Tuesday, November 20, 2012
How RUDE.
So today, while waiting in line for the women's bathroom, there was a girl in front of me that was in a wheelchair, and a girl in front of her. The next stall to open up was the handicap one. If it had been me in front of the girl in the wheelchair, i would have offered her that stall because there are four other smaller stalls for me to go in, and she can only use the one. Statistically, this makes sense. But no, the girl in front of her went into the handicap stall, which just pissed me off. When the next stall opened up, which was obviously a small stall, she obviously could not use this one, and had to wait longer while the people behind her got to skip into that little stall. it just made me so mad that i wanted to yell at that girl. My question is do you think this would be treating the handicap girl in a "special" way if i had allowed her to go before me into the handicap stall, or is it just an efficient way to get everyone through the line quicker? What are your thoughts on this issue?
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I've always wondered about what that would happen in this kind of situation! In this case, I think I agree with you and the girl should have yielded the handicapped stall to the handicapped girl. However, was she aware that the girl behind her was in a wheelchair? Regardless, I also partially understand her action - just because the girl is in a wheelchair doesn't mean she should deserve special treatment. She still has to wait in line like anybody else. The only problem is that she only has the one option where others have 4 or 5. If I put myself in the place of the girl in the wheelchair, I would almost be grateful that I wasn't receiving special treatment simply because of my condition, which could make me feel guilty or embarrassed. Even if it's not earth-shattering or hugely significant, that's a tough situation!
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