Madonna isn’t the first star to make a massive gaffe with a disabled fan
The IndependentImagine: You’ve been getting into the groove all day ahead of a Madonna show you’ve taken out a second mortgage to be able to see. Nor do the difficulties end with the ticketing – for while most venues try hard to make attending a show the joyful experience it should be, I’ve had some truly dismal experiences; including at one “inclusive” venue in London which gave our tickets away because we didn’t arrive at a predetermined time we hadn’t previously been informed of. “I decided I can’t do this song, I can’t do the rest of the show until everybody stands up,” West told the Qantas Credit Union Arena in Sydney. “Unless you got a handicap pass and you get special parking.” Some of those fans, of course, did have a “handicap pass”, but that didn’t stop their status being brought to the attention fo the entire arena. Note to the Material Girl and to Donald Trump’s best pal: It isn’t a matter of “political correctness” or “wokeness” that stops decent people from behaving in a crass mannger towards their disabled peers.
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