look, fat people, ugly people, people with Downs, people otherwise with physical or mental issues don’t DESERVE any protection....they’re fair game for whoever wants to make fun of them, exclude them, ridicule them, enslave them....
Posted on 08/19/2015 10:38:43 AM PDT by Morgana
It sure is funny what makes news and what gets ignored. Have you heard about the Christian bakers who refused to make wedding cakes for gay couples? Of course you have. But I’ll bet you didn’t hear about the dance studio that refused service to a little girl with Down syndrome. Last week, Tricia and Jason Winnicki tried to enroll their eight-year-old daughter, Anna, in classes at a dance studio in Lancaster, N.Y., a suburb of Buffalo. The Winnickis told a local television station that the owner of the studio refused them. “I really don’t think we would be comfortable with that,” he reportedly said. “We don’t have any way to manage her in our studios. There are special schools for people like her, and she should go find those schools.” He’s right; there are special schools. But girls like Anna are under no obligation to attend them. The Americans with Disabilities Act couldn’t be clearer. If you run a business, you can’t discriminate against people based on disability. The whole episode is an outrage, but I’m guessing you’re hearing about it for the first time. The New York Times hasn’t picked it up. CNN hasn’t done a segment on it. A story like this stays a local story when the victim is not a member of one of the “right” oppressed minority groups. For my money, here’s the most outrageous detail of Anna’s story. The television station — News4, WIVB — refused to disclose the name of the studio that sent her away because “they couldn’t be reached for comment.” In a follow-up, News4 noted:
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Hit it dead on the head. The lady that used to do the inspection on my projects was confined to a wheelchair but she could read the plans and read a tape measure down to the thousandth of an inch, at least it seemed that way to me.
It was actually good to work with her, she kept me on my toes.
And the dance company would be sued out of existence.
just as a double amputee is not expected to win a marathon,
I was once a competitive distance runner. I was generally on the left side of the finishing time distribution. Events with a relatively flat course almost always had (presumably still have) a wheelchair division. Mountainous courses did not. I wonder why ...
it is stupid to prevent him or her from participating.
Stupid? Not necessarily. Safety and space limitations, for example might necessitate excluding less capable athletes. Some of the bigger races had (have?) qualifying times. I perceive that you are a Marine. Congratulations: you completed Boot Camp. Not everybody does. There are basic qualifications even to get in. Not everybody meets those qualifications. Would it be stupid to prevent your hypothetical double amputee from enlisting?
It's a lesser product if the teacher has to spend more time with one student, or the cost is higher because they have to hire someone else to work with the one student.
It may be true that the child can participate. I don’t know and I assume neither did the person in charge of the dance class. I think patience has to work both ways.
My niece’s best friend has DS. I have been surprised at how capable she is. She does ask for a lot of help, but nothing that is a big deal. She will ask for someone to get things for her. So we do, just as you would a young child. Where the problem sometimes arises is with her emotions. Sometimes she can get a bit complicated in that area. There are also bathroom and stomach issues. I’m not an expert. That’s my only exposure.
look, fat people, ugly people, people with Downs, people otherwise with physical or mental issues don’t DESERVE any protection....they’re fair game for whoever wants to make fun of them, exclude them, ridicule them, enslave them....
It’s a dance class for small children, not Army Ranger school.
Our child has a friend a few years older with Down Syndrome. They are all in the 8-12 age range and play together in the co-op we all belong to. He’s gentlemanly, well-behaved and keeps up with the group. No one has issues or problems, including him. He does not require more work or time.
He follows directions better than some “normal” kids. I wish all children were as smart, funny, and obedient as he is.
I'm aware of that. Many folks seem unaware that "discrimination" is an unavoidable and NECESSARY part of life. I chose to illustrate that fact with some extreme examples. The principle extends to much less extreme fields of endeavor ... even dance classes for small children. It is not for you, or me, or even this girl's parents, to decide the criteria (if any) for admission into this dance class for small children. It is for the proprietors of the school to decide.
At least, it is for them to decide in a free society.
I value liberty.
You?
look, fat people, ugly people, people with Downs, people otherwise with physical or mental issues don’t DESERVE any protection....they’re fair game for whoever wants to make fun of them, exclude them, ridicule them, enslave them....
We are talking about a LITTLE GIRLS DANCE CLASS here; not some body in a wheelchair trying to run a rough mountain marathon course. I doubt even the new tracked chairs could safely or competently run a mountain course.
We are also NOT talking about a little girl jumping out of a perfectly good aircraft to perform a vertical envelopment operation, it’s a little girls dance class. I say let her try and have some fun; if she can’t keep up, so be it.
She should not be denied the opportunity to try.
Show me anywhere in any article that it says that the child with Down Syndrome needs anything extra or different from others in the class.
Many with Down need nothing different unless it is an academic subject.
There is no reason to discriminate against someone based solely pm their looks.
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