A friend sent me a link to a newstory. It seems there is a program in England for young children that hired a new hostess. The woman is missing a hand. Several people protested and one said his children "freaked out".
As the parent of kids who have limb differences all that fuss offends me. I would think parents would be grateful to have the opportunity to teach thier children about such things in the privacy of thier home. Otherwise the child would see someone in a grocery store, or at school or a birthday party or somewhere and freak out in public. Would it not be better for the child to see this person on TV and have the parents explain that it's OK and that some people are different and it's nothing to be afraid of or upset about?
What do you think?