Paralympians 'disgusted' by Sunday Independent article

MiCr0

By Noel O'Reilly in Sydney Last updated: 08:58

The Chef de Mission of the Irish Paralympic team, Mr Jim McBride, has registered his "disgust" at the comments made by Miss Mary Ellen Synon concerning the Parlaympic Games.

Mr McBride said that he will be contacting the Chief Executive of the Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee, Ms Lois Appleby, regarding the issue before making a statement later today.

In a column which appeared in yesterday’s Sunday Independent Miss Synon described the Games as "grotesque" and "perverse". She went on to pour scorn on the Paralympic movement, saying physical competition is not about finding someone who can wobble his way around a track in a wheelchair, or can swim from one end of a pool to the other by braille."

Mr McBride will also be contacting the Minister for Sport, Tourism and Recreation, Dr Jim McDaid, to seek advice on the matter.

Bard

Aengus Fanning apparently now says that he would probably have spiked the controversial
Synon article about the Paralympics had he seen it beforehand.
http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/ireland/2000/1026/hom29.htm

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TwoShedsJackson

Hindsight being 20/20 and all.

Robbo

The Independent being the oracle and all that.

When will *Dr.* Tony O'Reilly be called before a tribunal?

Regards,
Robbo

Derek Bell

Originally posted by Bard:
Aengus Fanning apparently now says that he would probably have spiked the controversial
Synon article about the Paralympics had he seen it beforehand.

He's setting a world record for backpedalling!

Take it

I can't say I've watch much of the paralypics but I did find it a bit disturbing to see the javelin throw with ppl in wheelchairs and swimmers with one leg etc. and some people don't find it disturbing thats fine.

But what about freedom of speech if she felt that way about the paralypics is she not initialed to have her say? anyone else is initialed to have there say and argue against it. If the artical was edited would it be ok? or is that not just adjusting the media to keep people happy (which goes on a lot I know).

She had every right to print that article. Articles are printed saying motor racing is a load of $hite cars driving around a track or players chasing a round ball is boring blah blah to me that's the same thing but because its the paralympics everyone blows it out of proportion and sees it as rasict.

Maybe I'm wrong but does anyone else agree?

This might be the wrong place to post it maybe it should be on the Humanities board.

[This message has been edited by Take it (edited 29-10-2000).]

Gaz

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plastic membrane

whatever happened that silly woman anyway ??