A Point of View

Blog #2

Response:

“If we want to discover the full potential in our humanity we need to celebrate those heart breaking strengths and those glorious disabilities we all have,” Aimee Mullins an amputee describes where the beauty in humanity comes from. I was truly awed at her TED talk. She spoke of the prejudice of people when they become fearful and I think that is a very important message to spread. Instead of being afraid of the unknown, like amputees, why don’t we embrace it? Why doesn’t humanity, as Aimee exemplifies with children she spoke to, forget about these things altogether and remain unified? I think she shows a beautiful story about how every single human being has their own disabilities and one that is more obvious to the public is judged upon. Amputees are not necessarily negatively discriminated against, rather they are assumed as weak or awkward to stand by or given sympathy they don’t necessarily want when that assumption is not true is any way shape or form. They are just people, like you and me, that just so happens to be missing something physical. But aren’t we all missing something, whether it be physical or emotional?

 When I was younger I felt extremely horrible for amputees or handicapped people. I would stare like any other child would, not in a judgmental way, but more out of curiosity. Yes, it is different, but so is every other human being. One person in particular made me understand Aimee's thinking and the beauty of everyone's differences. His name is Josh Sundquist and he is one of my favorite YouTubers. He lost his left leg to cancer when he was younger and now he is a bestselling author, motivational speaker, and former Paralympic ski racer. He is absolutely hilarious and has opened my eyes to the discrimination amputees go through as well as how horrible and unnecessary discrimination of any sort is in the world. Here are a few videos to show you what I’m talking about:

Presentation: Aimee Mullins' talk was heartfelt, artistic, and relatable to all types of people. She used emotion to connect to the audience and pull them in. She also used a little bit of humor to connect to the people as well. She sophisticatedly and smoothly presented her ideas and feelings and made the audience and people watching feel as well.