And why--specifically--is that?
Did you notice I did not tell him he could not become the successor to Stephen Hawking?...
Or a best-selling novelist like Tom Clancy?...
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The problem at the root here is 'radical egalitarianism' which is slowly strangling us to death. Some people are simply better at some pursuits than others.
Every time I see a bunch of fat girls in the cheerleading squad it reminds me of how far we have fallen.
Being rotund myself, I did not insist on a place in my high-school football team's roster. I *DID* play chess for our 'varsity' team, though.
No, sorry, a cripple cannot become a champion high-diver.
Do you suppose Christopher Reeve is still in demand to play 'Superman'?
Life is tough that way sometimes.
--Boris