Today is a special edition of Introduce Yourself. Please help me to welcome Ashton Smith to The PBS Blog! Ashton is an amazing young woman from Fort Worth, Texas, with a powerful story. She’s a world-medal award-winning swimmer, author, and corporate speaker. She is legally blind in one eye and has difficulty seeing out of […]
Introduce Yourself: Introducing Guest Author Ashton Smith — The PBS Blog
I read this article above and was overcome with emotion. I would be lying if I said I was surprised because capitalism and the ability to take from others what’s rightfully theirs or prevent others from making sustainable income is the primal American way. But I am saddened, deeply saddened by Ashton’s story, and I abhor the entities/organizations/people who have placed her in this position.
But I know and feel as though, better days are coming for her.
Read her story via Yecheilyah‘s blog. It’s truly worth it.
A Cornered Gurl 
Such a damn shame! She’s not allowed to raise funds, yet these organizations are free to benefit from airing her story. The story of our lives.
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EXACTLY!!!
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Her story makes me angry! I had no idea about this reality. 😞 Thank you for highlighting.
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You’re most welcome. I was saddened and angry to learn about it earlier myself.
Just craziness and totally unacceptable!
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Heartbreaking story.
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Truly.
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Wow, that’s seriously pathetic on the Special Olympics
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Exactly, Matt. Exactly. And ESPN and any other entity that had a hand in profiting from her talents without compensating her appropriately and accordingly.
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Amen to that, to all accountable
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🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
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Oh my gosh trE, how horribly sad Ashton’s story is. How heartbreaking yet infuriating. Her story, sadly is not a unique one. I have heard and read stories about people whose gifts and talents didn’t benefit them, but people who exploited them got away with murder. Practically every industry is guilty of this, whether entertainment, military, corporate, educational, medical, etc. Why didn’t the people who made money off of these individuals speak up on the injustice they experienced? Well, perhaps it’s because that would have cut into their profits. This is so unfair and despicable. I am so glad to see her fighting back, as we all should be. Thank you for bringing this horrifying act to light. Thank you for sharing her book too. 💖🙏🏽🦋
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Thank you for reading.
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Oh my pleasure trE. This was so heartbreaking, but a true reality check. Thank you again for sharing. Tough to discuss but is a must to correct. 😥🙏🏽😊
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It’s heartbreaking because people who should know better aren’t doing better.
And it gets me every single time.
Peace and blessings, Kim.
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I know what you mean. The same to you too trE! 🤗💐🥰
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Thank you.
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My pleasure! 🙏🏽
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I followed and bought the Kindle version of her book! I know it’s not a lot, but hopefully it helps and I’ll also spread the word!
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Thanks, Kim! Word of mouth is a powerful thing!
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