A football player with no LEGS

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Hi Everyone!! :smile:

How can a guy with no LEGS play football?

Or better yet.... how can OTHER football players play against a guy with no legs?

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As far as I am concerned - it's ridiculous to allow a guy with no legs to play on a football team. It is yet another example of political correctness gone mad. Sound mean? Am I not being NICE? Everyone of us has limitations. At 6'3" tall and about 245 lbs - no matter how much I might want to become one - I could NEVER be a jockey? Fair? Maybe not. But that's how life goes - sometimes. I couldn't be a ballerina either. Or [convincingly] play the part of an 80 year old Asian women in a play.

A few years ago - the mother of a retarded girl [young lady] took a university to COURT in an attempt to FORCE the university to allow her daughter to go to medical school. The mother could see no reason why the school could not simplify the language in the medical textbooks in order to make it easier for her RETARDED daughter to get a degree in medicine. And no... I'm not kidding.

What do YOU think?!

Should a guy with no LEGS be allowed to play on a football team? And if so - is it really FAIR to the other players? [especially on the opposing team]

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Craig!! :smile:

I think it's because we have created a “Have to be politically correct” Society for fear or hurting some poor souls feelings.On a side note, I guess it gives sports players a whole new outlook when it comes to new games for contact sports. Anyone up for a game of kickball? LOL

At 6'3" tall and about 245 lbs - no matter how much I might want to become one - I could NEVER be a jockey? Actually you could become a jockey, IF you ever wanted to be one, high isn't a factor, its weight, most jockeys are small cos its easier to maintain the jockeys required wieght, its nothing to do with their height.That said, I don't agree with 'inclusion' for the sole purpose of not being seen to 'exclude'.Having a daughter with a disability - she was born blind - i know how hard i personally have had to push to allow her what others take for granted. She now goes to a main stream school, with additional support and is up there with her peers, if not in some subjects surpassing them, and constantly gets A and Bs etc. The children in her class are not scared of disabilities - as i was - cos to them, they understand that not everyone is 'normal' and have learned to accept that tho people are different, that doesn't make them 'different', if you know what i mean.On the subject of the footballer, there has to be the question of, was he accepted into the team cos he CAN play well, or because people were afraid to say no cos of his disability, and no, personally i don't think its fair on his team or opposing teams......there are specific sports and teams for people with disabilities to be a part of - however if his team are happy for him to play, then who says he shouldn't and why should we worry about the other team and how they feel..........tho saying that since american football consists of running and catching a ball, and he seems to - by the picture - run on his hands, i can't imagine how he could play!The subject of disability is a very hard one to tackle, and no doubt there will be some people who post who think all people with a disabiliy should be institutionalised or kept away from 'normal' society...........however, i would say that having a disabled child can happen to anyone, and becoming disabled through accident or illness can also happen to anyone, and they should consider how they would feel if god forbid something happened to them or the people they love.I can see both sides of the coin, being a mum of a disabled child, and working with families with disabled children AND on the other side, running groups, like scouts for example, where we have to include people with disabilities, even though the one boy i have at the minute i feel isn't getting anything like as much as the other boys from the group, and he is spoiling it for them with his behavior as he has the mental age of a 6 year old - the scouts are all 12 -Tis just my opinions on the matter

Angel....
I am truly sorry! I was just trying to be funny, as I'm in a great mood for some reason this morning.
I truly apologize if I offended you.

My mother once told me, when I was very young, to never make fun of someone that is handicapped, because you'll never know if you offended someone. She said the person would never tell you how much you hurt them

What you wrote was just beautiful. It's no wonder why you received the "Mom of the year here...

Forgive me?

I tried to edit my first posting about kickball, as it wasn't so funny anymore. But, it wouldn't let me...
My punishment for being a schmuck!

Darlin you honestly didn't offend me, honestly hugs n kisses her teddy bear theres nothing wrong with being in a great mood, tho i darn't ask why grinAs for "mum of the year~" thing........you are such a sweetheart, now where is my special T shirt and gold medally type thing LOL................forgive you? what for? blows more kisses

of course it's ridiculous. I feel that their attempts to include this poor lad will result more in a circus sideshow atmosphere than the open minded, inclusive atmosphere that they are hoping for. How do they think Bobby will feel when he realises that. Hell, I want to see the specticle out of sheer curiosity.

I probably won't be a jocky either. Angel's little girl is unlikely to become a race car driver. When my dad lost his site on the job, apperently he couldn't be an intrument technologist any more (according to the university).

Oh ya, and Angel can't impregnate me (although she's welcome to try)

In reply to:Oh ya, and Angel can't impregnate me (although she's welcome to try) Can I watch? Huh-Huh? Can I please watch????

Angel's little girl is unlikely to become a race car driver. actually its funny you should mention that, the blind society we are part of run track days for blind adults............can you imagine the balls the guys must have to sit in with a blind driver and let them drive LOLOh and the impregnation comment...........not getting that.........but hey i'll try anything once

that's too cool.My dad used to like to back the car out of the garage, then make quite a show of getting out with white cane in hand.>not getting thatwhatchoo mean ya don't get it?

my daughters actually looking forward to driving, tho she says she wants to drive like her dad, which is worrying since he used to rally drive............maybe the idea will wear off LOL

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not getting that...

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Can I watch? Huh- Huh? Can I watch? lol

Angel said I could if I was okay with you...
chuckle

sure, what the heck!

Unhijacking in progress...In reply to:An Ohio football player with no legs took the field Saturday for the first time since being removed in a previous game by a referee.You would think they might have comented on how he did. I saw him on a TV news story, and he seemed to be very mobile with his arms. If he's on the punt return squad, then he has to carry a football. I'm not sure how he does that. It seems like the definition of "tackle" would need adjustment.If he can somehow do it well, then they should let him play. I assume he has no dream of a professional career.__________I never heard the story of the mother wanting to get her mentally retarded daughter in to medical school, although I did search. Are you sure it's not a right-wing urban legend, like Ronald Regan's Cadillac-driving welfare queens? I would expect that a lawsuit like that would be immediately dismissed by the court.

Thanks Man!

You WON'T regret it dude, I promise!!

I'll admitt to not being a foot ball fan. What position whould be suitable for someone who can't carry or kick the ball, tackle (unless you allow tripping) or block?I would asume that he can catch and throw while stationary.

What position whould be suitable for someone who can't carry or kick the ball, tackle (unless you allow tripping) or block?Quarterback.

I guess he could just lob the ball over the front line and hope there is a receiver in the vicinity.

ah yes, quarterback. aka primadonna. But wouldn't a half dude have to be a halfback?
or is my mean spirit just showing through again?

A quarterback with no legs is not likely to throw a lot of long passes, and would require some significant blocking.The Cartoon Network (Adult Swim) has a series, The Oblongs, where the father has no legs. (Wikipedia on The Oblongs.) Edit: By the way, the father's voice is Will Ferrel's.

I have heard of stories like these before...Old news...lol