On Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:53:18 -0500, Warp wrote:

>  I don't think anybody *wants* to be
> handicapped.

People who are handicapped and have learned to deal with it and lead what 
by their own measure is a normal life are pretty amazing; nobody wants to 
be unable to do things they want to, sure - but also many people who do 
have permanent handicaps do not want to be treated differently or told 
that they're not "normal".  That reminder is quite painful for some, 
because it focuses on what they *can't* do (or more often, on what abled 
people think they can't do) rather than what they *can*.

That's the problem some of the people I know in that community have with 
it - the idea that it focuses on what the injured soldiers can't do and 
that they couldn't possibly lead a fulfilling life without being made 
"whole".  Again, based on a 3-minute trailer, so I'm reserving judgment 
until I've had a chance to see it, but I can understand why it might piss 
some people off.

Jim

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