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- lilbabyarm
is this Josh bloom guy actually fucking retarded?!?
- lilbabyarm0
sorry... I dont watch much TV and happened to catch this shit right now. he's retarded or is that an act?
- same0
no, he has a disease called cerebral palsy
But yes, he has a disability and is on the US Special Olympic soccer team
- same0
A disability resulting from damage to the brain before or during birth. His doesn't effect his brain as much as his motor skills because he is plenty smart.
He has speech difficultly and cannot control parts of his body.. they are a bit spastic in their movements.
but calling people retarded, seriously.....
- lilbabyarm0
HAHA oh fuck my bad. I thought this dude was putting on an act at first like Bobcat Goldthwaite or some shit... his shit wasnt really that funny I guess he got a sympathy vote?
- same0
actually if you watch the whole competition he had some really funny stuff. Check him out on youtube
here is one with his comedy and showing his background
- Bottlerocket0
There was a cmoedian, years ago in Oz called "Steady Eddy' who also had cerebal palsey.
The thing is, his notoriety was achieved not through being funny, but becuase of his disability. I think people were interested in him, more as some vaudevillian sideshow rather than for comic worth. I fiound the whole thing a bit unsavoury at times.