r/YouShouldKnow • u/LtSoundwave • Jul 19 '20

Other YSK That many people with a disability consider their aides (wheelchair, etc.) an extension of themselves. You should ask before touching or moving them.

Read this article and was surprised to hear how many people struggle with this. Even if you are trying to help, you should ask first.

www.bbc.com/news/disability-49584591

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u/KaizDaddy5 Jul 19 '20

There's a south park episode that makes light of this mixup.

AIDS is also thrown in there cuz, well, it's south park.

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u/alekbalazs Jul 19 '20

Does the episode address the aids/aides mixup? I only remember the town getting confused over an aides/AIDS mixup.

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u/KaizDaddy5 Jul 19 '20

As far as I remember it's just AIDS and aides.

But I feel like every time I rewatch an episode I find a new hidden message or interpretation, so who knows

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u/locks_are_paranoid Aug 08 '20

That episode predicted the downfall of Jared.

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u/AaronBrownell Jul 19 '20

Same for me, I rmb it that way too.

"Everyone should have aides. Yes, in particular the children"

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u/BilboT3aBagginz Jul 19 '20

Jared from subway has AIDS‽

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u/V1k1ng1990 Jul 19 '20

No he has aides

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u/AerMarcus Jul 19 '20

Also, similarly, Trevor Noah and Pres Obama's meeting apparently