"Why would you ruin perfectly good peanuts by adding candy corn? That's like saying hey, I have these awesome nachos, guess I better add some dryer lint." - Nonny
I'm not a mama fan, and if this isn't mama, this is gross. Who cares if she's on the spectrum? Yes, it would explain some behaviors but it doesn't excuse her from what she did but by the same token, it's super shitty to come here and put someone's medical shit out for everyone.
I have no idea if this is mama or an asshole. I only know one person with Asperger, and he would definitely not care enough about an internet board to make a fake persona to explain himself. Plus, you'd think an aspie wouldn't on purpose say something offensive about aspies??
I hate trolls and aes. I can't keep this shit straight. Can we go play now?
ETA: well, I also had no idea that the word aspie was offensive, I was copying the OP's wording.
Post by W.T.Faulkner on May 9, 2013 17:33:56 GMT -5
If it's Mamasaurus, then I guess that makes sense, but I'm not sure what reaction she wants. I feel like a "hey, I have Asperger's, and I'm having difficulty coping with being social and not making rape polls" would have served a less ambiguous purpose.
If it's not Mamasaurus, then this is an unequivocally shitty thing to do, to disclose another person's disability without their knowledge.
Mama is a apparently a rape victim who has no issues making light of rape, so there's no reason to believe she's not a person with Asperger Syndrome who would make light of that...
ETA: well, I also had no idea that the word aspie was offensive, I was copying the OP's wording.
This place is exhausting, lol
Be exhausted all you want. Not everyone is offended by it, but I have friends whose kids have Aspergers who equate it with calling someone the R word.
Ooookay. Your point being? I am not going around saying the "a" word randomly, lol.
and I still think it is completely different in a sense that a lot of people with Asperger actually refer to themselves as aspies. I have never heard someone mentally disabled calling themselves a retard.
BUT ANYWAY. My point was that I had no idea. Hence why I used it. Now that I know that some people find it offensive, I will not use it again.
Please don't use the word "aspie." It's highly offensive. Seriously.
I'm surprised by this. I've been to a conference featuring Temple Grandin and Tony Attwood and he definitely used the term. To be even more anecdotal, I know moms who have children on the spectrum who also use the term.
Be exhausted all you want. Not everyone is offended by it, but I have friends whose kids have Aspergers who equate it with calling someone the R word.
Ooookay. Your point being? I am not going around saying the "a" word randomly, lol.
and I still think it is completely different in a sense that a lot of people with Asperger actually refer to themselves as aspies. I have never heard someone mentally disabled calling themselves a retard.
BUT ANYWAY. My point was that I had no idea. Hence why I used it. Now that I know that some people find it offensive, I will not use it again.