Not name-calling, Alex. I took objection to the insensitivity of his comment.
As I said, people with DS were once locked away in institutions, never to be seen by their family members again. Families were encouraged to forget about them. Nowadays, doctors give women the chance to decide whether or not to abort an unborn fetus based on tests that indicate a possibility that the child may be born with DS.
I'm sure Target at least internally made a "see what we're doing" memo. So what? Good for them. In a world where a child like this has been considered socially embarrassing for so long, it's a big deal, and hopefully it will continue.
Nicole, don't stop reading the comments. What you should try is stop skimming the comments and picking out only the things that you can take offense at.
Keeping it in perspective, she could have complained about how unfair it was that she couldn't go and get killed in the war like so many millions of the men of her time.
We sent someone home from work one day because she reeked of perfume. A little perfume or cologne can be nice, but when others can smell you around corners and from 20 feet away, you've slathered on a little too much.
We also had the same policy for body odour, so we weren't JUST discriminating against perfume-wearers.
As I said, people with DS were once locked away in institutions, never to be seen by their family members again. Families were encouraged to forget about them. Nowadays, doctors give women the chance to decide whether or not to abort an unborn fetus based on tests that indicate a possibility that the child may be born with DS.
I'm sure Target at least internally made a "see what we're doing" memo. So what? Good for them. In a world where a child like this has been considered socially embarrassing for so long, it's a big deal, and hopefully it will continue.
Keeping it in perspective, she could have complained about how unfair it was that she couldn't go and get killed in the war like so many millions of the men of her time.
I liked the "Oh well, we'll just be off then..." look at the end.
We also had the same policy for body odour, so we weren't JUST discriminating against perfume-wearers.