ivegotfleas1 Admin
Posts : 5541 Join date : 2009-10-25 Age : 54 Location : London, Ontario
| Subject: Really? Blind ref costume outrages visually impaired Thu 25 Oct 2012, 11:08 am | |
| Maybe they should cancel Halloween, I'm sure there are a ton of costumes that could offend someone. This shit makes me want to fucking puke. http://www.lfpress.com/2012/10/25/blind-ref-costume-outrages-visually-impairedA Canadian society for the blind is outraged by a U.S. company for selling Halloween costumes locally that allow people to dress up as a “blind referee,” in reference to bad sports officiating. Carolyn Gunn, president of the Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians’ Nanaimo, B.C., chapter, said she found the costume at the Spirit Halloween costume shop recently and confronted the manager. “It came with sunglasses, a foldable-collapsible tapping stick and a referee shirt. I couldn’t believe it. I was completely devastated,” she said Wednesday. “What kind of message is that relaying to kids? Or adults? There’s enough of a barrier going on for people with disabilities, this is just a mockery of the whole thing.” Speaking as legal counsel for the New Jersey-based company’s head office, Kevin Mahoney told QMI Agency the company did not intend to discriminate against the visually impaired. “It was not our intention to mock anyone who may be suffering from blindness or being impaired with that regard,” he said. “The referee costume and the accessories are just to play upon the common theme or joke regarding blind referees. That’s a theme that’s certainly widespread, you’ll see other costumes sold on the Internet.” Gunn, however, said she’s more concerned by how some may wear the costume and use the cane on Halloween, presenting a danger that drivers could get confused and disregard yielding to actual people with blindness. According to a section of B.C.’s Guide Animal Act, “A person who is not a blind person according to accepted medical standards must not carry or use a white cane.” A “white cane” is defined under the act as a cane or walking stick with at least the upper-two-thirds coloured white. Mahoney said the company hasn’t made any decision yet to pull the product from shelves, but said they will investigate. “We’ll certainly evaluate the issue.” | |
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Mousey Warmed up
Posts : 2469 Join date : 2009-11-04 Age : 45 Location : Planet Earth
| Subject: Re: Really? Blind ref costume outrages visually impaired Thu 25 Oct 2012, 4:01 pm | |
| People are taking offence to this? I think it's funny... | |
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kbullet Moderator
Posts : 2896 Join date : 2009-10-23 Age : 40 Location : Windsor, ON
| Subject: Re: Really? Blind ref costume outrages visually impaired Thu 25 Oct 2012, 6:33 pm | |
| There are far too many sensitive people out there... I get irritated with them all. | |
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BigBrownEyes29 Admin
Posts : 4527 Join date : 2009-10-23 Location : Ontario, Canada
| Subject: Re: Really? Blind ref costume outrages visually impaired Thu 25 Oct 2012, 10:21 pm | |
| I don't see anything offensive with the costume. | |
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ivegotfleas1 Admin
Posts : 5541 Join date : 2009-10-25 Age : 54 Location : London, Ontario
| Subject: Re: Really? Blind ref costume outrages visually impaired Fri 26 Oct 2012, 12:39 pm | |
| Blind people have never been offended by this costume. It's people that know others that may have vision impairments (is that the pc term these days?) that are causing a stink. I bet the children of this woman wore monster and serial killer (Jason, Freddy, etc.) costumes for Halloween. You know, because people (real or make believe) that kill others are ok and not offensive in any way. | |
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