5.12.2010
I’m Mad.
Anger. It comes in many forms. Each day is unique. One good like yesterday. One like today - a roller coaster.
Today – as I was transferring Ivey from the carseat to her wheel chair, I observed a car pulling into the handicap space across from us. Anger. Out bops the woman. She unloads her pharmaceutical rep baggage (lots of it) and sashays to the elevator, baggage and 2 inch heels.
It was only when I was in mid sentence did I realize that I was actually projecting my voice toward her (loudly) across the parking deck. Oh my, my thoughts escaped my mouth and I was actually questioning the validity of her 'handicap'. She stood stunned. As was I.
Considering our location – the parking deck below Children's at Emory – I was enraged. This makes the third drug rep to have a handicap tag – I'm mad.
And then there was yesterday. I have XM radio in my car. Occasionally I listen to one of the comedy stations. Laughter is the best medicine right?
Well, as Ivey and I headed to one of her appointments – this is what she was bombarded with – with no warning. This is our battle folks. I can handle the one idiot standing telling his horrendous joke; what I can't handle is the theatre of people, those who walk amongst us, validating his joke. Laughing.
What do you guys think about this?
Remember the 'Retard Speech'?
Imagine placing any other 'minority' name in this 'joke' and the backlash that would ensue.
Click here, watch, then come back.
Ralphie May - Retards
Gwen - Ivey's Advocate
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11 comments:
I have never seen anything like this. I'm can't believe he gets paid for that. It's just infuriating.
That's disgusting. I tried to log on to Comedy Central's website to let them know what I thought but it didn't work. I'll keep trying. If you keep listening to his routine, it just gets worse and worse. Thank you for calling our attention to this.
Well,well,well ...
The parking thing ... infuriates me.Run into a similar situation at least once a week when I am parking with Zoey.
Now ... I am speechless and not infuriated but utterly disgusted, on the Ralphie May piece.We actually watched him when he was on "Last Comic Standing" ...NOTHING like this.NOTHING.
I am going to repost this.And I write whoever I need to write or contact.Just wish it were going to make a difference.
Not surprisingly UNFUNNY. I think maybe Ralphie should stick with what he knows best...the Whopper. What kind of person do you have to be to make fun of special needs? He is inconsiderate, rude, and hateful and without stooping to his level, all I can do is hope the Karma he will receive for that performance won't hurt too bad. What. A. Jerk.
In no way is that funny. Period.
Disgusting. I hated to watch it because that's what comedy central wants. More hits to their site!
Not. Funny. At. All.
Joni
That wasn't the least bit funny. I think I would have walked out. About the drug rep, I would write a letter to the major grug companies to infor them about the reps with handicap stickers. I don't think they would be happy about that!
I have a 20 year old son with bilateal micro/anophthalmia and other physical challenges. That's how I found your site.
A funny handicapped parking story - I have a good friend who had polio as a child. She now has post polio syndrome and tho she has physical limitations, she teaches kindergarten at a local school. One day we we happened to meet in the grocery parking lot. A harried young mother with many small grouchy children pulled into a marked handicap parking space, clearly needing to make a fast stop for diapers or milk with her many grouchy children in tow. An outraged bystander launched into this mama about taking up this space. My friend looked the outraged woman in the eye and said "If that girl isn't handicapped today, I don't know who is." We both dissolved into laughter. Not sure what we would have done if it were a sales rep.
the ralphie may thing is SO upsetting... i'm not sure if i'm more aghast with his act or with the audience laughing. UGH.
thank you for sharing all the pictures of the love in your world around ivey... she's a gem.
Horrendous.
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