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Originally Posted by Jackitos
Probably.
I almost put a "sorry Kristy" in the post, but I figured you'd know that I wasn't serious or attempting to poke fun of you and yours. The only reason that I didn't add it is because I didn't want to draw attention to you. So you didn't have to answer a billion questions.
Regardless, dangeraw is still dumb as a rock.
I ain't even mad, but for the record I'm thrilled to talk openly about it.
Also for the record I don't like it. I don't think it is funny.
Lastly, autism and intellectual disability are two completely different things. Can't be sure yet because she's so young, but my daughter probably has a higher IQ than most of the posters in this thread.
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Originally Posted by wisski
Ah the old awkward moment when you debate whether to be polite and apologize in advance, or you continue on with normal conversation because they don't want to be treated different.
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Originally Posted by Jackitos
Yeah, pretty much. Sure, my comment was in bad taste, what did you expect?
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Originally Posted by wisski
That's my point, bad taste comments are made about lots of associative groups. Why should we be sorry about using them on some but not others?
This seems obvious to me, but you make a best guess based on how badly the thing is crushing the person's life. The day after someone's kid tells parents they were sexually abused is probably not the time for,
Q: What’s the difference between a Catholic Priest and acne?
A: Acne doesn’t come on a boys face until after he’s thirteen.
Deciding appropriate timing is an art, not a logic snarl.