… Inspiration porn is an image of a person with a disability, often a kid, doing something completely ordinary – like playing, or talking, or running, or drawing a picture, or hitting a tennis ball – carrying a caption like “your excuse is invalid” or “before you quit, try”. Increasingly, they feature the … quote. …
“The only disability in life is a bad attitude.”
– cancer survivor Scott Hamilton
This image of a little girl running on a set of prosthetic legs alongside Oscar Pistorius is often used as an example of inspiration porn.
Those who use the term, ABC’s Stella Young for example, should advocate for the abolition of the Paralympics.
They want everyone treated equally.
When I see Said-Elmahmoudi from Morocco put himself out there on the Karate Floor, I’m inspired to shut down this computer. And jump on to a mountain bike for a workout.
Click PLAY or watch him on YouTube.
If he can do it, what’s my excuse?
If I’m inspired by Mitchell Marcus and Jonathon Montanez, I’m inspired. It’s an emotional reaction.
I’m inspired too by people who overcome obesity, poverty, other hardships.
For the record, I feel there is a place in this world for the Paralympics.
Thanks MissEducated.
Gymnastics Coaching.com 