'X is bringing her wheelchair friend.'

[Grockle]

AIBU to find this offensive?

I'm an occasional wheelchair user and can't decide if I am perfectly justified in thinking that was a really crappy way of saying that someone was visiting us and bringing her friend who happens to be in a wheelchair.

X is not friends with a wheelchair but the person in it.

I sat quietly & didn't say anything but had to bite my tongue. I wish I'd said something though.

YANBU it's a very offensive way to describe a person.

I have hardly any either MrsDV and those I have are charity shop thrillers and my mum has a caravan

I didn't bf either I am irredeemably working class. Despite that I am regularly told I'm middle class. Go figure.

I love how my boss's comment has turned into a class discussion. I didn't see her today but am ready to mention this to her when I get the chance. Ideally before X & 'wheelchair friend' visit

I'm tempted to make a poster with a picture of a wheelchair & a picture of a friend to show her the difference between an object and a person. She's very keen on visual clues.

grockle