If the Paralympics increase the pride of the participants, they are worth it.

I wouldn't watch, but I wouldn't call it a freak show. These people have learned to cope with disabilities and most support themselves.

I employed a man confined to a wheel chair, and he was as good a worker as those without disability. He had a good education in a technological specialty and made a good living. He could also make the chair do tricks and he was hell on a dance floor.