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I have a special needs brother and I've worked with special needs people as a caregiver. For Rosie to admit that she has mild anxiety around little people is, to me, actually not that big of a deal. If, by off-chance, she's not especially familiar with, say, how she would accommodate a little person in her home or on her show, that would cause some anxiety as she may be unwilling to cause anyone more distress than she absolutely must. Of course, this goes out the window as the conversation goes on, but somehow I think Chelsea Handler led the discussion there and it didn't necessarily have to be said or engaged. I sometimes wish more people would be honest about their anxiety in dealing with what may offend, what to expect, how to accommodate someone, etc. rather than just shout at deaf people or treat everyone in a wheelchair like they have an untestable IQ. The way the conversation turned, though... I could not believe how they completely infantilized and degraded little people like that. To me that was beyond drama - it seemed like casual cruelty for the sake of viewer reaction, and it sure got a reaction out of me. I'll always respect someone's right to an opinion, but that doesn't mean I'll have respect for them for their opinions. |
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Once again.. open mouth, insert foot.
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Wow.
Was this actually on TV?
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I am pleased to see the LPA using this as an opportunity to teach both parties and the rest of us as to why and how this bizarre conversation is offensive. Hopefully, this might lead to more on air opportunities to talk about the fears, phobias, misperceptions, myths, and curiosity people may have about those different from themselves. Of course this requires including those who are capable of leading a discussion in a constructive and instructive way. A bizarre discussion between two ill informed people is not likely to lead to an AHA! moment for anyone.
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I never have understood that woman treating that man as her gimmic.
Do neither one of them have people in their life to say helloo or excuse me? PR people, agents ,producers or lastly friends who say wow this is fucked up and let me tell you why. I think they are both extremely arrogant and ignorant which is a shame because they both have power and influence. Compassion is seriously lacking in their core to go on the way they did. So, not funny. |
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That is completely disturbing! I've never been a fan at all of Chelsea but Rosie? I *never* in a million years thought that I would ever hear something like that come out of her mouth. I even showed my family here that and no one gets it either, so I really don't know what to think except I'm not impressed at all.
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