Popcorn

I am a paedo

So those of you who have him on ignore are aware.

But what would Katy Hopkins say?

That's a bit crass.

Even Katie Hopkins would think he's a tosser...

The whole point of the ignore function is we don't care to know.

Try it, you go from wondering what is being said to realising you have no desire to know.

To be balanced, not seeing one part of the tiff, does make the rest of you look like a bunch of bullies though. Tone it down a bit.

not seeing one part of the tiff, does make the rest of you look like a bunch of bullies though.

Seeing both sides, it still looks like bullying, but that's the popcorn thread - someone shouts "fight" and everyone runs to the playground and piles in

You could also say that someone who openly admitted trolling the forum, encouraged me to 'end myself', made homophobic remarks, agrees with Katy Hopkins views on immigration (based on Cologne attacks that transpired not to have been perpetrated by refugees) and alternately calls others 'stupid' and 'saddos' is probably himself not inspiring the most generous reception to his person.

But it is Sunday so we should be good Christians and turn the other cheek.

turn the other cheek

phwoar

Asperger's

Assburgers by proxy

It's ableism. Suggesting that he has a disability (though some may not agree with that distinction) and that that may explain his behaviour isn't ok. None of us are in a position to make assumptions about another person's possible diagnosis, even if we think that by using the 'correct' terminology it somehow limits the damage. With growing awareness around Autism, there has also come this idea that we are all 'on the spectrum' - we're not. ASC is a real thing which makes life difficult for lots of people. It's not something to throw around as a way of explaining someone (who you don't know's) behaviour.

http://graphicexplanations.info/2013/09/13/understanding-the-spectrum-in-autistic-spectrum/

The amount of professionals I meet who pronounce it 'asperJers'. What a bunch of mongs/divs/spackers/scopes/windowlickers/aspies/belms.

LFGSS is fairly unique in the world forums in that it doesn't put up with 'isms'. Apart from ableism apparently.

And jism.

Not forgetting:

Imagism, if we're confessing things.

Scobleism.

Or seism (apparently that is a word)

...and schism.

I'm late to this, but Lucas appears to have moved on, undoubtedly he will be missed.

Ok, I think you're wrong but ok.

With growing awareness around Autism, there has also come this idea that we are all 'on the spectrum' - we're not.

In your opinion. It's a funny kind of spectrum which has defined end points. It's a funny kind of biology which allows for somebody to permanently score zero on some trait too.

Then again, the "spectrum" metaphor breaks down pretty quickly if you start to think about it, it's hardly better than the spuriously bounded boxes created by DSM-style diagnosis.

LFGSS is fairly unique in the world forums in that it doesn't put up with 'isms'

It not only tolerates them, it privileges some of them

The guys obviously a cunt, but trying to diagnose certain things over the wonders of the internet based on his cuntish ways is a bit off. Assburgers by proxy is probably right.

Psychology has massive issues with people in privileged positions deciding what is 'normal', the DSM being a shining example.

The link I posted was originally posted by a friend of mine who is an academic and also happens to struggle socially because of her diagnosis of autism. Apparently we should all be using terms like that. Even calling someone 'autistic' is reductive. We really should frame it in terms of how it affects them.

It's impossible to escape one's own privileged position, but the first step to doing so is to acknowledge it. Or 'check your priviliege', if you like...

This.

It's just not. fucking. on.

Yeesh, you fucking guys.

Yet more amazing...