Monday, January 23, 2012

Where does the word handicap come from?

Where does the word handicap come from? It means to hand the cap. Becasue people with disabilities were treated so poorly they were often left to the streets, put in mental wards or hidden away in the basement.
Fortunately, people with handicaps are now treated with more care and respect.
But, no surprise we still hear the words like retarded, mental case, looney.
So much is misunderstood.
I am 58 and it was not uncommom to laugh at people with disabilities.
I remember one day when the mean boys pulled down Dougie's pants so they could have a big laugh.
And now instead of getting better, the mean boys are worse than ever.
Now we have hazing and young people committing suicide because they have no one to turn too.
I hope this blog makes me people a little big more kind to their fellow human beings. It is time.

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