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23 Aug 2009, 12:28 pm

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The video did not offend me at all. All it did was make me watch the rest of The ret*d Policeman videos. They're funny! People need to lighten up. If this Down's Syndrome guy can have a laugh at himself, why can't you?


Does he really have Down Syndrome? Is there such a thing as High Functioning Down Syndrome? That a first to me, but then again there's high funtioning Autism which means us. :)


Speaking of which...how DOES God get ALL those Down Syndrome people to look EXACTLY alike?! It boggles the mind! :lol: :lol:

Anyways, I didn't bother watching the vid, because I've always known that Americans are a bunch of ignorant a**holes about Autism and Asperger's. All that video would do is confirm it beyond a shadow of a doubt.

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23 Aug 2009, 12:43 pm

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I can't believe that has over 2 million views. It wasn't even anything near funny.


Totally agree, but the trouble is, if people keep starting threads telling people to watch this awful video, well... we're adding to the views! Hmm... slightly confusing eh?


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28 Aug 2009, 5:47 pm

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I envy people with Down's Syndrome sometimes because despite their mental limits, they can still beat us in areas like social skills, self esteem and a since of humor. Depressing irony how alot of NT people (that I know of anyway) seem to respect DS people while labeling AS folk as the r-tards.



I am not sure what to make of this. Please tell me you are joking. Please? Are you seriously suggesting that the social and personal disadvantages experienced by those with Down's are less debilitating than those experienced by people with Asperger's Syndrome? I would rather have the most extreme case of AS than even a "mild" (if such a thing exists) case of Down's.

"I envy people with Down's Syndrome"...LOL, sure you do.



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28 Aug 2009, 5:55 pm

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I envy people with Down's Syndrome sometimes because despite their mental limits, they can still beat us in areas like social skills, self esteem and a since of humor. Depressing irony how alot of NT people (that I know of anyway) seem to respect DS people while labeling AS folk as the r-tards.



I am not sure what to make of this. Please tell me you are joking. Please? Are you seriously suggesting that the social and personal disadvantages experienced by those with Down's are less debilitating than those experienced by people with Asperger's Syndrome? I would rather have the most extreme case of AS than even a "mild" (if such a thing exists) case of Down's.

"I envy people with Down's Syndrome"...LOL, sure you do.


It's just an assumption. Given the DS people I've encountered, they have their disadvantages but I've hardly ever seen a person get on someone with Down Syndrome for their differences. Maybe it's because they pity them, I dunno. I just get sick of my AS being something that has to be criticized and questioned by normal people all the time when a person with Down's Syndrome has their condition clearly understood and unquestioned. That's what really bothering me.



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28 Aug 2009, 6:05 pm

It's because AS is a "hidden" difficulty. Without wanting to be mean, people with Down's look different. People tend to react to them as they would an individual with severe burns, or a wheelchair. Because their impediments are totally visible, observers recognise that their disability is beyond that person's control. But with AS it is different, due to the absence of physical characteristics. I can actually understand why a person with Down's would elicit a more sympathetic response than a person who has AS. But try to be patient with people. AS is a relatively new thing, but as non-AS people learn more about it (which is unavoidable, due to AS's increasing exposure to the public through film and other media), it will become less misunderstood.



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30 Aug 2009, 10:54 pm

Yeah to me this was offensive and not funny



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07 Apr 2012, 7:32 pm

i don't watch it because i've seen it once and the show is terrible.


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07 Apr 2012, 7:54 pm

I am so glad I am a Aspie and not a NT with such a mean sense of humor.