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Originally Posted by Kurt_Cobain
Argh this really annoys me! As a disabled person myself I find that assumption insulting! He didn't give a toss about disability until after his accident. The same goes for J.Fox and Ali. They never funded any research into Parkinsons until they were struck with it.
The true hero for the disabled was Hawking. He carried on his work even though he was ill with motor neurone disease.
The disabled community as a whole, doesnt hold Reeve in that high regard compared to Hawking and Tanny Grey for example.
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I completely agree with that. I dont see why these people should be considered heroes just because they've been on TV. Like you say, Hawking actually had a reason to be admired, he kept going with everything and tried not to let his disability get in his way.
Its like the Kylie thing, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer... People die of that far too often for Kylie to be getting all the attention shes getting now. I saw an ad the other day saying "Help Kylie's cancer, pick up a cancer awareness bracelet today"...
There are people far more deserving of all this attention and respect, but because these people are on TV, they're more important.