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20 Oct 2014, 2:47 pm

CockneyRebel wrote:

I like the name, WrongPlanet. It's what's attracted me to this community 10 years ago, to begin with.

me too- The name Wrong Planet is a major reason why I like this site

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20 Oct 2014, 3:55 pm

Glad a few people agreed with me... >.>

As for the forum's name, I like Wrong Planet. It's a catchy, simple and memorable phrase; Our Planet Also is none of those things. Personally it does my head in when people try to rewrite language to be more - dread phrase - 'politically correct'. One example is obviously the proposed forum name change. Another example is my psychologist telling me she prefers to use the term Autistic Spectrum Condition instead of Autism Spectrum Disorder, because it sounds "less negative".

I told her I didn't care about that. I also thought, but didn't say, she could call me a social ret*d for all I care. Because I am a social "ret*d". I'm saying it in a matter-of-fact way, not to get anyone's sympathy (or, conversely, offend anyone). Calling something by a different name doesn't change what I have. I also don't think it changes other people's perceptions either.

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20 Oct 2014, 4:22 pm

I understand that a negative connotation can seemingly reinforce or instill a negative mindset. But like many others the site name expresses how I feel. Long before I had ever found this place or understood what autism is. Changing the name would be erasing an important part of the site's culture and it's meaning to the members.

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20 Oct 2014, 6:42 pm

Well said Transyl.

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20 Oct 2014, 7:02 pm

I think 'Wrong Planet' could easily mean, it's a wrong planet for all human beings on earth. Not just those of us with Autism.

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20 Oct 2014, 10:35 pm

NiceCupOfTea wrote:

Personally it does my head in when people try to rewrite language to be more - dread phrase - 'politically correct'. One example is obviously the proposed forum name change.

downbutnotout wrote:

There's no need to get so politically correct.

Up until now while disagreeing with most of the replies I have found them sincere and passionate. But trying to invalidate a point of view by yelling ?politically correct? is really low. But it works I guess

downbutnotout wrote:

Normally, if people don't agree with the themes and feelings of a forum, they just go elsewhere and that's that.

Indirectly suggesting I leave. Nice

NiceCupOfTea wrote:

she could call me a social ret*d for all I care. Because I am a social "ret*d"

?Social ret*d Planet Also? ?Social ret*d World? Hmmmmmm. I like this. It's accurate and funny.

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20 Oct 2014, 11:15 pm

Norny wrote:

What about 'Auternative Universe'.

In a way, it is suggesting that autistics are the natives (aut-er-native), while also being worldplay with alternative.

I think people are already aware people with aspergers are native to this planet....that is if humans are even native to this planet. lol

Point is its not nessisary to add anything that specifies we are actually from this planet or that we are human that stuff is common sense or at least should be. Either way I like wrong planet being called wrong planet I see no reason for change especially just to specify things people should already know.

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20 Oct 2014, 11:18 pm

VioletYoshi wrote:

Shame so many people voted against OP's idea. It might mean less creepy posts about how NTs are horrible and Autistic people are superior. You know, the type of thinking Elliot Rodger had.

I doubt it would decrease those posts, people aren't going to change elitist views or express them less just because the name of this site changes. Also last I checked there is no actual factual proof Elliot Rodger had autism, let alone that he thought he was superior to NT's....so what is your point throwing the name of a murderer at us like hes a proper representation of autistic people in general just because some people are elitist about their autism and act like a**holes about it?

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21 Oct 2014, 12:30 am

NiceCupOfTea wrote:

I need to tell you that I really like your three-eyed fish.
I also don't care about what things are called.
They are still the things they are regardless of what they are called.
Sometimes, it is hard to stop looking at your three-eyed fish.

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21 Oct 2014, 12:45 am

Wrong Planet is the perfect name for it. Once I accepted my diagnosis and started looking up Asperger's, I stumbled upon Wrong Planet and the name just resonated so perfectly with me and made immediate sense because all my life, I've always believed I was born on the wrong planet.

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21 Oct 2014, 8:37 am

downbutnotout wrote:

There's no need to get so politically correct that we dare not refer to a feeling that people have, lest people believe that negative feeling is a statement of value.

^This^

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21 Oct 2014, 9:02 am

ASPartOfMe wrote:

NiceCupOfTea wrote:

Personally it does my head in when people try to rewrite language to be more - dread phrase - 'politically correct'. One example is obviously the proposed forum name change.

downbutnotout wrote:

There's no need to get so politically correct.

downbutnotout wrote:

Normally, if people don't agree with the themes and feelings of a forum, they just go elsewhere and that's that.

Indirectly suggesting I leave. Nice

NiceCupOfTea wrote:

she could call me a social ret*d for all I care. Because I am a social "ret*d"

?Social ret*d Planet Also? ?Social ret*d World? Hmmmmmm. I like this. It's accurate and funny.

You can paint it that way if it makes you feel better, sure.

Political correctness is about using specific terminology to avoid offending particular groups, such as minorities or those with disabilities. If the actual name for what you are doing invalidates it, then maybe that says something, no?

Usually, to avoid enforcing rigid conformity people do just go elsewhere if they don't like the culture of a particular area. Not as a "get the hell out if you disagree" but as a simple "live and let live". Many have expressed that Wrong Planet speaks to them on a meaningful level, even if it doesn't speak to everyone. Why should those who don't like it get to snatch it away and reshape it?

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21 Oct 2014, 10:16 am

I think of the name as a bridge, between the perception of the world at large and the very different realities of the ASD community. The use of a negative word in the title is at least a thought provoking non conventional approach in a PC additional needs world. Perhaps a discussion about the sites general ethos might define it better than a name change?

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21 Oct 2014, 11:57 am

I like the name "Wrong Planet". It concisely expresses how I (we) feel. I don't think there is anything negative in it. I believe that many of us do feel like aliens. Not that we think we actually were dropped on this planet by aliens. I think it simply expresses metaphorically how isolated we feel from society. I can't think of a name that could better express that feeling/idea so neatly.

I can see the point of the OP suggesting that new name. But I think the interpretation of the current name can vary dramatically from person to person. As I stated above I see nothing negative in the current name. The name "Our Planet Also" sounds rather awkward to me.

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21 Oct 2014, 12:18 pm

I think it would be counter productive to change the name of the site at this point, now that it has been around for awhile and established itself. I don't think the name wrong planet is offensive or misleading, although it is nice to talk about it as well as share our thoughts and feelings on the matter.

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21 Oct 2014, 12:40 pm

'Our Planet Also' doesn't quite have the same 'ring' to it.

I'm used to the name 'Wrong Planet', and I do sometimes feel like I'm on a different planet.

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