# Is a Wheelchair a Turn-off?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-wheelchair-a-turn-off/643447
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [December 8, 2012, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-wheelchair-a-turn-off/643447 "2012-12-08T20:58:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
**Page:** 9
### Author:  [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2012, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-wheelchair-a-turn-off/643447/161 "2012-12-11T04:31:33Z")
> [@Broomstick](#):
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> Please get over yourself - I very clearly did not refer to EVERYONE. There are some posters who have flat out said I’m delusional. Unless you were one of them that comment doesn’t refer to you.
What? No way am I going to get over someone so awesome.
Look, I have no personal beef with you, but when you say things like the flak Señor McGarry has taken was on account on him being “uppity,” as if his detractors think he should just know his place as a dude in a wheelchair, my eyes can’t help but to roll. That’s really not it. I don’t take any \*personal \*offense to what you say, but find some of your additions to these types of threads to be… not great.
But I don’t even remember what we were talking about anymore. Yeah, wheelchairs. Yes, an obstacle, but not one insurmountable.
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### Author:  [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2012, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-wheelchair-a-turn-off/643447/162 "2012-12-11T11:27:52Z")
> [@April\_R](#):
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> A hot guy in a wheel chair is a hot guy.
> Just one lady’s opinion, but I’d definitely hit it
> [http://www.easier.com/uploads/cache/thumbs/0/5/2/217/400x400/28275/wheelchair-athlete-makes-olympic-bid.jpg](http://www.easier.com/uploads/cache/thumbs/0/5/2/217/400x400/28275/wheelchair-athlete-makes-olympic-bid.jpg)
> [http://users.eastlink.ca/~koolweb/anthony1\_files/image002.jpg](http://users.eastlink.ca/~koolweb/anthony1_files/image002.jpg)
> [http://www.kinesiotapingafrica.co.za/galpic5.jpg](http://www.kinesiotapingafrica.co.za/galpic5.jpg)
> [http://www.itftennis.com/media/133810/133810.JPG](http://www.itftennis.com/media/133810/133810.JPG)
Especially #2. Yow.
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### Author:  [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2012, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-wheelchair-a-turn-off/643447/163 "2012-12-11T15:31:04Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#):
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> Geez o pete. I shouldn’t be surprised that you are once again completely misrepresenting what I said. I ABSOLUTELY did not do what you are claiming I did here. :rolleyes:
\*\*Ambivalid \*\*has a point. **elbows** seems to be hell bent on picking on **Ambivalid** even when he isn’t in a thread!
[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=15784746#post15784746](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=15784746#post15784746)
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### Author:  [@Kaio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaio)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2012, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-wheelchair-a-turn-off/643447/164 "2012-12-13T00:00:52Z")
> [@Modern\_Master](#):
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> However, I’ve had handicapped people give me trouble for simply not holding the door for them.
Well, it IS rude not to hold the door for someone immediately behind you, able-bodied or not. That’s not really a “handicapped” thing.
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### Author:  [@taskmgr.exe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taskmgr.exe)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2012, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-wheelchair-a-turn-off/643447/165 "2012-12-13T00:25:53Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#):
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> if you are generally considered a “9 or 10”, would you ever consider dating a guy in a wheelchair?
Yes. I’d definitely date you.
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### Author:  [@smokey78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smokey78)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2012, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-wheelchair-a-turn-off/643447/166 "2012-12-13T18:46:14Z")
I don’t think so, but I got to wondering, what is the ratio of handicapped spaces to regular parking in lots? I saw a Walmart with ten empty spaces.
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### Author:  [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2012, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-wheelchair-a-turn-off/643447/167 "2012-12-14T00:34:54Z")
> [@April\_R](#):
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> \*\*Ambivalid \*\*has a point. **elbows** seems to be hell bent on picking on **Ambivalid** even when he isn’t in a thread!
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> [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=15784746#post15784746](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=15784746#post15784746)
My God. It’s worse than I thought. I am runnin’ _overtime_ in that woman’s head. Someone’s got a crush…😛
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### Author:  [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2012, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-wheelchair-a-turn-off/643447/168 "2012-12-14T03:32:50Z")
Nope. Back when I was young and adorable I dated a guy in a wheelchair. I actually came on to _him_. Well, not really, I was too shy to approach him, so I asked his friend to introduce us (okay, okay I’m old).
It only went on for about 6 weeks of dating, but certainly didn’t end because of his wheelchair.
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