Lack of Black faces at Glastonbury

[Deleted member 292770]

If someone has a disabled child, should they accept someone referring to them as a spastic?

depends what the disability is, surely.

 

[noseall]

They’re so offensive they didn’t bother removing them from the dictionary.

What makes you believe that offensive words should be removed from a dictionary? Who is 'they' in this case?

 

[Bod ...]

What makes you believe that offensive words should be removed from a dictionary? Who is 'they' in this case?

They will be them

 

[ReganAndCarter]

instead of marrying a sister???

 

[diy_fun_uk]

depends what the disability is, surely.

No, you're right. I'm sure regardless of the actual disability, many parents of (or the disabled person themselves) will be perfectly happy being referred to as a spastic.

Obviously when I say you're right ...