Some of them can.
Yeah that's a pain. If you're catching a bus, you could really do with a buggy that folds, but I can see how people wouldn't always plan that. Parents will have to learn that they might not be able to keep using a space.
All I said was "Wheelchair user please. They're (hopefully) not chained in."
Seriously, that was my entire post. I was polite and explained why the term 'bound' didn't make sense. That should not put people off getting involved. The poster decided to argue about it
I'm not here trying to...
No, you've misunderstood, I said if you know someone (eg someone who is gay) who likes those terms "does that mean it's ok for everyone to use those terms?" - so yes it's possible you could use a term in private with one individual person, but you wouldn't then call everyone else the offensive...
Ok, but it's not quite all you were saying, as you said "Not sure this getting offended on behalf of other people lark who are not offended at all is all its cracked up to be", suggesting you think it's a load of PC BS. Some minority groups need others to speak out for them, or change will take...
So if you know a black person who refers to themselves as a ******, or a gay person who refers to themselves as a fag***, does that mean it's ok for everyone to use those terms? No, of course not.
Hopefully they're doing so only when with him because it is the term he likes to use. They...
I'm trying to educate you about what offends people and instead of taking the advice on board, you've chosen to be more insulting.
People get offended because the words are offensive. Just the same as how people realise some words are racist or homophobic - not because they were once...