Complaints Against Disabled BBC Presenter

24th February 2009

Complaints Against Disabled BBC Presenter

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Complaints have been made about tv presenter Cerrie Burnell because she has one arm.The BBC received nine official complaints against the 29-year-old CBeebies host, with parents claiming she frightens their young children.Internet message boards have also been flooded with vicious comments about the ‘Bedtime Hour’ presenter’s disability - some so o…

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1 On February 24th, 2009, Paul Nyatigi said:
It is high time these parents forestall the negative tendency towards disability. The problem is not the children’s resentment but rather the parents’ negativity towards disability. It is heartbreaking that despite the rise in awareness some people are still harbouring such retrogressive feelings. We a need more benevolent approach to each other; nobody should be subjected to unnecessary bigotry. Speaking on behalf of the parents who think like me, I would like to emphasize the need for us as a society to take flight away from this gratuitous and outmoded mindset.

posted on February 24th, 2009 at 11:09 pm