Things Not To Say To Someone With Cerebral Palsy

BBC Three speaks to people with cerebral palsy about the most annoying things they hear.
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[sydneyvt]

"I speak slow enough for the both of us." I died laughing. Lol. Love her attitude.

[michellel]

"Poor you"
"Pour me a drink!"
That guy is class 😂😂

[VirgoGoddess]

"Lube up and let's see." That is the BEST responce I've ever heard to that question.

[nicolem]

The woman with the brown hair and floral shirt was so sweet. She answered everything calmly and joked about herself too. I wish we had nicer people like that in the US

[CrIsStInKa]

I have been living a truly ignorant life. I have never met anyone with cp like these people. I honestly thought that when you had cerebral palsy that you were stuck in a wheel chair with little to no ability to speak or perform simple tasks(this was the case for the two people I've ever met).I'm sorry if I'm offending anyone. I honestly had no idea it was a broader spectrum. Thank you for making me a little less ignorant!

[Lealpi]

'Assume somebody with CP is mentally capable unless they tell you they vote UKIP' I'm dying

[Marlenaxo]

The woman with the brunette hair and pink top was so bubbly I loved her ! 😭 " I speak slow enough for the both of us" Lol !!

[ItsRobinWhoTalks]

I have never spoken to someone with CP or a speech impediment and I just realized that I REALLY need to unlearn these biases that I and a lot of people have thinking that someone is mentally slow because of how they talk.
I apologize.
This video was great! I hope everyone is learning something from this!

[BoopSnoot]

Dude with the 'Enabled not disabled' shirt is hot as hell :3

[jesspessiepess]

'poor you' 'pour me a drink!' dead

[pm]

I walk with a limp because I have a small form of CP and people always stop me when I'm walking like "Are you okay? You hurt your leg?" Like seriously, I'm fine and I know they mean the best but it's annoying af since it doesn't just happen once. Everybody wanting to save you gets really irritating when you don't need saving.

[FrostNightVideoProductions]

My adopted sister has really bad cerebral palsy because as an infant in El Salvador, her dad beat her and the orphanage did nothing to heal her. She had too long to be left to her injuries to reach the capability and cognitive thinking that these people in the video have. She will forever be in the mentality of a four year old with little mobility. But she adores classical music, having books read to her, and talking to absolutely anyone she sees. She's made entirely of love for everyone.

[vegetableoil]

"is it contagious?"
"yes you should get away from me this instant!"

[XMissPreciousJayX]

"assume someone with cp is mentally capable until they tell you they vote UKIP" LAD

[Dots_thepuppy]

I have mild cp and my sister in law will not let me around my nieces with out her near by because her words "I'll give them cp" I like fake sneezing on her and say I'm giving it to her

[Thatderpypichu]

I once had a teacher yell at me for dragging my feet and then I yelled to her "I have CP ma'am' she thought I lied and told me not to joke about a condition I DONT have. If only she knew I DO have CP. The irony of wearing a cast the next year for my CP. How good it felt to rub it in her face.

[markdogsby]

The guy with beard in the grey shirt and the guy with glasses in the black suit jacket are bloody handsome

[aliceglover]

The girls with the long brown hair wearing a red floral top is hilarious: "My shoulder got stuck when l was coming out. Well it was the 80s and l was wearing shoulder pads"-ha ha! I think she should consider a career in 'stand up' comedy!

[kaiabellamy]

The guy with the shirt with the fish on is hilarious what a legend!
'Oh poor you'
'Oh pour me a drink!' XD

[havademon]

My father has CP and I'm going to show him this as soon as I can. This is amazing.