So I'm at the SICM.

[conuly]

And there's a group of adults there in wheelchairs. I'm busy keeping Ana from running directly in anybody's path (!!!!!!!!!!!!!), when I hear one person (not in a wheelchair) talking to another...

"Remember, she understands everything you say."

Well, that's nice....

"...and she's not as stupid as she looks"

?

What? If you just finished saying somebody understands everything you say, can you take a moment to consider she may just understand when she's being insulted? And I'm guessing the woman was right there, too, though I wasn't paying enough attention. I mean, I don't see any way that sentence isn't insulting.

Comments

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

The only way it couldn't be insulting if person one was insulted by person two treating person three like a moron, and was being very sarcastic.

Like if someone talked down to Kayleigh in front of me, and I would say bitterly, "she understands everything you say and she isnt as stupid as she looks" and then eyerolled because it is such an inane thing to say, like no kidding, she's not stupid, and it's my way of calling someone on the carpet for treating her like she is.

Like clearly YOU think she is stupid, but she's not, jerkface.

That is the only way it could be not insulting. A bunch of bitter sarcastic people snapping at each other (or one sarcastic catty person).

[conuly]

That's possible... it didn't sound like it was what was going on, though.

[sunnydale47.livejournal.com]

There's no way "not as stupid as she looks" can ever be anything but insulting.

[leora.livejournal.com]

I assume the implication is that being in a wheelchair makes you look stupid. And I don't see why that should be.

[ganas-de-ti.livejournal.com]

well i feel like maybe the person referred to just wasn't in the room. still insulting, but at least she might not have heard it :(

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

The only way it couldn't be insulting if person one was insulted by person two treating person three like a moron, and was being very sarcastic.

Like if someone talked down to Kayleigh in front of me, and I would say bitterly, "she understands everything you say and she isnt as stupid as she looks" and then eyerolled because it is such an inane thing to say, like no kidding, she's not stupid, and it's my way of calling someone on the carpet for treating her like she is.

Like clearly YOU think she is stupid, but she's not, jerkface.

That is the only way it could be not insulting. A bunch of bitter sarcastic people snapping at each other (or one sarcastic catty person).

[conuly]

That's possible... it didn't sound like it was what was going on, though.

[sunnydale47.livejournal.com]

There's no way "not as stupid as she looks" can ever be anything but insulting.

[leora.livejournal.com]

I assume the implication is that being in a wheelchair makes you look stupid. And I don't see why that should be.

[ganas-de-ti.livejournal.com]

well i feel like maybe the person referred to just wasn't in the room. still insulting, but at least she might not have heard it :(