Left Handers Day
International Left Handers’ Day
August 13th
Since 1976, sinistromanual people the
world over have been celebrating their
‘right’ to be left handed - see what I did
there?! Even though around 13% of the
world’s population are left-handed they are,
as one disgruntled leftie put it, “the most
discriminated against minority” around!
No one knows for sure why a person is lefthanded, but research suggests it is genetic
and left-handedness does tend to run in
families.
As any left-hander knows, the world isn’t
really designed to cater for them, so
having a whole day dedicated to raising
awareness of the everyday issues and
challenges faced by the left-handed
population is one way of changing that.
Spotlight Magazine
such as scissors, tin openers, vegetable
peelers, knives and tape measures are all
available for the non-right-handed.
Left-handedness is controlled by the right
side of the brain, which means that lefties
are likely to be creative - excelling in music,
the arts and media. They are also inclined
to be good at ball sports and at anything
requiring hand-to-eye co-ordination.
Though being left-handed might once have
been considered a disability, today’s lefties
refuse to let it hold them back. “I may be
left-handed,” says one, “But I’m always
right.” I’m not going to argue!
In days gone by left-handers may have
been forced to use their right hand (at
school for example) but nowadays the
world is becoming a friendlier place. Tools
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