In fewer words: A pretty blond was hired by a British TV company to host a children's program. The controversy? The woman was born with an incomplete arm leaving the part below her elbow as a stump. Parents say they don't want their kids to watch her program because the kids may be scared by her missing arm.
Let's put this into perspective. The company did not hire a sex offender, serial killer, nudist, criminal, gang member, etc. They hired a perfectly normal host with a slight handicap.
Now does she look like a monster? Someone who would scare children? Is this what kids imagine jumping out from under the bed at night? I think these parents are overreacting. Are they trying to shelter their kids from a TV personality? Kids are going to be exposed to people with handicaps thousands of times throughout life, and they shouldn't be trained to fear them. I think it's the parents with the problem here. Not the kids.
If parents really want to protect their kids, they shouldn't focus on people like this. Keep them away from guns, drugs, and violence. Just because you were lucky enough to be born with all of your extremities in place doesn't mean you should alienate those who weren't.
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