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 Jan 18 2005, 07:43 PM
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i used to feel uncomfortable around them. but luckily, my high school supports these people, and we have many of them, well compared to other schools in my city. and i like talking to them, because they really make you see things that you shoudl be grateful for everyday. sometimes i envy them, because they are so much more positive than me, and always so happy and doesnt treat people differently depending on their social status
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Jan 18 2005, 08:44 PM
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im not really uncomfortable aorund them, just kinda sorry.
for first period PE, the special ed kids would always come late and stuff... so one of the guys who's in special ed knew my PE teacher, and after they would high-five or whatever, he would have random fits kinda. like, he would just suddenly drop his backpack and start doing jerky karate movements and stuff. and i guess our class isnt really uncomfortable. we cheered him on while he did flips on the ground haha. |
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Jan 18 2005, 08:53 PM
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 The Bone Collector Group: Member Posts: 2,860 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 44,162 |
Omg. I seriously have like this phobia around retarded people. It's sad, i don't want to be scared of them, but i just am. -.-
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Jan 18 2005, 08:58 PM
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I dont mind them at all. They seem nice.
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Jan 18 2005, 09:12 PM
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I am perfectly comfortable around people who are 'retarded'. My aunt, as well as 3 of my cousins are considered retarded, so i am used to it.
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Jan 18 2005, 09:40 PM
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i feel really bad for them, because it's like they have some kind of stigma. i think thats the word.
but i'm still a little uncomfortable around them. |
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Jan 18 2005, 09:48 PM
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yeah, i am uncomfortable around mentally retarded people.
i haven't known any very well, and i guess i'm just not sure how to...act? er, just a little awkward, i guess. |
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Jan 18 2005, 09:54 PM
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im patient with retarded people.. what really irritates me is when people mess with them on purpose, c'mon.. how would u feel if someone did the same thing to you? its just not right to mess with them.
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Jan 18 2005, 09:55 PM
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Sweetie we don't call them "retarded" anymore, it's Mentally Challenged now.
 *ahem* but anyhoo I'm not sure since I haven't been around any. Sure, I might feel a bit uncomfortable, but they're people just like you and me.
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Jan 18 2005, 09:58 PM
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my mom worked with "retarded" people and its really rude to call them retards b/c i ould call u a retard and it have a whole neither meaning.. im sorry it just bugs me when people call them retards.. i have a kid in my class that is in a sense retards... but they have names and if not call them something nicer plllz
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Jan 18 2005, 10:00 PM
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I'm not going to lie and say I'm completely comfortable with them, but they do make me a bit uneasy... =\
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Jan 18 2005, 10:03 PM
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this girl who's retarted sits with my me and friends at lunch cause the dean mad us after my friend said something mean about her. anyway at first i was really unconfortable but now i'm used to her. she's really nice. i feel sorry for her though cause all these people make fun of her and she gets so mad.
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Jan 18 2005, 10:05 PM
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i don't like calling them retarded...i just feel sorry for them. i don't feel uncomfortable. kind of. eh.
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Jan 18 2005, 10:09 PM
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No...they're actually really nice people who want to be friends with you. There was this poll made for the school newspaper and the question was 'If you were put into their shoes for a day how would you feel?' Some of those disabled students were interviewed and they said it would be easier for them to make friends if they were normal...
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Jan 18 2005, 10:11 PM
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Eh, well, in our school district, we have all of the mentally disabled kids. The other high school doesnt have them. However, I dont see anything wrong with them. I see them trying to fit in as hard as they want with other kids and I see that thats what they need. To be treated the same.
However, there is this one kid, that really.... scared me once. He acts like a dinosaur (specifically, a t-rex) and he goes around in line, mimicing kids and biting them, yes my friends been bitten by him. He mimiced me once in the lunch line. lmao, i must say, i was entertained by how he acted like me. |
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Jan 18 2005, 10:13 PM
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QUOTE(xXblondeTENISXx @ Jan 18 2005, 6:58 PM) my mom worked with "retarded" people and its really rude to call them retards b/c i ould call u a retard and it have a whole neither meaning.. im sorry it just bugs me when people call them retards.. i have a kid in my class that is in a sense retards... but they have names and if not call them something nicer plllz  yeah agreed. the word "retard" for Mentally Challenged bugs me. 
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Jan 18 2005, 10:59 PM
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its a feeling of fear/pity/sorrow...
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Jan 19 2005, 12:01 AM
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i feel uncomfortable with real retarted people, it make me feel like an outcast and stupid. they ask the same old questions and i'm repeating it w/ different answer cuz i thought that person didnt know what i'm talking about.
i have a question, how can people be mentally retarted ? |
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Jan 20 2005, 03:45 PM
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QUOTE(xSWEETxCANDiix @ Jan 18 2005, 7:13 PM) yeah agreed. the word "retard" for Mentally Challenged bugs me. I say retarded because I mean retarded. Mentally Challenged can mean anything from Dyslexia to Autism. I'm not uncomfortable around dyslexic or autistic people. I am uncomfortable around mentally retarded people. Mostly because they are too affectionate, and I hate being touched. |
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Jan 20 2005, 04:45 PM
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I'll tell you the truth, I am a little uncomfortable around them...it just makes me nervous that i might say the wrong thing. But they are really nice people, and plus, they're just like people who aren't retarded.
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Jan 20 2005, 06:52 PM
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 je suis une noix de coco <33 Group: Member Posts: 1,242 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 62,768 |
i've actually never met anybody who was retarded.. i might feel strange at first.. but i would get used to it
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Jan 20 2005, 06:56 PM
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I'm okay with them.
I mean, I've never really interacted with one, I've just seen the special ed class from afar. So I can't really tell how they're like. I'd rather have a normal child though. - Solipsist |
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Jan 20 2005, 07:03 PM
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i try to act comfortable around them but i am really not, i feel really bad for them and i always pray for them when they are around
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Jan 20 2005, 07:06 PM
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POWAPOSTA Group: Member Posts: 3,169 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 30,725 |
QUOTE(Solipsist @ Jan 20 2005, 6:56 PM) I'd rather have a normal child though. - Solipsist any reason why? |
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Jan 20 2005, 08:01 PM
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I love you <33333 Group: Member Posts: 2,928 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 30,404 |
no.. i like disabled people.
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