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ARTICLES on the net
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Independent sources dealing with the devotee phenomenon on the Internet. Be prepared for both postive and negative expressions of opinion.
The articles have been sorted in a reversed chronological order. For the beginning, go to the bottom.
Observe that it often is difficult to establish a publishing date. Some of the datings are therefore estimations.
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Stepping up
July 13, 2003
She lost a leg in a car crash. Now she sets new life goals.
Highway Patrol Officer
April, 2003
The lady is a highway patrol officer. And a RAK.
A victim, a survivor, an artist
JAN 30, 2003
This lady was raped, the rapist hacked off her forearms and left her to die. Against all odds she survived and is today a distinguished artist and painter.
Devotee phenomenon
JAN, 2003
The author is Kimberley Barreda, amputee, actor, fashion model and disability acitivist. She appreciates what she considers as real devotees but has certainly also some harsh things to say.
Devotees and Fetishists
2002
Kimberley Barreda, famous DAK amputee, again. She makes a sharp distinction between devotees and fetishists. Published at
Cripworld
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Disability and Delight
MAJ, 2001
A research project about the devotee community by Raymond J. Aguilera.
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A New Way to Be Mad
DEC, 2000
A detailed article about self-mutilation. "The phenomenon is not as rare as one might think".
Amputated Desire
JUNE, 2000
Alison Kafer, herself disabled, has produced this paper about female amputees in the devotee community. "These women were meeting men who saw them as more desirable than nondisabled women." Published at the home page of Disability World.
Devotees, pretenders and wannabes
1997
Two cases of Factitious Disability Disorder.
The Acrotomophile
An Amputee's Perspective
1997
Humping Stumps
1997
Rose Petra, student
Autoumn 1990
Rose Petra, amputee and wellknown among devotees, explains how she can help others by using crutches instead of a prosthesis.
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