Nicolas Hamilton's Inspiring Journey from Cerebral Palsy to British Motorsport | Loose Women
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2024
- Nicolas Hamilton, half-brother of seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton (they share the same dad), was born with cerebral palsy, but was determined to never let that hold him back from his own racing dreams. In 2015, he made history by becoming the first disabled athlete to compete at the top level of British motorsport, taking part in the British Touring Car Championship. Today, he joins us to discuss putting his inspirational life story on paper in his new book ‘Now That I Have Your Attention’. We’ll be hearing how Nicolas feels about competing against some of the world’s best drivers despite being told he would be wheelchair-bound for life, the challenges he faces being related to F1’s most successful driver ever and why as a disabled man he battles with feeling ‘unlovable’ every single day
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From series 27, broadcast on 11/04/2024
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As someone who has cerebral palsy as well, I'm delighted to learn about Nicholas Hamilton. I'm big fans I am disappointed to see the interview with Nicholas framed as his disability being something to be overcome, his disability is a part of him, but it's not his only identity. It is the same for all people with disabilities and using a wheelchair is something that many people use to live their daily lives. I'm happy for him that he's also a British race car driver.
His result in the wet race at Donnington last year was one of the absolute highlights of the whole season and everyone was smiling for him.
Wow, I’m actually blown away, what a guy that was a great interview and he carried himself really really well.
What an amazing role model. Well done Nicolas.
It's disappointing to read that his story and feelings and the telling of his story and feelings has been interpreted as being negative, or insulting to a demographic(s) and/or a community/ties. He raised a valid point that some (not all) people, historically (without more recent awareness), do or have spoken to the person assisting the wheelchair user rather than directly to the user. His feelings are his; some may relate to Nicolas' experiences, or how he personally felt, some may not; it does not, or should not mean that those feelings and those experiences are less valid, if others cannot relate to his story. 32 years old and still being 'bullied' for how he goes about life and being himself.
Nothing wrong with his personal story but saying future in a wheelchair is bleak, that he wouldn't have any of these opportunities if he was in a chair is just not true and a bad narrative to push somone can do sport while in a wheelchair and have a fulfilling career in their chair people always think life in a wheelchair is awful when it's not it would be better to frame the story as him getting stronger and better at racing and that being inspiring not him getting out the wheelchair being inspiring
Spot on.
I think Loose Women have handled this terribly! Some of the questions and wording here has really framed this to look like it’s just so easy for ambulatory wheelchair users to just stop using their wheelchairs as if they’re holding them back, or that wheelchairs are holding disabled people back in general and it’s really not the case. I’m happy that he’s found that he’s able to do what he’s done, but so many people are going to look at all of us differently now, when most wheelchair users have their lives enhanced by their wheelchair. I get what he’s saying about people talking over us rather than to us but that’s their problem and we should educate them, not have someone basically saying “well I managed to walk again” as if it’s that simple for everyone because people will think that! I’d have no life at all if I didn’t have my wheelchair. It’s that simple, and it doesn’t make someone lazy to use a wheelchair even if they can walk a little! I personally can’t walk without crutches but my disability affects my whole body so I can’t carry myself very far. I just manage around my house because it’s not built for people like me, but it means there’s simple stuff I can’t do. If I had adaptions and adjustments, which a wheelchair is just that, I’d be able to make myself a drink or leave the house without someone having to let me out etc. That doesn’t make me lazy any more than it made him lazy. He needed a reasonable adjustment at the time and he discovered he no longer needed it. It’s that simple.
You live and have lived your experience and Nicholas lives and has lived his, he is not trying to create a point scoring hierarchy.
@@gijgij4541 he has his experience but he also has a a responsibility to ensure that he doesn’t engage in language that could be deemed damaging to others, and in this subject it’s particularly important, especially when the government even uses language that fuels this picture of us all using our disabilities as an excuse to not do things when 99% of us just want to function well enough to live a normal life including getting a job etc, and when we can’t we’re forced to go through degrading and invasive assessments that borderline on interrogation style behaviour, only to be either accused of lying or exaggerating. A good portion of the general public have fallen for that narrative so it’s the responsibility of people talking about things like this so publicly to ensure they don’t say anything that will fuel this narrative! Honestly, during the election period I’ve had to cut people off that are sharing drivel about how people are being lazy to get money for nothing. I’m honestly exhausted just trying to defend us from it, and these people will then do the “obviously I don’t mean people who are genuinely disabled like you” etc and go on to imply people with mental illness, invisible disabilities etc are the problem, when in actual fact I have multiple invisible disabilities and only became so obviously disabled fairly recently, so in actual fact they are talking about me whether they realise it or not and stuff like this only hinders our progress when trying to make people realise that the amount of people who are genuinely being lazy to get out of work etc are at an absolute minimum and we’re being used as a scapegoat for drawing attention away from the real problems. Thats where my problem lies with this!
