Now here’s the thing. To me Obama’s off the cuff comment about him being praised for a lousy bowling score can be read a few ways.

Is he making fun of the way the Special Olympics tokenizes and infantalizes those with disabilities? To me the Special Olympics always seems akin to awing as a baby rolls on it’s tummy except we are usually dealing with older children an adults. “Aww look at the disabled run, how sweet”.

Or is he making fun of the disabled who choose to participate in the Special Olympics or disabled people in general?

Apparently the President felt that something was off with his comment as well, so much so that even before the show aired he issued an apology. Pero the apology wasn’t to the disabled community. It was to the Special Olympics.

Edited to add: Apparently the Chairman of the Special Olympics reacted to the comment on Good Morning America.

What movement exactly is the Chairman talking about? I think it’s good that yes we talk about words and their danger pero is the Special Olympics the face of the disability movement?

Que creen?