Ferdinand wrote:
Hm. It was his opinion though. I see no reason to be attacked for it.
May be I am in a small minority on this issue since I tend to take both sides. Yes this opinion might be damaging to aspies because this would lead innocent aspies to be stereotyped the moment they mentioned they have asperger. But, at the same time I don't think an opinion should be hushed just because someone DEEMS it to be harmful. I am sure everyone's opinion is considered harmful by some, so do you want to be hushed?
On the other hand, if you think his opinion is harmful, what you DO have to do is have a nice and long discussion with him about it. If you are right, you will be able to prove him wrong, and may be he will change his mind. But if you just attack him, then he might be saying nice things just to be nice, while his true opinion will remain the same. There will be no opportunity for discussion since now he sees that YOU are not open for one, and so there won't be apportunity to change his mind either.
So yeah, I am all for open discussion. But I guess I can see why you won't agree with me: since most people are not in such a favor of discussions as I am, usually trying one is just a waste of time (and in fact if you deal with trolls it only gives them the reinforcement that they want). But I guess I just want to say I wish the world was a better place and I wish people DID settle things like that through discussions, although wishes don't always come true.