Like Captain Planet, but instead of saving the Earth they encourage children to eat fast food
Oh my god kid vid was edge man
What's the problem with "Wheels" exactly? At the time that was also a hip way to refer to a vehicle. It was probably the coolest name they could have given him in that cultural context. Should we have tip toed around the topic and never acknowledged his condition or what? People are so fucking strange and self righteous sometimes
I think it's the fact that it's making his whole identity about having a disability. But it's an ad aimed at selling children fast food so I don't know what people expect.
Or, it's selling his "weakness" instead as "coolness". I don't think it's disrespectful at all, especially when you consider that ad was made probably around 1989.
I can't speak for people with disabilities as I don't have that experience myself. I just know that when we had to take sensitivity training at work there was a big part about being careful with your language when you refer to people disabilities so that you aren't identifying them solely as that. Like saying a person with a handicap vs. handicapped. This would be kind of the same thing. I don't have an opinion on it personally and like you said it was the 90s, but I think that's why the person in the Twitter was complaining about it.
I'm sure that was their thought process. My issue is that ignoring the cultural context like they are doing there is pretty dumb.
I mean even today if an ad did this I'm not sure it would be offensive but it damn sure wasn't back then. It was actually part of a movement to be more inclusive that started around that time. Call it cynical pandering if you want, but that kind of stuff is literally part of the reason that today people try to be more sensitive to differences between people.
Hey I really appreciate you taking the training seriously and incorporating it into how you treat people. 👍🏻
/sincere
Your nickname is not your whole identity, it's just a name.
Disclaimer: In no way do I endorse walking up to people and calling them things. ASK how they want to be addressed first, FFS.
I've had friends with ironic nicknames, including disabled folks. Sometimes, the situation just sucks and they seek dark humor in many things, including watching people squirm with a cringe inducing nickname.
Should have called him "Legs" ironically
they look like a weird cross between magic school bus, recess, and archie
i loved recess in middle school. it felt smart at the time. i wonder if it holds up.
Do people have a problem with that now? That’s the coolest name he could have gotten
Why not complain about the nerd?
People have a problem with everything online.
And where is the Legman?
~bchichitkikitkichbikititbchikta BHNUHBNNA BUHNNUHNUHNA~
That’s the coolest name he could have gotten
Excuse me, there are many far cooler names:
All of their names are based on their stereotypes.
I can track what they're going for with most of them except "Jaws".
(edit: maybe he talks a lot?)
He's the biggest, so if the other kids are out of line he unhinges his jaw and consumes them
Every group has that one friend
I figured it had something to do with eating and I found this:
Jaws is an expert on nature and the outdoors, as well as navigation. He is very socially aware and caring, and especially in regards to the natural environment. He is also occasionally presented as a voice of reason, retaining a cooler and more normal disposition in the wake of other members' antics or strange occurrences. His name is derived from his older characterization, in which he was said to be the Super Official Burger King Quality Taste Tester, as well as an expert on food, specifically the food served at Burger King. However, these details were largely ignored in later materials.
Makes sense!
Yes, but their design and personalities also are
"Dizz Able" was a runner up.
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Nobody even mentioning Drake?
The guy played a character nicknamed Wheels in the Canadian TV series Degrassi Jr High.
And it's about as bad as you'd expect.
Ok B⚾🏈mer
Yeah... 'wheelchair kid' is so much better than 'wheels'
No it's okay, they put a stylish circle around the W and have him a jean jacket so we know he's cool and down to earth.
Holy crap kid vid just unlocked some nostalgia there... I completely forgot about this!
"boomer"
Of course one of them was called boomer!
I remember this. It was very much a product of the late 80's/early 90's that I'm surprised they kept it going until 1999. Of course, I don't remember them doing much of anything besides eating at Burger King.
Wheels sounds pretty apt
this was like 10 years after we’d stopped naming shows after how obese the kids were in ‘em, so, a kind of progress.
Which one is the legman?
Ok Boomer
Those were different times lol
Doesn't that red bull athlete that hits skateparks in his wheelchair also go by Wheels?
"It's a little on the nose..." https://youtu.be/LZrbzpu7eoI
Directed by Robert Rodriguez, released in 2020.
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