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BBC Trending: Disabled 'Promposals'

09/05/2016 GMT

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Viral videos of disabled students being asked to prom - inspirational or insulting?

Videos of students asking their disabled friends to prom have gone viral. But is this trend inspirational or insulting to disabled people?

‘Promposals’ (that’s prom proposals for most of us) have been sweeping the internet recently. But some of the videos that have gained the most attention are those of students asking their disabled friends to the high school dance. They’ve gained a mixed reaction online, so is this recent trend inspirational or insulting to disabled people?  

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