Referring to yourself in third person assuredly makes you seem clever. For sure.
Actually, the "slash" with a me following it posts in orange and shows an action....
/me goes to bed.
/me says good night.
Anyway, I did not see the video posted here, but I seem to remember something similar posted a couple of years ago. Didn't find any humor in it myself, but it [u]can[/b] be looked at in both the "condescending humor" of a 3rd grader mentality, or you can (possibly) look at it as the mentally/physically challenged enjoying themselves.
I do not know what the intention was (and it is probably on the weak side to post it in a forum like this), but it is a video that brings out a person's character. Whether that is good or pathetic comes from how someone responds to it.
There are a lot of videos that get posted in various places on the internet. I am happy that there are definite lines drawn here. I would not want to be included in a group that would find such videos humorous. The reaction to the video, and its quick removal, show good judgment and character on the part of members and staff.
That said, I have known sez for the few months that I have been a member of FST and will give him the benefit of the doubt- as I would do with any of my friends. I have had several mature discussions with sez (both in public and via PM). During those discussions, I have found him to be of good character. Because of that character, I value his friendship and have occasionally asked his advice. If the posting of the video was a lapse of judgment, it was simply that.
A very good morning to youse internets. I'll struggle through my hangover to bring youse the below.
Y'know, I wouldn't have bothered posting this thread if Sez had immediately done the decent thing and admitted that his thread was in very poor taste and something of a misfire.
He didn't, though. What he did was clutch at a very tenuous straw and decided to lie about his original reasoning.
Contrary to my posting style, I find very few things to be offensive on the internets. However, this is a pet peeve of mine. It has happened before (not in the lounge to my recollection) and I reacted according to my 'ethics' then and will continue to do so.
So I'm now calling Sez a liar as well as a cunt.
This is a lounge - whilst it is relaxed there are some obvious courtesies to observe like not pissing in the pot plants. We boot people who come on here and spam, push weird conspiracy theories without ever debating the pish they post, we boot racialists and people who espouse hatred towards people who have no say in their condition. FFS! why would we not?
Many of us here are parents and in my case I have a daughter who is autistic. She posts here from time to time and having come through all the High School bullying shit (with only a handful of suspensions for beating twats to a bloody pulp) she has found her voice and is more than capable of articulating her discontent should she choose to do so. Hence I have not thought it necessary to take up cudgels on her behalf.
Sez's post was deleted because he was being an arse - he wasn't booted because everyone can be an arse from time to time. If he makes a career out of being an arse he may well have to leave the warmth of the lounge and go and stand out in the cold.
Despite this, the lounge remains one of the most tolerant and long lasting boards on the internets.
Last edited by Biggles; 10-17-2009 at 09:59 AM.
Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum
There's where you lied, liar.that wasn't necessary really.I categorically stated that it was in celebration of them and to maybe have an active discussion on autism(the reason why the videos are still on youtube mind you).
You really need to better your interpretation skills.
http://www.autism-society.org/site/P...me=donate_home
^^that's what I was going to post in response by the way.
Did you suddenly decide to change your mind?
Why didn't you include that link in your original post?
Cos you were testing the fucking water, hotshot. You sad, lying little cunt.
well fair enough but I don't think its correct to call the lounge warm and tolerant.
If my intention was for people to have a laugh,I'd have had the thread title as retards dancing or something along those lines but I didn't and perhaps to achieve the full effect i'd throw a couple of smileys accompanied by mocking language in the original post something that I didn't do.And just so that nobody misses my point,i'd have had it in the funny stuff section instead of here something that again I didn't happen,so how exactly do you people come to the conclusion that I was mocking these people?.
skweeky looked at the videos,perhaps laughed then upon realising how badly it reflected on her character,felt guilty and decided to come after my neck instead of dealing with her character issues first.
The rest of you are just riding on the mob psychology that is ever prevalent around this section.JP for example doesn't even know what is being discussed but he is already recommending I be put in moderation.
So the lounge isn't warm and tolerant,one person decides the mood of the house and the rest just follow.
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