Do you think a photo of a cat on a bench named Lt. Dan and the caption, His new legs, is offensive or just a joke?

by Lucy Posted 2012/08/23 21:08:40

Related Topics: Joke, Legs, Photo, Poor, Leg, Cat, Offensive

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I I was sent this horrible photo and caption which made me think it was disrespectful to paraplegics. I have to include photoo in my answer below.

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bags the Indigenous Guru 2012/08/24 14:12:43

Just a joke.

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Lt. Dan was a character in the Forest Gump movies who had lost his legs. It's a goof on one particular character....who no one seemed to get too twisted about when the movie came out.

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Lucy to bags th... 2012/08/26 00:37:22

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They were not making fun of him.

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bags th... to Lucy 2012/08/26 00:49:16

I KNOW that.....

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Lucy to bags th... 2012/08/26 00:57:19

Well, in the cat photo it was making fun of Lt. Dan and his artificial legs.

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bags th... to Lucy 2012/08/26 01:00:13

Yes, the fictional character in Forest Gump has no legs. It's part of the story. It's pertinent to the story. Forest Gump saved his life. The quote, 'Lt. Dan, you have new legs is FROM the movie.....

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Lucy to bags th... 2012/08/26 01:03:38

Lt. Dan is not fictional and I guess we will never agree that it is making fun of amputees. Best of luck.

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bags th... to Lucy 2012/08/26 01:09:34

I'm a retired veterans representative. I spent my life serving those who served this country. Have a nice night....and, please...please make sure you're not basing anything else on some perceived reality that just....isn't. I really wish you luck.
http://www.ask.com/answers/59...

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Lucy to bags th... 2012/08/26 01:15:36

I have to admit I am wrong about Lt. Dan. He was fictional, but he represents so many brave amputees. Forrest Gump was based on Sammy Davis, his real name, who saved all those soldiers.

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bags th... to Lucy 2012/08/26 01:19:47

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Thank you. It is not certain that Davis was the individual soldier whom it was based on, but it was his award that was filmed and had Tom Hanks face superimposed for the scene.

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Lucy to bags th... 2012/08/26 20:03:54

Okay.

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sglmom 2012/08/24 10:02:16

Poor taste.

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Quite frankly ..
paraplegia .. loss of limbs from combat ..
is not 'humor' material ..
(just shows that one is a cad (and I'm being polite saying that))

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sglmom to sglmom 2012/08/24 10:03:50

+1
PS .. I'm NOT going to put the link here ..
as a Disabled (Service-Connect) Military Retiree myself ..
having friends who lost limbs in the service ..
this is .. ugh ..

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YourCompanionCube 2012/08/23 21:17:02

Just a joke.

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But jokes can still be offensive.

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Lucy to YourCom... 2012/08/23 21:34:50

Thank you.

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Sister Jean 2012/08/23 21:09:49

Just a joke.

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joke

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Lucy to Sister ... 2012/08/23 21:18:51

Wow, Sister Jean, I am surprised, because it is making light of wooden legs and calling the cat, Lt. Dan, seems awful to me.

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Sister ... to Lucy 2012/08/23 21:20:23

did not see any pic

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Lucy to Sister ... 2012/08/23 21:38:11

Try putting Funny Cat-Lt. Dan cat on table in the search box.

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Sister ... to Lucy 2012/08/23 21:45:18

why

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Lucy to Sister ... 2012/08/24 03:03:41

Because it makes fun of a soldier who has to have artificial legs by naming the cat, Lt. Dan and showing him lying on a table so that it looks like the cat has four wooden legs. And it says, "Lt. Dan-you have new legs!"

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bags th... to Lucy 2012/08/24 14:10:29

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Did you ever watch Forest Gump????? Lt. Dan??

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Sister ... to Lucy 2012/08/24 19:31:52

well I could not see pic so forgive AGAIN I DID NOT SEE PIC

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bags th... to Lucy 2012/08/24 14:11:09

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It's referring to a character in the comedy Forest Gump.

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Lucy to bags th... 2012/08/26 00:38:53

A real man who lost his legs giving his life for his country. I do not make light of that. Why not call the cat, Fluffy?

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bags th... to Lucy 2012/08/26 00:51:08

Get a sense of humor. It's a character in a fictional comedy. NOT ANYONE REAL. Why don't you call yourself a cab?

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Lucy to bags th... 2012/08/26 00:58:23

Lt. Dan was a real person in Forrest GUmp. Are you so dense that you do not know Forrest Gump was a real person and that movie was true?

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bags th... to Lucy 2012/08/26 01:03:49

Oh, dear....no. I'm not dense at all. The movie was based on a novel written by Winston Groom. A novel means that it is fiction...not real. Google it for yourself.

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Lucy 2012/08/23 21:09:44

Poor taste.

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I am sorry I can't get the photo up. Maybe if we look on facebook we can find it.

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Lucy to Lucy 2012/08/23 21:17:56

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If you go to Kulfoto on search or just put Lt. Dan cat has new legs, it will come up.

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Sister ... to Lucy 2012/08/23 21:20:39

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me either

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