Do you find it cute that we include the paralympians in news stories about...

[dave s]

...the Olympics Even though the Olympics and Paralympics are completely seperate events.

And also the fact that no-one really cares about the results of the Paralympics.

And those that say they do are complete liars. Do you sit there glued to the TV watching 1 legged people run up and down a track?

Of course not. Who amongst us can say we havent had a slight chuckle to ourselves while watching previews of these events?

Am I cruel? Nope, Im just a lot more honest than most.

Stormy - Im not saying they are entitled to have their own event, but why hijack the Olympic games? The Olympics are for able bodied people. And by patronizing them by pretending that we regard them in the same light just makes fools of them. Im doing them a favour by stating all of this.
Im not getting enough bites here, Im going to ask this in polls and surveys
Mrs GC - I assume you are a single parent and cat owner?

[dollybird]

dont care about either of them and neither do most, i do have to say though that laughing at disabled ppl is not funny... you really are scraping the bottom of the barrel with this one.

[Van der Elst]

I'm with Spegali and Fiona on this one - watching folks run round in circles (at whatever speed) is a total bore. Even more of a bore are the "Jimmy Jump" commentators who rattle on about it to try and convince us that it is meaningful. It is ONLY meaningfull to the guys taking part.

[*stormy*]

Oh Dave, Dave, Dave.....

I despair at you once again.

Let them get on with it ~ they're entitled!

*edit* Well I agree their events should be hoiked up to the same level of advertising as the main event then, yes.
Some of them amaze me with how much they have overcome and still excelled at something physical ~ and are fitter than me.

[ahaa]

Sorry, but I for one really DO care about the results of the 'Paralympics,' and despite your opinion, I'm NOT a liar. How dare you!
To go as far as to admit that you have a slight 'chuckle' to yourself when watching previews of these events, show just how pathetic you are.
Not only are you cruel, you're sick!

[Fanny Frogette]

I think Para Olympics is cheating. Those Para's can do High Altitude Low Opening jumping out from planes and usually end up in the SAS & all sorts of mad stuff. They are much tougher than your average Bear.

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[Helen S]

'Cute' ? That's not how i would describe it! Unjustified also as they have had to put so much more effort into achieving their places than able bodied contenders. I have watched Paralympian competitors in the past and find nothing to laugh at in the way they conduct themselves and compete and there are a lot of people like myself who regularly watch sport including paraplegics who have a genuine interest. Paraplegics also hate being patronised, they will however accept help.

[Froggit]

you are just one sad ( lonely ) person, a typical "Billy no mates". When you grow up, you will, hopefully realise what senseless rubbish you talk.

[Mrs GC]

bloody hell dave!
I get the feeling your next victims will be single parents, then maybe moving on to cat owners

edit
no and no!

[Paul L]

no its not cute, they put a lot of training into what they do, it gets a lot of disable people out doing these things and making there lives a lot better