Comments on: Assburgers Video Insulting?

By: Assburgers Syndrome — AspieWeb.net AspieWeb.net

Assburgers Syndrome — AspieWeb.net AspieWeb.net — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:17:36 +0000

[...] Assburgers which is often used as a derogatory term for Aspergers Syndrome and there was even an offensive video made featuring the term Assburgers. After looking into the twitter use of Assburgers I discovered people are commonly misspelling [...]

By: Longtail

Longtail — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:04:46 +0000

This guy actually has down’s syndrome and has put up a response here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYnnT7QMDe8

By: Gavin Bollard

Gavin Bollard — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:44:44 +0000

Truly, if we can’t laugh at our own condition, then what can we laugh at? If something makes you smile, just accept it – smiles are good.

It’s the same when religions get offended by jokes.

Jokes are intended to amuse, not offend. They’re not making fun of the condition itself but rather the unfortunate way the American pronunciation of Han’s Asperger’s name sounds. It’s no different from laughing at Gaylord Focker in “Meet the Fockers”.

By: Kassiane

Kassiane — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:20:02 +0000

as someone who will cheerily tell off strangers who can and will kick my butt on public transit for use of the word “retard”, i can’t believe you even need to ask.

The whole concept is insulting. Clearly.