Aimee Mullins: The opportunity of adversity
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Uploaded by TEDtalksDirector on Feb 19, 2010
http://www.ted.com The thesaurus might equate "disabled" with synonyms like "useless" and "mutilated," but ground-breaking runner Aimee Mullins is out to redefine the word. Defying these associations, she hows how adversity -- in her case, being born without shinbones -- actually opens the door for human potential.
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@businessmonkeyfilms nowadays disabled and handicapped are used interchangeably though
Bbasstheillest 1 week ago
@crudhousefull Thanks!
BullyDefender 1 week ago
@edenite I'd fuck her! Respectfully, of course!
BullyDefender 1 week ago
She should have just looked up 'handicapped' to begin with. Don't look for words that mean more than your own situation. :D All love for her idea though.
businessmonkeyfilms 1 week ago
@crudhousefull Why exactly do you wish to know how many cultures I have been exposed to? BTW - classy name.
BenMJay 2 weeks ago
@BullyDefender Lol. Now that's funny
crudhousefull 2 weeks ago
@BenMJay What other cultures have you been exposed to?
crudhousefull 2 weeks ago
@crudhousefull So you've lived in the US, Egypt, Czechoslovakia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Sri Lanka? Wow!! Well, I certainly hope that one day you will finally find a place that will let you stay there.
BullyDefender 2 weeks ago
This was a inspirational!
BritannyArboleda 4 weeks ago in playlist More videos from TEDtalksDirector
Did she ever get that hundred bucks from the doc?? :)
dragoncherry7 1 month ago