It's amazing: this woman is more able than 98% of the people I know, I see no evidence that she's suffering more than anybody "normal", and yet it's just hard to shake that inherited feeling deep inside of "oh that poor soul, see what a brave face she is putting on her disability, how admirable". It's weird. She is not disabled, she can certainly run a hell of a lot longer and faster than I can with my meat feet.
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I was hoping to find a video showing those "cheetah legs" demonstrated in use... Ah, found a brief one:
... I think she should try to be more forgiving of people calling her an "inspiration". It's a good thing to inspire after all, even if part of it comes from misconceptions of disability. She might for example inspire "disabled" people to not think of themselves as disabled. And maybe "normal" people get inspired to overcome their own obstacles. That's hardly a bad thing.
Here's a video, unfortunately of horrible quality, showing her showing the legs.
Did't Pamela get her breast implants out? Even if she's had other cosmetic surgery, I doubt she actually has any implants.
ReplyDeleteIs it just me, or is she trying too hard? I find her a bit irritating.
Not me, and I usually get irritated pretty easily.
ReplyDeleteBut of course it can be different things for different people.
I don't blame her for trying hard. It must be like having a 200 IQ, but because of your face everybody thinks of you as stupid no matter what you do.
I don't blame her for trying hard. It must be like having a 200 IQ, but because of your face everybody thinks of you as stupid no matter what you do.
ReplyDeleteI suppose so, although personally I'd rather have that problem than the opposite. I just meant trying too hard because of what really is a disability. Sometimes people overcompensate for things like that. Like the way a short guy might go into bodybuilding where someone 6'2" or something would feel no need. Or how Ron Jeremy doesn't need to drive a Ferarri. :)
He might want to try a sensible diet though! Even with an eight-inch dong, I fear it barely reaches beyond his belly these days.
ReplyDeleteHe might want to try a sensible diet though! Even with an eight-inch dong, I fear it barely reaches beyond his belly these days.
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree! He was much slimmer in his younger days. Getting a back wax might also be a good idea. :)
I was reading something the other day, which I came across when I was looking up male "chastity belts", that big dicks weren't always the idea. That is strange to us today. The Greeks, despite being a very phallic-centered society (to put it mildly), thought that a large penis indicated coarseness. In their art, satyrs were always shown with these (to quote the movie Superbad) huge, veiny, triumphant bastards. Weird!
Aimee Mullins is a attractive woman. She has not let the loss of her legs below the knee. Be an excuse for not achieving what ever goal that she has set for herself.
ReplyDeleteDon't find her irritating at all.
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Except that she mostly just talks about how she hasn't let losing her legs stop from achieving...what? Collegiate-level athletic success? TED has really lowered its standards if they are letting someone on there who, were she able bodied, wouldn't be worth listening to. She should stop making her life all about her disability (and yes, it is a disability!)
ReplyDeleteI can see the viewpoint.
ReplyDeleteThough she was first on TED over a decade a go, so it does not seem to be a change of standards.
Someone like her makes you realise you are not putting out your full potential when you are no where near the disadvantages she has dealt with and overcome!
ReplyDeleteVery humbling.
And yet, no one considers that she does not see this as a disability because she does not remember losing her legs. This is all she has ever known, and she grew up with different circumstances to overcome. Thankfully, her family did not impress upon her that it was a disability.
ReplyDeleteBut seriously, does she refuse disability chacks?
A bit strong, anon, but you may have a point. There are many disabled people in the world who don't let their disability stop them from achieving. I can't see what's special about this one, except she's easy on the eyes.
ReplyDeleteWell, that caught my attention.
ReplyDeleteAnd also it subverts the deep-seated idea of people missing bits never being attractive.
And she has real dimples, too ;-)
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