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06 Mar 2011, 2:28 pm

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This video is very funny.

To anyone who's offended by it: ALL jokes make fun of something, and if you can have a laugh at the expense of others, it's hypocritical to not have a laugh at yourself too.

Remember: "Don't take life too seriously. No one gets out alive anyway."

I generally don't laugh at other people with disabilities though. I prefer seeing the powerful attacked in humour. People find different things funny, it's subjective.

Doesn't matter. If you laugh at others, it's hypocritical to go apes**t when people laugh at you. Just laugh at yourself and chill the f**k out.

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06 Mar 2011, 2:32 pm

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I generally don't laugh at other people with disabilities though. I prefer seeing the powerful attacked in humour. People find different things funny, it's subjective.

Doesn't matter. If you laugh at others, it's hypocritical to go apes**t when people laugh at you. Just laugh at yourself and chill the f**k out.

I'm perfectly chilled out and perfectly entitled to my opinion without being lectured about it by you or anyone else. Or are you so insecure you cant handle someone else disagreeing with you?

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06 Mar 2011, 2:38 pm

jamieboy wrote:

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I generally don't laugh at other people with disabilities though. I prefer seeing the powerful attacked in humour. People find different things funny, it's subjective.

Doesn't matter. If you laugh at others, it's hypocritical to go apes**t when people laugh at you. Just laugh at yourself and chill the f**k out.

I'm perfectly chilled out and perfectly entitled to my opinion without being lectured about it by you or anyone else. Or are you so insecure you cant handle someone else disagreeing with you?

LOL. I have no issue with people disagreeing with me, I just like to correct people when they're wrong.

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06 Mar 2011, 2:46 pm

Asp-Z wrote:

jamieboy wrote:

Asp-Z wrote:

jamieboy wrote:

Asp-Z wrote:

I generally don't laugh at other people with disabilities though. I prefer seeing the powerful attacked in humour. People find different things funny, it's subjective.

Doesn't matter. If you laugh at others, it's hypocritical to go apes**t when people laugh at you. Just laugh at yourself and chill the f**k out.

I'm perfectly chilled out and perfectly entitled to my opinion without being lectured about it by you or anyone else. Or are you so insecure you cant handle someone else disagreeing with you?

LOL. I have no issue with people disagreeing with me, I just like to correct people when they're wrong.

When they're wrong? Let me guess. That's when you're right. right?

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06 Mar 2011, 2:49 pm

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When they're wrong? Let me guess. That's when you're right. right?

Not always, but usually, yes, if I'm correcting someone, it's because I know what I'm saying is correct... Duh.

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06 Mar 2011, 3:00 pm

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When they're wrong? Let me guess. That's when you're right. right?

Not always, but usually, yes, if I'm correcting someone, it's because I know what I'm saying is correct... Duh.

Well done Captain Smug. Why don't you go and investigate the cars on the main road and see if they're all running correctly.

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06 Mar 2011, 3:26 pm

jamieboy wrote:

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When they're wrong? Let me guess. That's when you're right. right?

Not always, but usually, yes, if I'm correcting someone, it's because I know what I'm saying is correct... Duh.

Well done Captain Smug. Why don't you go and investigate the cars on the main road and see if they're all running correctly.

Funny you say that, because I saw this car going down the road today and it wasn't running well at all, I'd say it's well overdue for a service and some belt replacements.

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06 Mar 2011, 4:16 pm

jamieboy wrote:

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It's insulting. I hate humour directed towards weak targets.

why are people with autisim weak targets? you probably don't mean that as an insult.....but by implying this video is attacking a weak target that is kind of what your saying and I disagree I don't think having a certain mental condition determines ones strength.

I think it was Bloodheart who posted on here about being told by the welfare office that she was only qualified for shop work and couldnt do a degree. Then she was sent to learn basic math because obviously according to them having AS makes you stupid. When things like that stop ,then i'll be willing to LOL@Rainman. I'd rather the worlds powerful and nasty people were made fun of more.

Trust me I have faced plenty of problems from having aspergers as well, but I don't think it makes me a 'weak' target...and I don't see how something meant as funny satire is attacking any weak targets.

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06 Mar 2011, 5:51 pm

I don't think the video is funny only because the guy is autistic. It's funny because he's an autistic reporter required to cover an emotionally charged case :lol:

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15 Mar 2011, 2:14 am

hahaha - what a tard. Oh wait...

Very funny, I do some of those things like repeating what someone says. It's funny because it's true.

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18 Mar 2011, 4:33 pm

I thought it was funny.

Comedy is a tough thing to master. To me, it's not about who's being "attacked", but the writers' ability to catch something (irony, a contradiction or coincidence) that may not be obvious to everyone but is funny once pointed out. In other words, grasp the essence of a situation. Imitating the plain obvious won't cut it.

"My brother has ADHD, which is funny because he drives a Ford Focus."
"Why isn't more done to decrease prejudice against arabs? Why not put an arab in an airline commercial? (changes accent) "Come fly with United Airlines. I dare you!""

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28 Mar 2011, 12:00 pm

It reminds me of this:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WSQLXVtTQg&feature=related[/youtube]

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02 Apr 2011, 5:43 pm

...because I get all the 'in-jokes'. I get the feeling that this video is laughing 'with' autistic people, not 'at' them. I see in this character attributes of myself exaggerated for comedic affect, which enables me to laugh at those qualities in myself but in a way which affirms rather than belittles those qualities.

Because I really like trains. A lot.

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03 Apr 2011, 8:13 am

I thought it was funny , although it came out alittle dull....

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