Happy National Left-Handers Day!!!
August 13 is National Left-Handers Day!
International Left-Handers Day celebrates the uniqueness of being left-handed and raises awareness about the inconveniences that those who are left-handed deal with. Many tools and objects are designed for right-handed people, and hundreds of millions of left-handers must adapt. Not only are the disadvantages that left-handers face highlighted on the day, but any advantages that they have are also celebrated.
Of the ten percent of people who are left-handed, more are men than women. In Christianity, left is associated with evil, and at the last Judgement, those who are sent to the left are damned. Even a left-handed compliment has a negative connotation, as it is an unflattering compliment.
It may be tough to use scissors, but if you’re left handed you’re in good company. Famous left-handers include:
- President Obama
- President Clinton
- President George H.W. Bush
- President Reagan
- President Ford
- John McCain
- Prince William
- Julia Roberts.
- Steve Jobs
- Bill Gates
- Mark Zuckerberg
- Oprah Winfrey
- Justin Bieber
- Paul McCartney
- Lady Gaga
- Will Ferrell
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Jennifer Lawrence
- Buzz Aldrin
- Jay Leno
- Judy Garland
Are YOU a lefty???
