Were you a Paralympic athlete, or did I just dream that?
Not Paralympics, Pixie do special olympics . Is similar . but . for different kind of disabilities . special olympics Is for intellectual and developmental disabilities .
Since my world accepts fictional characters from cartoons to video games and more, I don't really accept mascots to be real in my world because mascots are mascots and they must protect their rights.
If I'm able to do so, here are some scenarios from mascots I like if they were in my world. Some are fake, some are for fun, some are basically true...
TW: Ableism
yo this situation kind of fucking sucks. an organization that influences how people treat disabled people and is supposed to be an inspiration to disabled people making fun of their atheletes' disabilities, and allowing the shitshow that is the comments to continue unaddressed, even encouraging it at times? that shit ain't cool. i don't think there would be an issue if the atheletes themselves had been the ones making and posting the memes on their personal accounts, but this is just gross.
Ok I know I said that I would include Sumi and Mukmuk (most photos have them all together) but I didn’t include any other Paralympic mascots so that’s probably not fair
Also for those who are curious Wenlock is supposed to be drops of steel.
Apparently the Olympic and Paralympic mascots where advertised together there two, which is probably why I felt like something was off when I only wrote down one name.
Para-sports has really changed my outlook on basically everything we're taught about sport, fitness, ability, weight, health etc. It's so important, every para-sports club in the world deserves a billion pounds each so everyone can have the opportunity to try it all out.
Love to hear that Paralympic athletes were consulted (and listened) to regarding this. More accessibilty is always good (and evidently appreciated) 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