Parents complaining about one-armed TV host

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i know! its so stupid.

if those parents can't accept the host's disability, then that way of thinking gets passed on to their children. and if that happens it is a big step back for mankind.

i have an unusual perspective on this, though. my own mother is blind, and the inside of one of her eyes is covered in scar tissue. she went to a school for the blind, but as an adult, very few collages wanted to accept her to their physical therepy programs. she is now the only blind physical therepist in New York State!

anyway, who says that is the only kid's show?!?! the parents that complain about that host can have their kids watch another show!! DUH!!

People today don't know how to accept those who are different from "normal." if the global society doesn't realize that and fix that problem ASAP this world is going to be really messed up.

I think parents should use it as an opportunity to educate their children about disabilities. I know this is a novel idea for a children's educational program, but maybe they should give it a try.

That is a natural reaction. But it must be overcome by mature reflection. The fact of the matter is that many (if not most) of the people in the world are far less than perfect. Cousin Jesus once said don't tell your brother to remove the dirt from their eye until you clean your eye out. That is one of the few things he said that I agree with.

Let he (or she) who is perfect disparage those who are not.

ruveyn

My seven year old asked me about this yesterday. I just explained she was born without one hand and he was lucky to have two. He shrugged and moved on to talking about pokemon. I don't think he'll be having nightmares. At least not about that!

Way to teach tolerance! I commend them </SARCASM>

Who cares if this lady only has one arm? The world is different, people are different and parents should learn to accept that. I bet the parents are so far from being 'perfect'.

I think it's brave of her that she has that kind of job. A lot of people with disabilities never have the confidence to have that kind of job. And not only that, but I think that her being on their may make the more younger children more understanding as to why people with disabilities are different.

As for the parents, they can go and f**k themselves

Yes.

Some parents will even warn their children to stay away from disabled kids, even those whose only "crime" is to act "nervous and jerky" around others.

Of course its bad for the kids, I was so scarred by the sight of thalidomide kids at school that I developed aspergers.

That reminds me of what I read in my reports from 6th grade about me. I don't remember who wrote it, my shrink I think, she wrote parents tell their kids to stay away from me.

I don't see anything wrong with this. I think it teaches kids to be more accepting of people who are different from them. I watched the clip, i'd love to watch that show. She looks like fun. If they really have a problem with it, then don't let your child watch it. I can't believe they would say such vicious things. I think they really are underestimating their children. I think such young children will be more accepting, and see the smiling happy face and warm voice.

It would guess the REAL problem is not that the woman has one arm, but more likely that the parents parked their kids in front of the TV and were upset that the kids asked THEM questions. In other words, the parents want the kids to watch TV without interruption - the TV-nanny, so to speak. If the kids didn't ask the parents about it, I doubt the parents would have even noticed. How dare the TV program involve the parents! Don't they know that's what TV is for? Babysitting?

goat