You get different types of autism, some shut themselves away and speak very little, while others are very outspoken and will say anything that comes to mind to say.
Not calling her a cunt just saying that guy is trying HARD to be sociable,its apparent.
And i couldnt tell if she wasnt trying or if her spectrum was more severe than his.
I have autism, and I've had friends who get touchy-feely about laughing at this kinda stuff.
Honestly, I think it's ******* hilarious and being offended by people laughing about/at your own condition makes you look like a wimp.
Hell, it is funny after all. There's no shame in finding **** funny because you don't even get to decide what you find funny.
I got my diagnosis taken on the grounds that I had a partner.
to quote doctor sand nig (word for word): "it is not possible you have asperger's as people with any form of autism cannot form relationships"
"cannot"
"cannot"
I was extremely, painfully insocial growing up and remember an overwhelming feeling of low-confidence and self conciousness...also having advanced academic skills for my age, but from the age of 17 for whatever reason I just changed, I started colege and just fiercely forced myself to make friends and try my hardest to socialize and it turned out well for me. Now i'm confident in every day social situations almost like it was never different. But every now and then I still come across a hurdle, as id imagine anyone does..
I guess it doesnt help with me getting back my diagnosis some, even though I indefinately scored high on the official test thing they did with me by number.
me and my college friend (who was a little more autistic than I ever was) started this on-running joke that we were part of a band called the "autistic biscuits" and out of nowhere in the halls would burst out into a hysterical, out-of-tune nursery rhyme
"TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR..." with the faces of determined artists who thought they were talented rock stars. It was fun watching people trying to figure out if we were serious or not, having to stifle laughter when the occasional teacher would patronizingly clap and say "good job! That was great!" but one time this girl got all butthurt becaus eher cousin was autistic, and we had to explain to her that we were as well and if she didnt like it she didnt have to be around us.
sorry for the novel I just felt like venting whilst on the subject
Same.
Things like this are pretty harmless fun. The autism comps however, are just splendid for undoing all of your ingrained autismo. Basically, lets just have all the fun. Autistic people are expected to offend people after all, lets just offend each other, its perfect!
It's a case by case thing, autism can be funny but there are subjects you don't joke about to specific people like rape victims or the family of a dead person. Sometimes you don't need to be reminded that you'll never feel whole ever again. A lot of people shrug and laugh when people do jokes at their expense, but deep down they just got reminded about how they can't walk or something like that and that they must accept that what's comedy to others is a lifetime of self hate and misery. The worst part is you can't be angry because people only want to see them happy and embracing of their burden like some sort of motivational speaker. Sometimes you just can't simply tell people to **** off, it's a tragedy.
No, there is nothing you "don't joke about," if anything is off limits to comedy then what's to stop further censorship?
If you find a joke offensive or it "triggers" you, it's not the comics responsibility to shield you from it, it's your responsibility to remove yourself from the situation.
Ultimately you are the only one responsible for looking out for your feelings, no one else is obligated to do so.
Yeah sure, but when you're talking to a person who just lost their child and start making dead baby jokes then who's fault is it really for the person getting offended? There are no limits to comedy I'll give you that, but comedy is always best in context otherwise you'll just come off as a tactless douche.
My friends and I had this genius kickstarter idea to start a mentally handicapped dating site. We figured it must be hard for them to find true love so why not put them together? After all, look what happened to Forest Gump. The site will be launched in a few weeks. We're calling it "Downs To **** "
i feel really good for the guy, they may have problems and stuff, and hes super beta, socially awkward(couldnt even look her in the face), but hes actually trying and tbh thats a lot more than some people do, i hope they took off and they both feel super comfortable with each other these days
It's funny yeah, but I wasn't laughing at it in a "Haha he has autism" way, it's just a funny situation, like he may not have been intending it as a joke but it comes off as one.
Honestly glad for the guy, wish him the best, and he's already further with a woman physically than I have been, sure. People with autism deserve love just as much as anyone else, and hey, he took some initiative, I sure as **** haven't.