Originally Posted by CPchick

Apparently my Teacher Aide thinks we are. It was recently the World Wheelchair Rugby Championships in my city, there was a special on TV about New Zealand's team, the Wheelblacks. These guys are all quadriplegic and use chairs full-time, they're not like sitting in the corner pittying themselves, they've been all over the place and really joke about their disabilities. Anyway, my TA saw the special and we were talking about it, she says "Yeah, it's so nice that they can get out!" I was like "What the heck?!" to myself, didn't people used to say those things decades ago? We're in the 21st century if she hasn't noticed. I was thinking "What a stereotypical thing to say." It's a disabled sport, but is just as serious as any other sport, disabled or not.

But she thinks disabled sports aren't serious. You don't just win at the Paralympics because you're disabled, it's almost like she thinks every disabled sport is "everybody wins" and that any person can play them.

Like, with boccia too, I used to bring my set to school so I could play a game with the TA. She doesn't put ANY effort into it and she goes hysterical when I do a good shot.

It just bothers me that she thinks people who have disabilities who play sport are just there because society has 'let them out' into the public because it's the right thing to do.

Sorry, just venting a bit.