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New Transformer Called "Spastic"

Oh for heaven's sake.

Sigh.

Okay, get with the program, Rich, you can do this. Right. Okay everyone, Bleeding Cool is "pleased" to announce that a new Transformer toy, the Power Core Combiners Stunticon is to be called "Spastic".

Oh fuck and it's a "Stunticon" too.

Okay, look, I'm not seven years old any more. I'm a modern liberal fellow, aware of the dangers of causing offence, even accidentally and it's something I'd avoid, especially concerning disabled people who cope with challenges I can't even imagine facing, yet find themselves mocked or belittled by society. Or, more importantly, children.

But come on! Enough is enough! A Transformer Stunticon called Spastic? What is wrong with you people? What's next? A Decepticon called Mong? A Beast Machine called Cripple? Have you run out of names that badly?

Hang on, what's that? In America the word "spastic" isn't used an offensive term towards disabled people? It's just a UK thing?

Okay, sorry, as you were. Still, can't see WH Smiths stocking this one.

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