Sunday, September 02, 2012


Realism about disability incorrect

Britain:

Former health minister Edwina Currie was forced to defend herself against accusations she patronised Italian Paralympians by describing them as "gorgeous even in wheelchairs".

Her comment, posted on Twitter, drew condemnation from other users of the website, but Currie insisted she was paying the entire Italian team a compliment.

In response to criticism of her post, she said: "Why shouldn't we pay people who look good the compliment of saying so? That's real equality, innit?"

One reply, from @mbisace. described the comment as "singularly the most offensive thing I have seen on Twitter".

Another, from @jfraseruk, who is disabled, said "even in wheelchairs? wow - talk about insensitive".

Source


6 comments:

Anonymous said...

"Political correctness is a far greater threat to our freedom and liberty than is terrorism..."

Anonymous said...

And here is a perfect example proving the above to be true.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/08/30/state-department-hold-down-fort-other-common-phrases-could-be-offensive/

Anonymous said...

I think senior politicians are over-paid if in today's PC climate they cannot anticipate such a response to a remark they make like that. I can, and I'm not paid anything to be tactful!

Anonymous said...

Talk about being insensitive, Paralympians can't even feel their legs!

Anonymous said...

Are people so well off that they need to spend time searching and inventing such idiotic reasons to be offended? If so, I don't want to hear any more BS about hungry poor people.

Anonymous said...

"singularly the most offensive thing I have seen on Twitter".

WOW! you don't get out much do you?