Russell Brand Draws Fire For Remarks Patronizing Paralympics And Knocking Olympics

Russell Brand has shown himself to be an arrogant and rude A-hole and his recent comments on the both the Olympics and Paralympics show that he hasnt changed.

Doing stand-up comedy last week he told the crowd: I dont give a f**k about the Olympics. Its boring Blue Peter sport and a waste of taxpayers money. At least the Paralympics have some kind of novelty value or something. London is set to hold both the Olympic and Paralympic Games late next summer.

Several leading Paralympics have spoken out against Brand after taking exception to the remark calling the comment patronizing.

Wheelchair racer David Weird, who won two gold medals at the 2008 Beijing games, tells Britains The People, Calling the sport a novelty is offensive. Its not like I get up, do one marathon then go to bed for the rest of the year. I train every day I am no different to Paula Radcliffe.

Paula Radcliffe is a great British runner who currently holds the womans world record for the marathon.

Dressage star Natasha Baker adds, Weve worked harder than anyone to get here. Weve suffered life-threatening illnesses. Its both patronizing and upsetting for Russell Brand to describe us as a novelty.

Brands remarks show both his ignorance and arrogance. No surprise here at all.

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