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Should eradicating Austism be considered a hate crime?
yes 51%  51%  [ 65 ]
no 19%  19%  [ 24 ]
maybe, given the right circumstances 23%  23%  [ 30 ]
I don't know 7%  7%  [ 9 ]
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09 Mar 2008, 5:07 pm

I think it should, if for no other reason than the fact that the decision to eradicate it would be forced on those of us that just want to be left alone.



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09 Mar 2008, 5:32 pm

I don't understand what this means.



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09 Mar 2008, 5:59 pm

sgrannel wrote:
I don't understand what this means.


A hate crime is a crime that is done out of hatred and forces other people to be treated as inferior.



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09 Mar 2008, 6:01 pm

No, I mean eradicating autism.



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09 Mar 2008, 6:14 pm

sgrannel wrote:
No, I mean eradicating autism.


Groups like Autism Speaks have said they envision a future where autism doesn't exist (check out my other thread to see what I mean).

They sound like they discriminate against autistics



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09 Mar 2008, 6:33 pm

You bet it should! What a great way to send a message to NT's that we are NOT "brain damaged", or any other like phrase.



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09 Mar 2008, 6:37 pm

I voted no, just because your wording is wrong. It's called "genocide".



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09 Mar 2008, 6:41 pm

TLPG wrote:
You bet it should! What a great way to send a message to NT's that we are NOT "brain damaged", or any other like phrase.


Or inferior



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09 Mar 2008, 6:43 pm

Mage wrote:
I voted no, just because your wording is wrong. It's called "genocide".


I agree, but that's not what groups like Autism Speaks are calling it. They're calling it finding a cure



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09 Mar 2008, 7:24 pm

I think that it is a hate crime.


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09 Mar 2008, 7:28 pm

CockneyRebel wrote:
I think that it is a hate crime.


I'm not so sure. If so, why do I see and hear so much about finding a "cure"?

btw, when I hear that sort of thing, it sounds to me like how the early Americans tried to "cure" the Indians of their dark skin color.



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09 Mar 2008, 7:31 pm

Yes it is a hate crime, hidden under the thin vial of arrogance that breeds patronisation and snobbery.



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09 Mar 2008, 7:35 pm

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Yes it is a hate crime, hidden under the thin vial of arrogance that breeds patronisation and snobbery.


Well, technically it is a hate crime.

Yet these groups still manage to get on the air saying that Autism should be cured and scaring people.

I heard a PSA from Autism Speaks on the radio that did just this.

I mean, legally they seem to get treated like they want to help us, but those of us that don't want to be cured are not exactly given any attention.



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09 Mar 2008, 7:52 pm

morning_after wrote:
SDFarsight wrote:
Yes it is a hate crime, hidden under the thin vial of arrogance that breeds patronisation and snobbery.


Well, technically it is a hate crime.

Yet these groups still manage to get on the air saying that Autism should be cured and scaring people.

I heard a PSA from Autism Speaks on the radio that did just this.

I mean, legally they seem to get treated like they want to help us, but those of us that don't want to be cured are not exactly given any attention.


Ya, that's the kind of stuff that needs more awareness.



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09 Mar 2008, 7:57 pm

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You bet it should! What a great way to send a message to NT's that we are NOT "brain damaged", or any other like phrase.


Or ret*d.



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09 Mar 2008, 8:04 pm

SDFarsight wrote:

Ya, that's the kind of stuff that needs more awareness.


There's enough of us that we should be able to make some noise. I think we should form some sort of mass movement to bring attention to the fact that sending a negative message about autistics is not the way to go.

"Hate crime" is the wrong term and using it doesn't make sense so I suggest people find another word (even genocide is more applicable).


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