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The "Special" Olympics is dumb

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The "Special" Olympics is dumb
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RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb
January 17, 2014 at 2:08 pm
I've never watched the Special Olympics. They always look kinda patronising to me, and the name is slightly offensive imo.

The Paralympic Games on the other hand, are brilliant. One of our regulars is a Paralympian (T13) for New Zealand who lives here in London. He didn't win anything in London, but he won a Gold Medal in Athens and 2 Silver Medals in Sydney. So yeah, I follow those. It's just amazing to see what human beings are capable of, and blind football is one of the most entertaining things I have ever seen in my life, if for all the wrong reasons.
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The "Special" Olympics is dumb

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The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by BrokenQuill92 - January 16, 2014 at 6:38 pm
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by Bad Wolf - January 16, 2014 at 6:50 pm
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by BrokenQuill92 - January 16, 2014 at 6:52 pm
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by xr34p3rx - January 16, 2014 at 8:08 pm
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by ShaMan - January 16, 2014 at 8:09 pm
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by Bad Wolf - January 16, 2014 at 6:53 pm
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by Minimalist - January 16, 2014 at 6:59 pm
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by Polaris - January 16, 2014 at 8:50 pm
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by Violet - January 20, 2014 at 2:37 am
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by ShaMan - January 16, 2014 at 7:36 pm
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by SteelCurtain - January 16, 2014 at 7:42 pm
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by ElleBelle - January 16, 2014 at 7:38 pm
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by BrokenQuill92 - January 16, 2014 at 7:45 pm
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by ElleBelle - January 16, 2014 at 7:47 pm
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by SteelCurtain - January 16, 2014 at 7:52 pm
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by Violet - January 20, 2014 at 2:59 am
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by ShaMan - January 16, 2014 at 7:53 pm
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by c172 - January 16, 2014 at 8:39 pm
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by truthBtold - January 16, 2014 at 8:46 pm
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by ElleBelle - January 16, 2014 at 8:48 pm
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by KichigaiNeko - January 16, 2014 at 8:55 pm
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by ElleBelle - January 16, 2014 at 10:11 pm
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by c172 - January 16, 2014 at 10:20 pm
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by BrokenQuill92 - January 16, 2014 at 11:06 pm
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by KichigaiNeko - January 17, 2014 at 12:48 am
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by BrokenQuill92 - January 17, 2014 at 9:35 am
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by Minimalist - January 17, 2014 at 11:44 am
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by ElleBelle - January 17, 2014 at 12:11 pm
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by BrokenQuill92 - January 17, 2014 at 12:14 pm
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by ElleBelle - January 17, 2014 at 12:15 pm
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by BrokenQuill92 - January 17, 2014 at 12:18 pm
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by Faith No More - January 17, 2014 at 12:54 pm
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by Minimalist - January 17, 2014 at 12:56 pm
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by NoraBrimstone - January 17, 2014 at 2:08 pm
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by bennyboy - January 20, 2014 at 12:26 am
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - January 20, 2014 at 2:59 am
RE: The "Special" Olympics is dumb - by CapnAwesome - April 23, 2014 at 5:12 pm

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