COCEMFE calls for responsible use of the political class language.


-Secretary of policy autonomous from the grouping Socialist of Chamartín, Martu Garrote, used the terms beggars ”, beggars ”, tullidos ” and poliporretas ” on Twitter

-This vocabulary is offensive and does rather than perpetuate a series of stereotypes that damage to these collective

-the disability movement has for many years striving to bring you banish terms with derogatory connotations

Madrid, February 2012.- the Spanish Confederation of people with physical disability and organic (COCEMFE) considers unacceptable and deplorable the terms used by the Secretary Policy autonomous from the grouping Socialist of chamartín, Martu bludgeon, to refer to people at risk of social exclusion, disability and drug addicts.

Garrote wrote in his Twitter profile, the following comment about the Minister of family and Social Affairs of the community of Madrid, Salvador Victoria: Sir Salvador Victoria Councillor of beggars, beggars, tullidos and polipoterras of the Camelot Aguirre Government ”. A way to refer to the collective that serves this Council clearly outrageous.

Return to find us some totally irresponsible statements with no justification by a public person, with a political office. This vocabulary is offensive and does rather than perpetuate a series of stereotypes that damage to these groups, the most vulnerable in society ”, says Mario Garcia, President of COCEMFE.

Martu stick has stated that this message was written absolutely in humorous ”. However, and even being in this way, the associative movement of disability, has for many years striving to bring you banish terms with derogatory connotations, which they labeled the person and violate their dignity, therefore this type of comments considered totally counterproductive.

The Spanish Confederation of people with physical disability and organic ( COCEMFE ) is a non-governmental non-profit established in 1980. Its aim is to unite, strengthen, train and coordinate the efforts and activities of entities working for people with physical and organic disabilities to defend their rights and improve their quality of life. The entity brings together more than 1,360 organizations divided into regional confederations, State institutions and provincial federations, which in turn, grouped to different local associations.