How wonderful!!! He is such a good role model.
Respect. Good man
All of them sounds the same. He looks like pops, and bro❤
What an amazing young man.👏👏👏
Wow! He's such an inspiration!
What a great guy. Can't wait to see what he achieves next
A Standing Ovation for Nicolas Hamilton F1.
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There are too many people in the comment section making his story about them. I don't think in any way that he was trying to insinuate them being in a wheelchair brender someone undesirable or unlovable... But rather, he is someone who, with a little get up and go COULD walk. This is about him challenging himself and overcoming obstacles in his life. He was not at all insinuating or implying that everyone in a wheelchair can will themselves and to knowing how to walk or being able to walk.
Amazing ❤😊
Lovely Nicholas! Keep it up!!!
Go Nicolas Hamilton
What a inspiring person and can wait to read your book and your a role model
amazing dude. great family
Not everyone is lucky enough to be able to have the option, unfortunately it makes being in a wheelchair sound like something awful rather than the life line of freedom it gives
If he thought it was awful for HIM, then yes, it was awful.
Is this gatekeeping?
I find this really difficult to watch. I’m happy for his tenacity and clearly he has pushed himself however, this is awkward and exceptionally insulting to the people who don’t get the choice or the opportunity to ‘just get out of the wheelchair’. Also it just feeds into the narrative that disabled people aren’t loveable or can lead fulfilling lives. Not everyone has the opportunity to use their legs. I’m very pleased for him but wish he would use his voice to advocate for disability in a positive way. Controversial I’m sure but disappointed in Loose Women.
Could not agree more with your comment
Massively disagree. If he was talking about disabled people as a whole then fair enough but it’s very clear how personal the questions and his answers are to him. He also says many times that he’s talking about his own personal experience and how HE felt growing up not how people should view disabled people as a whole
@@callumgraves5083 Thank you for the clarity... Interesting that people choose to hear what they want to. He was explicit in stating, its personal to him.
Not controversial at all. This interview has so many issues I think
100% agree. For such a public figure to say his life would be 'bleak' in a chair is highly insulting. So much wrong with this interview and the presenters reactions are infuriating
Im really glad he was able to do what he has achieved but this interview is super damaging to so many in th disabled community and secures the beliefs that a lot of able bodied ppl have about disability
Nicolas Hamilton is not a role model.
He has worked hard to get to where he is now but that does not give him the right to talk people down who cannot choose to just go out of their wheelchair. Being disabled is not #@?&, ableism is.
Who are you to dictate to Nicholas how he feels about his own life and experience?
@@gijgij4541 To answer your questions:
1. I am a human
2. I believe in democracy, thus I do not dictate myself or other humans nor their lifes and experiences.
Question back to you?
Where exactly in my comment do you see a clear dictate about the life and experiences of Nicholas Hamilton?
I mentioned that he does not have the right to talk OTHER people down who cannot choose to just go out of their wheelchair. If his personal experience is different, he should still respect the life of those who do not have the same choices available as he does, regardless of his personal experience. If you say that I dictate his feelings, you indicate that I try to take control over the flow of his emotional processing. There is a clear difference between "dictating", ergo, to control some else against their will and to give advice or recommend someone to think about their feelings and worldviews. I understand that you might think different, but neither was it my intention to "dictate" to Nicholas how he feels about his own life and experience, nor do I think that accusing me of such intention will lead to a satisfactory conclusion for both you and me. Thank you for reading my comment. Have a nice day.
looks noting like Lewis..
Is just as classy as Lewis
Yes he does. Stop it.
Sounds like him though, same voice.
Different mothers.
@@gijgij4541 Thanks!
So were is he now second humilton
Lewis is bad person were is Nicolas