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lawrence keplinger <[log in to unmask]>
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St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
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Fri, 2 Apr 1999 13:31:00 +0000
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thanks, did anyone see the 60 minutes piece about the acting school, in the
interview the guy is doesn't matter what lable we use.  i mean after all we
are people like anyone else.  fun is fun and we can tell when it isn't  in
the name of fun.

kinggimp

Kyle E Cleveland wrote:

> Bravo, Ken!
>
> Why this '90s fascination with making sure we don't "label" someone?  As
> I've spouted before, when I was a kid I was "crippled", then
> "handicapped", then "disabled", after that - "handi-capable" (the
> smarminess makes me wanna puke).  Now I find I'm "diffferently-abled".
> Well, the only thing I'm able to do differently from the rest of the
> crowd is park really close to the mall at holiday-time because I have
> one of those "handicrapped" cards (my wife came up with that one because
> the logo is so poorly designed it looks like a man sitting on the WC).
>
> Let's face it, whether we call a North American aboriginal an "Indian"
> or "Native American", it's not going to help her find a job, education,
> health care, etc.
>
> Give me a fair shake at housing, health care and a job for which I'm
> qualified and you can call me anything you damn well please.
>
> Wow, if I had a womb I'd be pre-menstrual.

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