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IMPORTANT // Please look after your loved ones, yourself and be kind to others. If you are feeling that the world is too hard to handle there is always help - I implore you not to hesitate in contacting one of these wonderful organisations Lifeline and Beyond Blue ... and I'm sure reaching out to our PRE community we will find a way to help. T.
Josh Caddy
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Bunnerz said:
I don't think its really about us, its more about those effected being vilified and by general public accepting its fine it will more likely happen more often and everything is fine.
Its actually not fine and I'm glad he apologized.
123kid said:
Well Spastic Cerebral Palsy is a TYPE of cerabral Palsy to explain the spacticity of their muscles. The derogatory term grew popular in the 80s. I don't think it has a place in society today to be used in this way but it was very commonly used in the past and sometimes people go overboard being derogatory to one who might use the term insultingly.
My sons also intellectually disabled Pops, must say I don’t use the words spastic or retard ever, in saying that those words have been around in conversation my whole life and I don’t think most mean to offend,Friends of mine use to use them probably a bit to frequently, but next to never do I hear them in conversation now, I never get offended, however the one time my son was referred to as a retard I saw red. I think in my own head it’s a cheap shot to use the word and though Caddy has no excuse what so ever , he most likely didn’t mean to offend the handicapped people in society.Tiger Pops said:
Proudly I can say my son does not let his disability get in his way in anyway, his speech is poor and at times difficult to understand, so when he makes conversation he gets two types of responses , one people pay him the respect he deserves and they do there best to communicate with him and he appreciates that greatly, there’s a few Prenders who make his day just by listening to what his got to say, then there’s the other type of person who it’s just way too hard to understand for them and they can’t be bothered giving him the time of day, he picks up on that attitude pretty quick and you can see in his eyes him saying “ well *smile* you then”
Though like any kid life can be hard, an my boy is pretty fortunate, however yes he is limited in what he may be able to do , there’s a lot less fortunate out there and each time I go to his school and see all the kids in wheel chairs and with walking frames it’s a great reminder how lucky we are to be “ normal”
Good on Cadds for making a public apology , hopefully a couple less use the terms this week.
Well said.. as I said before my kid has CP and its not nice when this term is used like that. I know 9 out of 10 dont really care but for those that do, its quite insulting..... including our many CP/intellectually challenged members too!!
He has apologised now, we live, learn and move on.
He has apologised now, we live, learn and move on.
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Mr Brightside said:
x2.
I also agree with Dimma, that there's no need for microphones on a footy field.
Tiger Pops said:
The term has become offensive in modern day times. I remember growing up that plenty of charities and organisations were named "spastic society".
But he's apologised and hopefully won't use that term again to denigrate someone.
TV Josh said:
He did......that didn't seem to attract the ire of the classified nuff nuffs to the same extent.
Not sure what all the fuss is about. It was a throw away line by Josh that would happen in just about most games at all levels. The worlds definitely changing.
He shouldn’t have apologised.
Everyone’s bending over to keep the lefty wankers from their fake offence.
Everyone’s bending over to keep the lefty wankers from their fake offence.
“It's now very common to hear people say, 'I'm rather offended by that.' As if that gives them certain rights. It's actually nothing more... than a whine. 'I find that offensive.' It has no meaning; it has no purpose; it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. 'I am offended by that.' Well, so *smile* what."
Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry
Had to do what he had to do , put behind him and move on . A million other words he could have chosen . Just get on with it
