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Old 04-17-2019, 07:42 PM   #3978
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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger View Post
Not exactly. It’s because it’s what they call the character on the show. It’s not appropriate when describing every character in a wheelchair on tv. I’ve never called professor x a cripple before. Stinkin’ mutie, maybe, but never cripple.
In the context of the show as written in the script, not in describing the character on a public forum. It was not needed in the posts I originally quoted. Sad to see that many don't see it as a pejorative, even in the context.

And the characters name is Bran, not cripple.
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