18 Feb 2008, 7:20 pm
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sartresue
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18 Feb 2008, 7:28 pm
Anger, anyone? topic
I see now how the whole thing is a juvenile prank, quite tasteless, and baiting. People living on the Autism Spectrum are disadvantaged, as are any minority.This is why insulting and bashing Aspies is not the same as bashing NTs.
People living on the Autism Spectrum are understandably edgy and sensitive when they see protrayals like this and worry about negativity that videos and internet lists can generate. We who live on the Spectrum are more affected by this, perhaps like those Scientologists who have been targeted by Anonymous, though quite honestly I care little about a cult, whose members can opt in or out. We are born this way, as are Gays, African Americans, most women, and other minorities visible or not, and such a joke HURTS. 
18 Feb 2008, 7:41 pm
18 Feb 2008, 7:50 pm
sartresue wrote:
Anger, anyone? topic
I see now how the whole thing is a juvenile prank, quite tasteless, and baiting. People living on the Autism Spectrum are disadvantaged, as are any minority.This is why insulting and bashing Aspies is not the same as bashing NTs.
People living on the Autism Spectrum are understandably edgy and sensitive when they see protrayals like this and worry about negativity that videos and internet lists can generate. We who live on the Spectrum are more affected by this, perhaps like those Scientologists who have been targeted by Anonymous, though quite honestly I care little about a cult, whose members can opt in or out. We are born this way, as are Gays, African Americans, most women, and other minorities visible or not, and such a joke HURTS.
I see now how the whole thing is a juvenile prank, quite tasteless, and baiting. People living on the Autism Spectrum are disadvantaged, as are any minority.This is why insulting and bashing Aspies is not the same as bashing NTs.
People living on the Autism Spectrum are understandably edgy and sensitive when they see protrayals like this and worry about negativity that videos and internet lists can generate. We who live on the Spectrum are more affected by this, perhaps like those Scientologists who have been targeted by Anonymous, though quite honestly I care little about a cult, whose members can opt in or out. We are born this way, as are Gays, African Americans, most women, and other minorities visible or not, and such a joke HURTS.
Lol.
BTW, True Aspergians don't care about this sort of s**t. Yeah, somebody comes along and calls you a fake. Who gives a s**t? You obviously aren't like everyone else. Having or not having something such as Asperger's does not make you any better or any worse than anyone else. So why should you fight to defend such a title?
People are going to misunderstand, people are going to be ignorant. And sometimes people are going to satirize the ignorant and be mistaken for them. It doesn't matter what they say, because all in all, you are still you.
18 Feb 2008, 7:50 pm
18 Feb 2008, 7:54 pm
18 Feb 2008, 7:54 pm
Thelostcup wrote:
sartresue wrote:
Anger, anyone? topic
I see now how the whole thing is a juvenile prank, quite tasteless, and baiting. People living on the Autism Spectrum are disadvantaged, as are any minority.This is why insulting and bashing Aspies is not the same as bashing NTs.
People living on the Autism Spectrum are understandably edgy and sensitive when they see protrayals like this and worry about negativity that videos and internet lists can generate. We who live on the Spectrum are more affected by this, perhaps like those Scientologists who have been targeted by Anonymous, though quite honestly I care little about a cult, whose members can opt in or out. We are born this way, as are Gays, African Americans, most women, and other minorities visible or not, and such a joke HURTS.
I see now how the whole thing is a juvenile prank, quite tasteless, and baiting. People living on the Autism Spectrum are disadvantaged, as are any minority.This is why insulting and bashing Aspies is not the same as bashing NTs.
People living on the Autism Spectrum are understandably edgy and sensitive when they see protrayals like this and worry about negativity that videos and internet lists can generate. We who live on the Spectrum are more affected by this, perhaps like those Scientologists who have been targeted by Anonymous, though quite honestly I care little about a cult, whose members can opt in or out. We are born this way, as are Gays, African Americans, most women, and other minorities visible or not, and such a joke HURTS.
Lol.
BTW, True Aspergians don't care about this sort of sh**. Yeah, somebody comes along and calls you a fake. Who gives a sh**? You obviously aren't like everyone else. Having or not having something such as Asperger's does not make you any better or any worse than anyone else. So why should you fight to defend such a title?
People are going to misunderstand, people are going to be ignorant. And sometimes people are going to satirize the ignorant and be mistaken for them. It doesn't matter what they say, because all in all, you are still you.
Like i said, some people are terribly gullible and some people might take this totally incorrect, false-sourced garbage as the truth because the proclamations that the creators are "experts". To me, this is as offensive as when words like "suffering", "special", "challenged", "sick" and "brave" are affixed to those with Asperger's and Autism. This kind of talk is how I lost all respect VH1 Classic (their "End to Autism" commercial. A cure for Autism, when Cancer and AIDS are still uncured and ManBearPig is still on the loose).
18 Feb 2008, 8:02 pm
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19 Feb 2008, 12:02 am
Thelostcup wrote:
oscuria wrote:
Ths has turned into an utter ridiculous mess which further proves the stereotype of a person affected with Asperger Syndrome.
I quite frankly do not give a damn. I am able to laugh at myself, and by doing so I am able to laugh at you. I find The Aspergers Lie somewhat funny (to be honest with you, I'd do the same but with a harsher tone). This whole "Walk a mile in our shoes" crap is annoying. I couldn't care less about your shoes. Give me any stereotype, I will laugh at it.
The Internet is Serious Business. Can't you guys realize he did it for the lulz?
I read something earlier about "What if it was about homosexuals?" (I believe from the creator of this site) To be honest with you, I'd laugh my ass off as well.
What, what? In the Butt! What, what?
I quite frankly do not give a damn. I am able to laugh at myself, and by doing so I am able to laugh at you. I find The Aspergers Lie somewhat funny (to be honest with you, I'd do the same but with a harsher tone). This whole "Walk a mile in our shoes" crap is annoying. I couldn't care less about your shoes. Give me any stereotype, I will laugh at it.
The Internet is Serious Business. Can't you guys realize he did it for the lulz?
I read something earlier about "What if it was about homosexuals?" (I believe from the creator of this site) To be honest with you, I'd laugh my ass off as well.
What, what? In the Butt! What, what?
Exactly. And I'm thinking the people most offended by it are the ones who use AS as a reason to act high and mighty.
Well done! There's no faster road to humility than realizing that you're much better than those high and mighty folks.
If the makers of the video are pleased that people were misled and offended, then they're not just trying to be humorous--they're doing it at the expense of others. I have no admiration or respect for that, lulz or no lulz.
19 Feb 2008, 12:25 am
gwenevyn wrote:
Well done! There's no faster road to humility than realizing that you're much better than those high and mighty folks.
If the makers of the video are pleased that people were misled and offended, then they're not just trying to be humorous--they're doing it at the expense of others. I have no admiration or respect for that, lulz or no lulz.
I'm assuming you hate Mel Brooks' movies?
How many jokes out there are not against the expense of others? Do you intend for me to watch Christian comedy? Please, don't.
There is lulz in insulting, in laughing at what shouldn't be laughed at. It is always a matter of how much you can take. This attempt by the creators of said websites was done without malicious intent. Who here is truthfully hurt by it? I hope you get help for the pain you received.
My View: I laugh because I am alive, because I can see the world for what it is.
19 Feb 2008, 4:34 am
"An Aspie walks into a bar..............." would have done just fine for a joke. But nope, they had to go straight for the throat. 
The use of the word "Nazi" in relation to Dr Asperger was rather tasteless, and due to the obvious lack of punchline, I missed my cue to laugh 
