Michalis Seitis on Dimitris Oikonomou: ‘His Remarks Sounded Like a Bad Joke’

In an exclusive interview aired on Mega’s ‘You Haven’t Seen Anything Yet,’ Paralympic champion Michalis Seitis spoke about the tragic accident that changed his life and sparked widespread reactions. ‘What Dimitris Oikonomou said sounded to me like a tasteless joke generated by artificial intelligence. If something similar happened to the journalist, he wouldn’t want to be dead either,’ stated Michalis Seitis. He continued, explaining how people with disabilities were once stigmatized, and in his case, people would stare at his prosthetic limb in shock. It is worth noting that Dimitris Oikonomou’s comment during the SKAI show ‘Today’ caused intense reactions on social media when the journalist suggested that ‘perhaps it’s better to be dead than to be in a wheelchair from morning till night.’ ‘I am happy with my daily life and routine. Since my daughter came into the world, I have been sailing in oceans of happiness,’ declared the Paralympic champion. It should be remembered that Dimitris Oikonomou publicly apologized within 24 hours of his initial statement: ‘A phrase was spoken that was 100% wrong, it shouldn’t have been said in the way it was because it perpetuates stereotypes about the unequal treatment of disabled people,’ he emphasized. ‘This is not acceptable under any circumstances, and we owe a sincere apology to those affected. It was never our intention,’ Oikonomou concluded.