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Jun 06, 2009, 12:32 AM
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Member Since: Feb 2006
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 19,686
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- Why are you in a wheelchair?
- You LOOK normal!
- You must have done something bad for God to punish you like that.
- You've been cursed with disability for a reason. You should pray more.
- Just pray to God and he'll fix you (and if he doesn't, you don't have enough faith)
- What's wrong with YOU?
- You don't look hurt.
- There are people worse off than you, be glad.
- At least you didn't lose something, you never had it to begin with.
- What's it like being disabled?
- Why don't you get one of those electric wheelchair things?
- Do you want help? How can I help? No SERIOUSLY LET ME HELP YOU.
- God bless you for trying so hard.
- Can I pray for you?
- You know there's a pill/cure/prayer to heal you...
- Aww.
- You poor thing.
- You know, before medicine you would have died (and/or) things were way worse for you disabled people
- Why are you disabled?
- CAN YOU HAVE SEX? (I seriously have gotten that more than once)
- Do you understand me? MUST I TALK LOUDER? (assuming I'm deaf, blind, or mentally handicapped or "retarded")
- Good for you for not giving up.
- Good for you for trying.
- Good for you for doing (x,y,z menial activity that I do normally)
- Here, let me help you with that.
- You've got it easy ... _______ has it much worse.
- *pats me on the head* (Had that more than once too)
- *looks of sympathy* (had that too many times to count)
- *gawking, staring and/or pointing*
- *ignoring* (me in general, on purpose)
- You don't need x,y,z equipment/help... you should do it yourself.
- You've got a WHEELCHAIR (thanks for pointing out the obvious, really)
- You mean you can actually feed/clean/bathe/live by yourself?! WOW.
- (Speaking to other people with me, as if I can't understand/comprehend, and asking about my "condition")
- You should play x,y,z because it looks really cool (wheelchair basketball, rugby, racing).
- You must go really fast in that thing, eh? *chuckling*
- You should do x,y,z alterations on your wheelchair 'cause that'd look awesome!! (Pimp my wheelchair. Only boys do this one. At least they're inventive... sometimes)
- Woah, watch how you drive that thing!
- Hey, do you have a license to drive that wheelchair?? *laughing*
- Come on, you're just lazy... you look too normal to be disabled.
- You don't LOOK disabled. (except minus the wheelchair, right......)
- You must see the doctor an awful lot... you must be the reason why the healthcare system is in crisis and wait times for doctors are so long...
- What happened?
- You know, I know (random person) who has (random illness/disability) ... do you know them?? (no! I dont know everyone with a disability everywhere)
- Does it hurt?
- Can I get what you've got? Can I catch it?
- You must know/have met Rick Hansen (famous disabled person).
- Do you participate in the Special Olympics?
- Come on, stop complaining, there are people worse off than you are.
- You think YOU have it bad... what about ... x,y,z?
- *random people coming up to me* I'm sorry (you're disabled).
- Can I ask you x,y,z random question about disabilities/medical stuff/my personal life and history.
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