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Well, sure, mball. I can see what you're saying as well. I guess my problem is at least as much with the announcer himself as it is with the TV station. I have to wonder why he thinks that this particular venue is best for him and for his anticipated audience. I mean, I'm an extrovert, love to be on stage, and look pretty good for a 49 year old woman - I could probably sashay down a catwalk with the best of 'em, and I'd certainly have the NERVE to do so. But would that make it a wise career choice? And would I be angry if people responded negatively to me modeling Victoria's Secret thong underwear? Would I expect VS to hire me and back me just because I had a passion for their thong underwear and modeling and thought I should choose that for a career? Or would I be perhaps better suited on some other side of VS product development or marketing?
Maybe he started the career, befor his disabilty.I don't have a problem with it MORALLY - I just think it's weird as hell that anyone would choose a career which ACCENTUATES and draws attention to a prominent weakness.
Most people choose careers which accentuate their strongest traits.
Maybe he started the career, befor his disabilty.
OK, so I'm watching the local evening news, on a station that's an award winning, top rated local station, and lo and behold, the weekend weather guy has a speech impediment. I mean - a noticeable, pronounced speech impediment.
Now - I'm all for equal opportunity, but honestly - am I just a jerk or am I justified in wondering why a person who has a speech impediment would choose a career which focuses attention on that one particular area of weakness?
Is this taking reasonable accommodation too far?
Differently enabled people need all the encouragement they can get. And since the op asked for an opinion (whether or not she was a jerk), yes, the op is a jerk.lol.
In all honesty, it's probably political correctness going too far. This reminds me of the story "Harrison Bergeron" in which all news announcers had speech impediments so that nobody would feel bad about themselves. You can google the story.
I know a girl who wanted to get a job as a news announcer, but was turned down for having so much as a slight southern accent (in North Carolina nonetheless). But she was otherwise comprehensible. I actually found her accent to be quite attractive. In fact I prefer it to the California "valley girl" accent.
Advanced math is very difficult for me. This apparently is genetic, since it is very difficult for my entire family. Should I go into Mathematics as a career and expect people to make exceptions for my "disability?"
Differently enabled people can do it successfully, even if they do it with a little difficulty. You, otoh, cannot do it at all. That's the difference.
heard of the movie,OK, so I'm watching the local evening news, on a station that's an award winning, top rated local station, and lo and behold, the weekend weather guy has a speech impediment. I mean - a noticeable, pronounced speech impediment.
Now - I'm all for equal opportunity, but honestly - am I just a jerk or am I justified in wondering why a person who has a speech impediment would choose a career which focuses attention on that one particular area of weakness?
Is this taking reasonable accommodation too far?
heard of the movie,
the kings speech?
Yes, I have. Last time I checked, this guy wasn't born into royalty and didn't have the job forced on him.
well what i was getting at is, perhaps this is what he needs to do in order to either deal with his problem or it's a form of therapy.
is he at least good looking?
:sarcastic
LOL not particularly! I mean, he's OK. I know you're kidding, but I don't care what a newsperson looks like as long as they carry themselves professionally and their looks are not DISTRACTING.
i just had a thought....oops
perhaps you feel uncomfortable because he is forcing you to deal with your uncomfortableness ... i live in los angeles and the odds of our weather men/women having a speech impediment are so small, i don't know what that would be like. but i'm guessing i would probably feel the same way you do.
well what i was getting at is, perhaps this is what he needs to do in order to either deal with his problem or it's a form of therapy.