Good Grief! Complaints about disabled presenter?

[Delta-SI]

When did you meet Danniella Westbrook?

Actually, oddly enough the person missing bit of their face was me...

 

[Ashley_Price]

I bet nobody has even asked the lassie how she feels about it all, I imagine it's a bunch of people getting offended on her behalf with no actual regard for what she thinks or feels. I know I wouldn't give two figs if I was her.

You obviously didn't read all of the article that I linked to then...

Miss Burnell was disappointed by the criticism but welcomed the discussion. "It can only be a good thing that parents are using me as a chance to talk disability with their children," she said.
"It just goes to show how important it is to have positive disabled role models on CBeebies and television in general."

From a BBC article on the same subject:

Ms Burnell, 29, says she doesn't take this personally but these kind of comments highlight the prejudice that disabled people face.

"Children come up to me in the street every day and say 'What's that?' I wouldn't say they're frightened but certainly they're inquisitive.
"I would always take the time to explain to a child. All they want is an explanation. They want to know 'What's that?' and 'What's happened?' and 'Why are you different?' And then they will move on."

She hopes that her presence can show young children what they can achieve on merit. But what parents say is up to them.

"I'd never comment on anyone's parenting or the time for them to have a discussion with their child about disabilities.

"It's a totally personal thing and people have to do it when they feel comfortable to do it. But I would just hope that, I guess, me being on CBeebies would present an opportunity for them to do that in the comfort of their own home."

If the child asks questions then they are old enough to understand the answer, she says, and her story is simply that she was born with one hand but it doesn't stop her doing anything.