My Crippled Life-Babe Music Video
Hey y’all! Today I released my newest music video for my original song “Babe” from my debut album HOLD ON. Which is available every where you can stream or buy music online. I have filmed 4 previous music videos for original songs but this one is very intimate and important to me. I wrote the song for my significant other. The words poured out of me like they were meant for the world to hear. And I never thought I’d film a music video for this song, let alone be in it and have my partner in it as well. But that’s exactly what we did. And now as I rewatch it and know that all of you are able to watch it I’m realizing how important this video really is.
In the music industry we are shown twerking, and sex appeal and love making throughout music videos. It’s always an able bodied human with another able bodied human. We don’t see diversity, or as much of it as we should. Love is not just about accepting skin tones or religious views but also accepting disabilities. Whether mental or physical. In my video it’s me and my man. He is able bodied and I’m a cripple gal. And we portray how easy it is to love one another. How simple it is to accept one another.
Its a beautiful thing to be able to share with the world that just because I’m “different” I’m entitled to love and love normally. I don’t hide my wheelchair, I don’t act like it’s not there. And my significant other does not see my wheelchair, he sees the woman sitting in it. I wanted to write about this because so many of you have come to me and asked how did I get so lucky to find a man who loves me. Well I’m gunna just say, that you are correct, I am extremely lucky, but not because this man loves me and looks past the chair and the disability. I’m lucky because he himself is an exceptional human. Luck has nothing to do with love. Honesty, compassion, understanding and communication are what matters. Just because we were born differently than most, or we were injured and that has left us disabled, does not mean we do not deserve love.
Whenever rob and I go out we get at least 1 person who says “you’re so pretty for being in a wheelchair” or “he’s such a good guy for being with you” THESE ARE NOT KIND WORDS. I am beautiful, my disability has nothing to do with it. I am worth loving, and Robert is not a better man for being with a disabled human. WE ARE BOTH fortunate for loving one another. For admiring each other’s qualities.
Abled and disabled love needs to be normalized. And I hope this video can help us get there. Do not hide yourself because you believe you are less than the average person. CRIPPLED IS BEAUTIFUL. Inside and out.
Head to the MarnaSings tab and check out all my videos, especially the one “Babe” and leave a comment on what you think! Also head to my YouTube and hit that sub button! My community is for all! Thank you for being apart of this journey!
-Marna Michele