a facial difference, is the reason a child hides behind their parents when they see me.
A character like Two Face is why the cleaner was scared of my face and left. In my lifetime I want to see a character with a facial difference be someone who puts people at ease, not instills fear. I want to see a person with a facial difference save the world, not destroy it. We might not see them on the big screen, but know that the good they do triumphs any evil represented in films like Wonder Woman. Listen here. There is is also a much more comprehensive piece on Geeky Gimp about facial difference and wider disability representation in the movie.
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