dont worry guys in the future we can modify peoples chromosomes so we can prevent disabilities from happening
Just a quick note on people with disabilities contributing to society:
What is contributing? It doesn't have to be coming up with a cure for cancer, or having a career. It could be as simple as bringing another person joy, or keeping someone company, or making people laugh.
And VagueWisdom, I don't blame you at all for the title. It was perfectly suitable. In fact, you actually may have gotten banned if you didn't put it in there. I am just confused and disturbed how society has sunk down that low in the sense of equality.
[QUOTE=Xionasis;21115763]Did you really just compare me to Hitler?[/quote]
One of the best argumentative fallacies on the face of the planet oh god.
But honestly, I don't know my opinion on this subject.
In general people are always going to be mean to those they don't identify, because as human beings we're generally closed minded by nature, and there isn't much you can do. People will always say that's so gay to call something stupid, no matter how many ads you see telling you not to, people will always be racist agains mexicans, blacks, asians, etc because they aren't like you, or they eat different food, or they smell weird, and people will always make fun of the mentally ill just because they don't fit in. And sometimes can you really help laughing at those image puns? It's really messed up, but you really cant help it.
People on the internet are casually racist, homophobic arseholes
It's childish rebellious dickery but you've gotta get over it because it's not like anyone's gonna stop, especially if you tell them to
[QUOTE=DaveP;21123087]People on the internet are casually racist, homophobic arseholes
It's childish rebellious dickery but you've gotta get over it because it's not like anyone's gonna stop, especially if you tell them to[/QUOTE]
There is a proportion of the internet in which, yes, they are just stupid unchangeable people, but there are actually some people with human-like emotions which I hope to influence.
I apologize if this does seem like "childish rebellious dickery", but I kind of just got fed up with the comments in the thread in the OP. I wasn't exactly thinking logically.
Such cruel parents to not abort the kid and make him live a miserable life.
[QUOTE=johanz;21116432]I support abortion too. And I also support pulling the plug from vegetable persons. But if a person has some deformations, or a bit broken mental state, it's kinda hard to decide.
They could turn out as serial killers, or they could grow up to be normal and cope with their illness.
But it's best to abort them, because then they can't think or feel.[/QUOTE]
Agreed completely.
Also, holy shit, this entire thread is drowning in Godwin.
[QUOTE=The Mighty Boatman;21123695]Agreed completely.
Also, holy shit, this entire thread is drowning in Godwin.[/QUOTE]
No it isnt I have seen no mention of god in this thread.
My dad's friend brought her young son to our house today for a visit, he has downs and is quite possibly the nicest, happiest person I've ever met. Generally people with downs syndrome are just so unbelievably cheerful all the time, they're a blessing to our society.
[QUOTE=LordLoss;21123806]My dad's friend brought her young son to our house today for a visit, he has downs and is quite possibly the nicest, happiest person I've ever met. Generally people with downs syndrome are just so unbelievably cheerful all the time, they're a blessing to our society.[/QUOTE]
Ignorance is bliss applies here so much. He doesn't know that he has a problem, and by the time he is... let's say thirty, he will probably still have the cognitive functions of a 5 year old.
I'm really torn on the whole disability issue.
[QUOTE=LordLoss;21123806]My dad's friend brought her young son to our house today for a visit, he has downs and is quite possibly the nicest, happiest person I've ever met. Generally people with downs syndrome are just so unbelievably cheerful all the time, they're a blessing to our society.[/QUOTE]
i know, right? they seem to stay childlike & innocent all their lives. of course they sometimes do have some health problems which mean they don't always live long lives, but when i'm at work, sometimes i wonder how many more years i'll have to keep doing this - might be a blessing. most places in the western world they can hold jobs that maybe would bore other people and can earn enough to get by as well a lot of supposedly "normal" people.
I was in my school's Partner's in PE where "normal" students were partnered with kids with special needs and we helped them get their exercise and play games with them. Some of them seem like the happiest kids in the world, always with a smile on their faces. Some couldn't walk alone, some couldn't walk, some couldn't talk, some couldn't stay awake, one had to be fed through a tube through her neck, but they all still seemed happy to have us around.
I was born a month premature and couldn't breathe on my own, and the doctors and had to pump me with oxygen. Turns out they overdosed me with oxygen, which they said would leave me with learning disabilities. The only problem I have is that I am dyslexic and can't speak my sentences correctly sometimes. I'm still happy.
I know have met many kids with "disabilities" and they all seemed quite content with their lives. They always brightened my day.
[QUOTE=Baileyboys;21124079]I was in my school's Partner's in PE where "normal" students were partnered with kids with special needs and we helped them get their exercise and play games with them. Some of them seem like the happiest kids in the world, always with a smile on their faces. Some couldn't walk alone, some couldn't walk, some couldn't talk, some couldn't stay awake, one had to be fed through a tube through her neck, but they all still seemed happy to have us around.
