tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181780691238814823.post895065726100472597..comments2023-08-28T23:22:07.966+10:00Comments on Living with Bob (Dysautonomia): De Ja Vu: A man stands from his wheelchair and Buzzfeed decides to perpetuate abelism. Michelle Rogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16472120868084570461noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181780691238814823.post-6200774215220889332016-05-23T22:42:19.799+10:002016-05-23T22:42:19.799+10:00It's sad when people make fun. They are not re...It's sad when people make fun. They are not realizing how much they are hurting the person who is sitting on a <a href="https://leadermobility.com/" rel="nofollow">mobility scooter</a>. I hope they all grow up and stop doing hurtful acts.kolton Marcoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06822155582189061719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181780691238814823.post-57970801827615000802016-01-31T20:37:51.371+11:002016-01-31T20:37:51.371+11:00Hey, I totally agree. I saw the BuzzFeed post befo...Hey, I totally agree. I saw the BuzzFeed post before they'd 'fixed' it and was disgusted. And then I saw it after they 'fixed' it and was downright pissed off. I personally don't need to use a wheelchair. But I have family and friends with debilitating illnesses that sometimes necessitate the use of a wheelchair or even a mobility scooter. And sometimes, these people will choose to stay home and miss out, rather than go out and have to endure the stares and the looks, the whispered 'they don't look sick' or 'they're too young for a mobility scooter'. And yeah, it's about time the stereotype of wheelchair = paralysis is debunked. I'm sick of my friends being unable to go out in their wheelchairs for fear of being judged. These wheelchairs can give them freedom, and then all these perfectly healthy people are denying them that right, just because it doesn't fit in with their narrow-minded view of how that world works. It's wrong. And I really feel for that poor guy who's been made a mockery of. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com