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Message |
 Topic: "our" people should come first? |
NewportBeachDude
Replies: 7
Views: 396
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 Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 5:31 pm Subject: Re: "our" people should come first? |
| I get really irritated when there's something like an event on TV where they're raising money for children and families in Africa or wherever and someone will say, "how come that money isn't going to ... |
| Topic: dangers of optimism |
NewportBeachDude
Replies: 20
Views: 447
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 5:24 pm Subject: dangers of optimism |
Well, I'm in big trouble because I'm a hopeless optimist. I can't think any other way. I am totally a glass half-full type of person, always have been, always will be.
Yikes.  |
| Topic: "Selling out" in order to fit in with NTs |
NewportBeachDude
Replies: 36
Views: 1074
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 5:17 pm Subject: Re: "Selling out" in order to fit in with NTs |
| I feel like I've been guilty of compromising my integrity and trying to be something I'm not, just to please other people. I've tried to imitate NT behaviors I've noticed, sometimes some not-so-nice N ... |
| Topic: Autism as your identity? |
NewportBeachDude
Replies: 55
Views: 2394
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 4:47 pm Subject: Re: Autism as your identity? |
I am writing a short school assignment that will discuss identity within the autistic community.
My theory is that because Aspies feel marginalized by the NT world, they then marginalize the NT wor ... |
| Topic: My letter to jenny Mc carthy. |
NewportBeachDude
Replies: 50
Views: 1950
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 4:41 pm Subject: My letter to jenny Mc carthy. |
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| Topic: The Autisnob |
NewportBeachDude
Replies: 259
Views: 8208
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 1:56 pm Subject: The Autisnob |
Some more snobs:
The self-diagnosed type: are sure they have said disorder, even though they haven't seen a professional, they then take it as a slight when one points out that they might not actua ... |
| Topic: Are blacks smarter than white people? |
NewportBeachDude
Replies: 90
Views: 2334
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 4:25 pm Subject: Re: Are blacks smarter than white people? |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_civil_war#cite_note-25
The Supreme Court decision of 1857 in Dred Scott v. Sandford added to the controversy. Chief Justice Roger B. Taney's decision said that ... |
| Topic: Autism unawareness month |
NewportBeachDude
Replies: 9
Views: 408
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 4:13 pm Subject: Re: Autism unawareness month |
| I have asked for a Google Alert about autism: there is a deluge of news about “curing” autism, vaccines, Jenny McCarthy and similia. What I find extremely damaging any serious information policy is th ... |
| Topic: The Autisnob |
NewportBeachDude
Replies: 259
Views: 8208
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 4:03 pm Subject: The Autisnob |
| Amen. You cannot blame NTs for everything wrong with your life!! The majority of people ARE NT and the vast majority are lovely people. And to be honest, if you were to blame all your problems on me ... |
| Topic: School calls police on a six year old.... |
NewportBeachDude
Replies: 28
Views: 768
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Forum: News and Current Events Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 4:56 am Subject: School calls police on a six year old.... |
| USA is a very weird country. They support abstinence teaching but all their tv shows and publicity aimed at teens have heavy sexual implications even explicitly. Many teenage single moms are depicted ... |
| Topic: Couple fight over which gang 4-year-old should join |
NewportBeachDude
Replies: 27
Views: 1071
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Forum: News and Current Events Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 4:50 am Subject: Couple fight over which gang 4-year-old should join |
This is why I despise hip-hop and gang culture. this is an evil tool used to keep the black community down.
I'm not even black but I hate to see this stupidity firmly engrained in the black commu ... |
| Topic: Autistic six year old faces criminal charges. |
NewportBeachDude
Replies: 34
Views: 1293
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Forum: News and Current Events Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 4:48 am Subject: Autistic six year old faces criminal charges. |
The Aide obviously is unqualified. If she worked in some of the Autism classes I've seen, being pushed would have been considered a good day. She's not cut out for the work.
But, it's all a gam ... |
| Topic: Alex Plank / Katie speak at United Nations World Autism day |
NewportBeachDude
Replies: 21
Views: 903
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 4:38 am Subject: Re: Alex Plank / Katie speak at United Nations World Autism |
| You introduced yourself as Autistic and so did Kate. It was my understanding that you two had Aspergers. Was there a reason why you didn't introduce yourselves as such and also explain the differenc ... |
| Topic: Alex Plank / Katie speak at United Nations World Autism day |
NewportBeachDude
Replies: 21
Views: 903
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 4:35 am Subject: Re: AIDS comparison |
Newport Beach Dude
She was not comparing Autism to Aids. She was talking specifically about awareness campaigns and making the anology between how AIDs education is more promonent because of its mark ... |
| Topic: The "D" word for autism? |
NewportBeachDude
Replies: 50
Views: 2838
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:34 pm Subject: Re: The "D" word for autism? |
OK. So I've just seen myself called dysfunctional. I find that offensive. In fact, I find most of these labels offensive.
I'll not surprise anyone by saying that my own vote goes to "difference".
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