[kj] (Very OT) Bruno - Autism

[Paul Wady]

EH!  WHAT?  Who woke me up?  Oh, the A word got used.  Ah...
Still ain't seen any connection between Mr. B.C, his Gay friend and Autism.  Excepting his first cousin - a fine fellow, and a keen bass guitarist too.  
I think being able to make fun of yourself is a good sign.  I've spent mucho time getting laughed at for the wrong reasons - was trying not to be disabled.  Hence my 'outness'.  Sometimes, you gotta fall flat on that face.  Just natural.  Then the world will laugh at you.
More serious we want to get taken the harder they judge you?  Mind you, I spend my life trying to help people since I was a small child, not knocking anyone's disabilities.  Bit odd that, but I kinda always knew I wasn't some sort of superman.
Jo - Take the piss out of a counselling session?  I call my sessions 'conversations on the Gatherers list'.

Oh God....
I feel fat too.  Oh Dear God...
From: jo at arcadia.karoo.co.uk
To: gathering at misera.net
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:08:22 +0100
Subject: Re: [kj] (Very OT) Bruno - Autism








I think you are.  
In a way 'suffering' from something sort of makes you 
bit more entitled to laugh about it.  I'd rather take the piss out of 
something than go for a councelling session.  Much less gloomy and more 
positive IMO.
 
 

  Can I test the waters? I put on some weight a while back 
  when I couldn't go to the gym for a couple years...perhaps 30 pounds or so. I 
  noticed one day as I was sitting down, leaning slightly to one side, I felt a 
  *plop* as a little roll of fat was birthed into existence around my floating 
  ribs...as a tall skinny type and gym freak for most of my life it was one of 
  the most disgusting, yet funny, experiences I've ever had. Relating it to 
  other people has been quite funny...does that make me bad for making fun of 
  fat people? Can I no longer do it after losing the 
  weight...?

  
  
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  countessghoulita at aol.com
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  Bruno - Autism


  
  Not on my watch if physical and 
  mental disabilities are made fun of. My apologies.

  

  
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  Not that I've seen any of the said films (saw Ali G on 
  Richard and Judy once) but I'm with you on that.
  If you're brave or daft enough to crack a joke in the wrong 
  place at the wrong time you'll suffer; but you have the right to do 
  it.
  
    
I 
    can't stand the idea of certain topics being taboo, where humour is 
    concerned. Fuck that. Either it's all okay or none of it is okay. 
    

Leigh


    
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