Aspergers High (parody commercial)

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22 Apr 2012, 4:02 pm

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I hated it.

i agree it feels like we are being made fun of.

It looks like a hateful, trivialising load of f**k.

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22 Apr 2012, 4:46 pm

ZX_SpectrumDisorder wrote:

angelofdarkness wrote:

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I hated it.

i agree it feels like we are being made fun of.

It looks like a hateful, trivialising load of f**k.

yeah they shouldnt really make shows like this

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22 Apr 2012, 5:28 pm

Little do people realize, there actually are highschools catered towards people AS (and apparently they are all fans of Derpy Hooves from MLP. )

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23 Apr 2012, 7:20 am

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Little do people realize, there actually are highschools catered towards people AS (and apparently they are all fans of Derpy Hooves from MLP. )

i didnt know this but i wouldnt be allowed to go to one

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23 Apr 2012, 12:19 pm

ZX_SpectrumDisorder wrote:

angelofdarkness wrote:

ZX_SpectrumDisorder wrote:

I hated it.

i agree it feels like we are being made fun of.

It looks like a hateful, trivialising load of f**k.

Nothing's sacred in comedy. Ask Lewis Black. I got a good chuckle off of the clip.

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23 Apr 2012, 4:13 pm

Ganondox wrote:

Little do people realize, there actually are highschools catered towards people AS (and apparently they are all fans of Derpy Hooves from MLP. )

Really?! Where?

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23 Apr 2012, 6:16 pm

MjrMajorMajor wrote:

ZX_SpectrumDisorder wrote:

angelofdarkness wrote:

ZX_SpectrumDisorder wrote:

I hated it.

i agree it feels like we are being made fun of.

It looks like a hateful, trivialising load of f**k.

Nothing's sacred in comedy. Ask Lewis Black. I got a good chuckle off of the clip.

There are certain subjects you don't touch.

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23 Apr 2012, 7:50 pm

MjrMajorMajor wrote:

ZX_SpectrumDisorder wrote:

angelofdarkness wrote:

ZX_SpectrumDisorder wrote:

I hated it.

i agree it feels like we are being made fun of.

It looks like a hateful, trivialising load of f**k.

Nothing's sacred in comedy. Ask Lewis Black. I got a good chuckle off of the clip.

Exactly. This reminds me of George Carlin and all of his wonderfully hilarious and controversial routines. It's only offensive if you fail to see the truth and irony in the comedy. Life's not worth living if you can't laugh about it every once in a while, after all.

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24 Apr 2012, 3:09 am

Can't wait for their hilarious take on bipolar disorder and suicide.

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24 Apr 2012, 11:09 am

Reminds me of this:

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24 Apr 2012, 4:56 pm

ZX_SpectrumDisorder wrote:

Can't wait for their hilarious take on bipolar disorder and suicide.

Actually I've seen some comedy routines that deal with these, and I find some of them quite funny. A lot of comedians experience depression, bipolar disorder, and suicidal thoughts. Comedy can be a way of dealing with pain, taking the sting out of it. Louis C.K. is a prime example.

There's a huge difference between laughing at something because you can't relate to it (mockery), and laughing because you can relate to it.

Would you still be offended if you found out that all those actors or the director of Aspergers High actually had Aspergers? Suppose that were the case - then perhaps the humor is found not in mocking Aspergers traits, but in poking fun at how ridiculous and over the top stereotypes people have are (all the while displaying an awareness of traits Aspies actually do have)

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25 Apr 2012, 3:40 am

I thought It was funny I dont feel offended at all. Sometimes you got to make make fun of yourself once in a while. LoL funny thing is I showed my sister this vis and she said omg that is so me. Im like Im not that bad am I? Shes like "yes you are". LOL :lol: :oops:

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25 Apr 2012, 1:52 pm

Juggernaut wrote:

ZX_SpectrumDisorder wrote:

Can't wait for their hilarious take on bipolar disorder and suicide.

Exactly. Thank you for saying what I wanted to, but with a much better explanation. Besides, it was most likely made FOR people with AS because of this; the only place I've ever seen this clip is on websites dealing with AS or other PDD, where the intended audience will see it. Why post it somewhere where no one will understand the inside jokes? Then it just wouldn't be funny.

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25 Apr 2012, 5:15 pm

I liked it. It's in much better taste than the ret*d Policeman/Assburgers video. :-/

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27 Apr 2012, 3:39 am

I found this video quite funny and not at all offensive.

As others have mentioned, the tone of the video makes it seem like it was made FOR people with AS, not as a means to ridicule aspies.

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