“Proud dad Neil Markham has hit out at trolls who have targeted his young daughter after he filmed her dancing with delight at her first trip to watch Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League."
https://www.itv.com/news/2019-04-30/dad-hits-out-at-trolls-for-abusing-his-teenage-down-syndrome-daughter-filmed-dancing-at-spurs/
What is wrong with people?!
If she’s that happy with a loss I hope her father posts her reaction to a win tonight!
Keep on dancing Ella!
Keep on Dancing Ella!
posted on 30/4/19
comment by Insufferable-Piffle, just in case, I'm sorry! (U4388)
posted 3 minutes ago
On yerself Ella
Fck the trolls and enjoy life, saw this earlier, says a lot that a good few of them already deleted their accounts
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Sad thing is they probably deleted their accounts not out of shame but to avoid further action.
posted on 30/4/19
Fields, spot on
posted on 30/4/19
What a caaantish thing to make fun of
What is wrong with some people
posted on 30/4/19
Beggars belief why people would even entertain abusing an innocent beautiful girl. Sad world!!
posted on 30/4/19
comment by Sanity is overrated (U21166)
posted 40 minutes ago
This is a story about a genetic condition that can cause a moderate to severe learning disability.
And how those who have it have abused an innocent child who happens to have Down Syndrome.
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good one, sanity
posted on 30/4/19
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
Kids should be off limits for trolls, never mind ones with health conditions and disorders.
However, Twitter is not the best place to post videos of your kids unless your account is private. It is a savage world.
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So much room for attention seeking on twitter too with trolls, gives them the platform, the story eddie hearn told the other month always springs to my mind, he was getting abuse after abuse from this guy wishing him to die and get hit by a bus etc then one guy he messaged him back on instagram and entertained him and then the guy was like ah sorry ed didn't mean it mate just wanted a reply.
Lol, some people are just ridiculous
posted on 30/4/19
They are more than ridiculous, they are sick 'kin morons.
posted on 30/4/19
Unfortunately, 90% of unborn babies with Down's Syndrome in the UK never get the chance to dance in delight at their football team's new stadium or even the chance to breathe air as they are aborted for being different. The people who most support this are the same people who say they love diversity and peace etc. Almost all Down's Syndrome people can read and write and are the most polite people I know. The trolls are arguably the least unpleasant in this.
posted on 30/4/19
Jordan's O-face
Almost all Down's Syndrome people can read and write and are the most polite people I know.
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My previous comment made clear my view on the trolls.
Wait for the but,...
Jordan, your statement I've highlighted is at best a gross generalisation. The degree of learning disability associated with Down Syndrome is very wide, some have little or no disability at all. The research however does not back up what you say
"Sloper et al. (1990) examined the academic attainments of 118 children with Down syndrome aged 7 to 14 years. On the Spar Reading Test only 17 per cent of subjects were able to score..."
As for being "the most polite", well a positive stereotype is still a stereotype and in my experience those with Down Syndrome have the same broad spectrum of personalities as any "neuro typical".
Sorry, but this is my academic background and profession.
posted on 1/5/19
Bless her shes having a great time , there are some sick people out there if they get there kicks out of abusing a Downs Syndrome.