[Lwize]

I find calling Chris a creepster more offensive than commenting on wheeled furniture.

[the truth]

seemed crass and tasteless to me and unfunny as always with him....so what do disabled people think of the comment? imagine hed said its like a woman trying chase usain bolt? The radical feminazis at the BBc actually spent a lot of time and money on the run like a girl campaign recently? claiming the term is offensive to all women and damaging womens chances of playing sport?
we hear infinitely more about womens alleged oppression in this country (all lies) yet so very little about the disabled being oppressed
if a group of kids were laughing at a kid in a wheelchair asking him to race the quick kids? at what point does that become tastless and offensive?

what mark said wasnt the leats bit funny, he never is, he did actually single out a kid in a wheelchair, not discrimination but poor taste.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by the truth

seemed crass and tasteless to me and unfunny as always with him....so what do disabled people think of the comment? imagine hed said its like a woman trying chase usain bolt? he did actually single out a kid in a wheelchair, not discrimination but poor taste.

Except that doesn't make sense. Someone who can't run chasing a professional sportsman does make sense in the comparison he was making.

[the truth]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Except that doesn't make sense. Someone who can't run chasing a professional sportsman does make sense in the comparison he was making.

it could make sense if hes singling out a specific group of people. isntead of saying kids in wheelchairs he said women, because women arent very fast? remember the run like a girl campaign with the BBC? they took that VERY seriously. yet comments like this are ignored?

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by the truth

it could make sense if hes singling out a specific group of people. isntead of saying kids in wheelchairs he said women, because women arent very fast? remember the run like a girl campaign with the BBC? they took that VERY seriously. yet comments like this are ignored?

But whether women can run fast or not the fact is.... they can run.

Mark was making a comparison to someone who can't do the activity at all. Therefore, someone in a wheelchair can't run... at all.

Stating the fact that someone who can't run.... can't run is not the same as sexist comments that women are crap runners. Jessica Ennis anyone?

[the truth]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

But whether women can run fast or not the fact is.... they can run.

Mark was making a comparison to someone who can't do the activity at all. Therefore, someone in a wheelchair can't run... at all.

no but they can still wheel the chair? hes also saying they cant wheel it quick enough

[Niamh.]

Everything always comes back to them evil Feminazis

[Marsh.]

He said "This is like putting a man in a wheelchair in a sprint race with Usain Bolt".

No mention of kids and no mention of "wheeling the chair". Sprinting = running.

I can't actually believe I'm explaining this.

[Livia]

We've got some amazing paralympians, I think everyone would agree. And I'm sure the paralympian wheelchair racers themselves wouldn't hope to keep up with Bolt. Until someone who is disabled has a sense of humour failure over this, all the able-bodied angst is ridiculous.

[abhorson]

He should have said Oscar pistorious!!