A controversial social media message from Belfast Breakfast Baps has sparked outrage among disability rights activists, particularly for its derogatory caption targeting mobility scooter users. The post implies that individuals using scooters due to obesity are not truly disabled and ridicules their condition. Dermot Devlin, a disability rights advocate, criticized the message as reflective of broader societal mockery towards disabled individuals. The incident gained further media attention when BBC presenter Stephen Nolan attempted to address the issue at the eatery but was confronted by the owner and subsequently ejected.
"If you're in one of these because you're morbidly obese please know you are not disabled, you're fat and probably not very useful. It most definitely is your fault."
"It is like we are not considered as people any more." - Dermot Devlin, highlighting the harmful stereotypes perpetuated by the post.
"This post ... is symptomatic of a wider environment where disabled people are becoming the butt of jokes." - Dermot Devlin on the impact of the social media message.
"When Nolan shows up to stir the pot he was put out. Wouldn't want him about the place under any circumstances." - A caption on the video featuring BBC's Stephen Nolan.
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