Why Won't You Date Me? with Nicole Byer cover image

I got 99 problems... palsy is just one (w/ Maysoon Zayid)

Why Won't You Date Me? with Nicole Byer

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How to Write a Character With Cerebral Palsy

Sean Penn auditioned to play a girl with cerebral palsy and didn't get it. He says Hollywood is supposed to be an escape, but they don't want disabled people who don't get healed. They said if she's too successful, she'll make normal people feel bad, he writes.

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