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The word mongol is offensive...but what else is wrong?
**helen**
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Interesting to check out different papers take on the sex and disability story that's been on peoples lips today...
Here's a news story in Huffington post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/04/15/swindon-mayor-nick-martin-mongols-resigns_n_5151125.html
Here's a comment piece in the indie:
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/the-word-mongol-is-obviously-offensive--but-nick-martins-comment-suggests-he-was-offended-that-disabled-people-actually-have-sex-9259401.html
'What other dirt can we find on this man' piece from the express:
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/470546/REVEALED-Tory-mayor-who-labelled-disabled-adults-mongols-had-been-rapped-for-sexual-harr
Interestingly, the mention in the final paper has no mention of the wider implications on what he said...
What's your take on this story?
Here's a news story in Huffington post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/04/15/swindon-mayor-nick-martin-mongols-resigns_n_5151125.html
Here's a comment piece in the indie:
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/the-word-mongol-is-obviously-offensive--but-nick-martins-comment-suggests-he-was-offended-that-disabled-people-actually-have-sex-9259401.html
'What other dirt can we find on this man' piece from the express:
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/470546/REVEALED-Tory-mayor-who-labelled-disabled-adults-mongols-had-been-rapped-for-sexual-harr
Interestingly, the mention in the final paper has no mention of the wider implications on what he said...
What's your take on this story?
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I find it offensive that he finds disabled people having sex offensive. I can understand some people being worried about letting some people with severe learning difficulties have sex if they don't understand the possible implications and how to have safe sex. But many do and having sex is an important part of life so his comments just prove how little contact he has had with disabled people and how out of date his views are - I would suggest someone like that isn't fit to run as mayor anyway!