MT Perhaps you do not like Whitecars words. Personally I think she's hit the nail firmly on the head. However, i tried to explain to you the hurt these comments and others like them cause. Not always to the disabled person per se but to those who care for them and love them who are forced to listen to this type of abuse every bloody day in one way or another; whether it's out right jokes or just little asides/sniggers or comments.
You have chosen to ignore that.
Carers of disabled children are not particularly precious or PC- I like a laugh along with the next person. In fact if I couldn't laugh about our situation I think sometimes I'd die. BUT there is a limit as to what we are expected to accept in the name of comedy. FB clearly oversteps the boundaries and is simply not remotely funny. I actually used to quite like him on the panel shows although sometimes I did grimace. But to take the piss out of someone who can defend themselves is one thing, to do it to those who cannot is completely despicable.
I'm originally an 'Essex gel' (made in Dagenham) and have heard pretty much all the essex girl jokes. Some are hilarious and really make me laugh but of course I can always come back with a sharp retort.
Those with disabilities cannot always do this and this is why it is unacceptable.
And for us carers who are forced to hear these comments everyday it bloody well hurts to the core of our hearts.
Can you not understand that still?
Would you seriously find it funny if when walking down the road with your child, people looked at him and sniggered/called him a r*tard/ugly/should be locked away and so on? Or when someone stands in front of an audience and makes jokes at his expense? It's all same meat different gravy.
I think it might have been the Disability Rights Commission who said 'it is not the disability which disabled a person but rather societies attitude towards them. Just about sums it all up really.