KingKev1984 4 Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 It’s depressing in this day and age that these voices need to be amplified but the abuse given to Jordan Pickford over his supposedly shorter than average arms shows that while we have moved a long way when it comes to racial and gender discrimination, we are still lagging behind when it comes to respecting those with limb differences. Now would be a great time to educate yourselves as to why there really is no acceptable way to joke about limb difference. https://www.limblosslimbdifference.co.uk and for those who want to support the cause, the Lucky Fin Project has a great social media presence for families dealing with this surprisingly common issue. Thanks for reading! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1236 Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Damn. So if Pickford had one arm much longer than the other, would he be a better goalkeeper? That's a really good question I had never considered before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38733 Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Lad I used to work with had a Jeremy Beadle hand, his nickname at school was Clock. Kids are brutal 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1236 Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3193 Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 When I was in rehabilitation at the military centre headley court there was a Welsh Fusilier who was caught in a mortar attack in NI whose nickname was safe because he was armless. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5902 Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 So it's fine to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, but wrong to take the piss out of Pickford for having short arms? I mean the blokes an international goalkeeper so I imagine his arms are long enough for him to be classed as able bodied. Odd moral compass you have there fella... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1236 Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 I thought this was a wind up, Is this a genuine attempt to suggest Pickford has been unfairly denied a blue badge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6302 Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 If I didn't know better, I'd say this thread has the distinct aroma of fromage smothered pomme frites. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 4964 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 It's not even really about the same thing. Pickford hasnt lost any limbs ffs, he's just a short arse. Worse than that, he's a mackem. The two attributes combined make him objectively hilarious. This is probably the weirdest topic for a while. I'm struggling to imagine that this was posted with sincerity which means that it's actually just using this apparently real issue as part of a joke. I feel we have a tendency to assume people are mackems a bit too readily sometimes but I think I agree with Craig here. The brexity politics also seals it for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrokendoll 7090 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 13 hours ago, Monkeys Fist said: Lad I used to work with had a Jeremy Beadle hand, his nickname at school was Clock. Kids are brutal lad from anfield plain I did me apprenticeship with at the ever ready only had one ear. bizarrely he claimed the other one was inside his head but hadn't folded out due his mother being a bus conductress and her ticket machine had applied pressure there throughout her pregnancy. reckoned he could've had an operation to get it out but it would cause inbalance and he'd topple over all the time. anyway, his nickname was monophone head. he didn't seem to mind. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19806 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 16 hours ago, KingKev1984 said: It’s depressing in this day and age that these voices need to be amplified but the abuse given to Jordan Pickford over his supposedly shorter than average arms shows that while we have moved a long way when it comes to racial and gender discrimination, we are still lagging behind when it comes to respecting those with limb differences. Now would be a great time to educate yourselves as to why there really is no acceptable way to joke about limb difference. https://www.limblosslimbdifference.co.uk and for those who want to support the cause, the Lucky Fin Project has a great social media presence for families dealing with this surprisingly common issue. Thanks for reading! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34412 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 I'm pretty sure it was a serious matter delivered at Pickford's expense. What a pickle we've got ourselves into when we can't spot something like this btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30372 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 Seems a bit niche for a whole month like. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26767 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 Heard about a bloke with one leg a little bit shorter than his other leg from someone who worked with them. His head would bobble slightly from one side to the other as he walked. His nickname was 'Sniper's Nightmare'. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12762 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Alex said: Seems a bit niche for a whole month like. Should be in February, if anything 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26767 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 Not a limbs disability but I do remember a former manager who was a guide for the brewery tours who apparently had a colostomy bag in his side. His nickname was 'The Northumbrian Piper'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26767 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 KCG's tale reminds me of a joke about a former soldier going for a job interview with Newcastle City council. The manager tells him that he's going to be offered the job as they like to support ex-armed servicemen. He asks if he has any medical conditions they should know about? The former squaddie says he lost his testicles in the Falklands and also has a caffeine allergy. The manager replies, "Ok, that shouldn't be a massive problem for you here. We start at nine and finish at five but you can start at eleven instead." The squaddie asks why? The manager says, "Well here at the council we just sit around drinking coffee and scratching our balls for the first couple of hours so pointless you coming in to be honest." 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingKev1984 4 Posted April 26, 2022 Author Share Posted April 26, 2022 The responses show why these awareness months are necessary. Normalising ridicule based on physical difference is not acceptable. It’s incredible that this plays allows such hatred to flourish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30372 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Today is lifting patter awareness day 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38733 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 5 minutes ago, Alex said: Today is lifting patter awareness day No need for that. Hop it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 6844 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 On 23/04/2022 at 11:23, Howmanheyman said: Heard about a bloke with one leg a little bit shorter than his other leg from someone who worked with them. His head would bobble slightly from one side to the other as he walked. His nickname was 'Sniper's Nightmare'. Was his real name Bob ?? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38733 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Just now, Toonpack said: Was his real name Bob ?? Compass- kept walking in circles. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 6844 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 2 hours ago, KingKev1984 said: The responses show why these awareness months are necessary. Normalising ridicule based on physical difference is not acceptable. It’s incredible that this plays allows such hatred to flourish. Since when is a bit of armless fun, hatred FFS (oh and it's "place") 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38733 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Things have come on in hops and bounds since the 1960s though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38733 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Right - we’ve had our fun but I reckon we should consider donating to this. Obviously we need a concensus, but as I’m not the thread starter I can’t put a poll on. So, everyone in favour raise your righ… … oh. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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