I was born a month premature and couldn't breathe on my own, and the doctors and had to pump me with oxygen. Turns out they overdosed me with oxygen, which they said would leave me with learning disabilities. The only problem I have is that I am dyslexic and can't speak my sentences correctly sometimes. I'm still happy.
I know have met many kids with "disabilities" and they all seemed quite content with their lives. They always brightened my day.[/QUOTE]
You think that you would, honestly, be happy if you had to be fed with a tube your entire life?
My entire life? Probably not, but the amount of time she probably has to live with that, isn't that long, usually.
You're right, she probably won't live too long.
I no have issues with disabled people, I have a disabled cousin. He makes all the -as Carlos Mencia says -"dee da deee!" noise. Honestly, it hurts me. It think it's unfair they these humans have the misfortune of turn out like. Although some of these disabilities can be avoid is bitches stop abusing their bodies during their pregnancy.
[QUOTE=kevn150;21115443]It irritates me that when people who have never experienced this blatantly go off into some forum and post a thread title of a disease, and put *NSFW* because [b] OF A LITTLE GIRL'S FACE [/b].
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Her face was fuckin gross though
That girl in the other thread ain't no girl.
Well said, man. I've got a birth defect as well, and as a result I've always had rather low self-esteem. I was born with pectus excavatum, and a bad case of it. It's not too uncommon, but mine is considerably worse than average. It didn't stop me from leading the life that I wanted until only recently, so I had never considered it anything more than an aesthetic problem. So long as I wore loose clothing, it was difficult to notice my sunken chest and jutting lower ribs. I loved swimming, but stopped right around the same time people start really becoming aware of themselves, physically. I was too embarrassed. My self-esteem was hurting, but I was still doing everything I wanted to do. I successfully achieved my pilot's license, I joined the military and passed basic training, and I started down the long road of education necessary for aeronautical engineering. But I suppose being aesthetically fucked up wasn't quite enough. The doctors caught me during my local flight physical. They wanted to know more about my pectus. So they ran some tests. The results ruined everything. My lung functions are restricted by nearly forty percent. I can never fly again. I can't continue serving. Everything I've worked for and everything I want has been put beyond my reach by an ugly and unfortunate birth defect. With surgery, it can be repaired with a full recovery and no physical limitations. The Army's decided it's not worth the cost of the surgery. So it's sorry Charlie, good luck Chuck, see ya later alligator; don't let the door hit you on the way out.
I'm not ruined. I can be fixed, it'll just take a lot of hard work to get what I need to continue my plans. I feel absolutely horrible for the people whose minds are trapped in twisted, functionless bodies like those who suffer from Treacher Collins Syndrome and other musculoskeletal disorders. The girl from the thread linked to in the OP has a perfectly functioning brain. She has the same sorts of hopes and aspirations as anybody else, but she will never be able to live a completely normal life. No amount of plastic surgery can cause her to go into public without disgusting those old enough not to be frightened. She's going to live a harsh, lonely life.
Getting your dreams shattered hurts, especially when you worked so hard to achieve them.
Eh I was born with a very high IQ but with dyslexia. But I proved those mother fuckers wrong I worked and worked and finally got really good at reading. I am in 9th grade and have a above collage level in reading comprehension and reading speed. I still do not write well but I am working with it. But when people insult my writing I don't give 2 shits I even make jokes about myself!
I know what you mean OP. My cousin is Autistic and draws lots of stares because she's really loud. It's sad to see people try to downgrade other people over something they couldn't control.
I understand how painful it would be, but one thing this is what I would do... if they had to do all that to the baby I'd just kill it because why make him go through all that when you can have a new one that's healthy and completely normal. When he's that small he hasn't really developed a brain so just make a new one and have him live a good life.
I have Kiari so I know what you mean.I had to get a small portion of my skull removed because my brain actually got too big and was causing pressure, making frequent and horrible migraines. Every fucking day. I'm still in AP classes though :science:
When you said Gordon's syndrome, I was thinking he wouldn't be able to talk.
[QUOTE=Raider Munch;21135088]I understand how painful it would be, but one thing this is what I would do... if they had to do all that to the baby I'd just kill it because why make him go through all that when you can have a new one that's healthy and completely normal. When he's that small he hasn't really developed a brain so just make a new one and have him live a good life.[/QUOTE]
It's a girl!
No, i don't like this baby, I need a new one!
:v:
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I have a severely Autistic brother.
I also have just read and watched Of Mice and Men in English class...
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He just wanted to touch the nice ladys hair!
All 3 of my male cousins on my Dad's side have (medium to high functioning) autism. Guess I was the odd man out on that one.
If/when I marry, I'm probably going to adopt a kid instead of conceiving, for fear of that gene popping back up in one of my kids, with an unpredictable level of severity. I just don't think I could handle it.
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