When does curiosity become rudeness?

Short & Curly

ABC listen

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Philosophy

4.6 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2023

⏱️ 23 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Short & Curly listener Luca often gets stared at when he is in his wheelchair. His parents think the people who look too long are just being curious but Luca thinks it's just plain rude. So when does curiosity become rudeness? And how can we be curious about someone's difference without hurting their feelings? Brain Trust — Casuarina Street Primary School, Katherine: Bruno, Leilani, Eloise Lawson, Lexi, Kodah

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	This is an ABC podcast.
0:05.0	Is this studio chair getting smaller as my butt getting bigger?
0:10.0	This is on, Carl, I think you've pressed record.
0:13.0	Oh, yeah, whoops. We're live. Go, Mama.
0:17.0	Well, hello there, Shorten Curly Crew.
0:19.0	As you know, we're a show that absolutely celebrates curiosity.
0:24.0	But recently, we heard something from one of our listeners
0:27.0	that shook us to our core.
0:29.0	Yeah, that's right. Luca wrote to us to say sometimes curiosity.
0:33.0	That thing that we love so much can become, well, something else.
0:38.0	Here's what he wrote.
0:40.0	Hi, I listen to your podcast and really enjoy it.
0:45.0	I love the questions you pose and it makes me laugh a lot.
0:48.0	I have cerebral palsy and I have been thinking.
0:51.0	I have a question about how people react to me when I'm out.
0:55.0	People stare.
0:56.0	My parents say this is their curiosity, but I find it rude.
1:01.0	So this is the question.
1:03.0	At what point does curiosity become rudeness?
1:07.0	Isn't okay to stare at someone.
1:09.0	I don't think it is, but people do it a lot.
1:17.0	So maybe in some situations, curiosity can be rude,
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from ABC listen, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of ABC listen and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.