Aspies For Freedom

Don't know if this might have already been posted by someone else.  I can't get the "Search" feature to work this morning:


COMEDY CENTRAL TO AIR FIRST-EVER LIVE SPECIAL EVENT ---

"THE DAILY SHOW'S" JON STEWART, JACK BLACK, SACHA BARON COHEN ABOARD FOR LIVE ON-AIR STAR-STUDDED EVENT FOR AUTISM IN NEW YORK CITY

NEW YORK, May 2, 2006 -- Roll out the red carpet...COMEDY CENTRAL is gearing up for a live mega-watt event! The all-comedy network is partnering with Jon Stewart's Busboy Productions for its first-ever live on-air special event, it was announced today by Elizabeth Porter, senior vice president, specials and talent, COMEDY CENTRAL. "Comedy Love Call," a live benefit for Autism education and research programs, will feature Stewart and many of comedy's leading lights at New York City's Beacon Theater.

Mark your calendars; COMEDY CENTRAL is going live on Sunday, October 15 with "Comedy Love Call." Live from New York City's Beacon Theater, Stewart and a list of comedy and celebrity all-stars including Adam Sandler, Jack Black, Sacha Baron Cohen ("Da Ali G Show"), Stephen Colbert ("The Colbert Report") and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog ("Late Night with Conan O'Brien"), among many others, will perform to raise money to help ease the severe shortage of effective schools and education programs for autistic children and adults.

"Comedy Love Call" will also benefit Autism Speaks, an organization created to benefit Autism research. The Autism epidemic now affects 1 in 166 children, according to the Center for Disease Control. In addition to live performances, viewers will be treated to sketches and short films from some of the most talented names in the comedy world. Stay tuned - more names to be announced.

www. comedycentral. com/shows/comedy_love_call/press/press_release.jhtml

umm...something's fishy here.  they first mention education for autistic children and adults, then refer to the faux paus edpiemidic that affects children.  which one is it, folks?  or are autistic adults that are living mostly normal lives dissapeared?

i'm all for education and services, but the eugenics bit, i don't like.

And it seems hopeful until you see "Speaks" too...

Write to Comedy Central...tell them (in a polite, but firm way) that you'll be contacting thier sponsors to express your unhappiness if this event continues. If they choose to air this event, I think that we should contact any companies who purchase advertisements on it.

I think it would be great for more money to go schools and programs; maybe we should just suggest that they drop their affiliation with Autism Speaks.

Does anyone have an e-mail or postal mail address for Comedy Central?

Not to be a pessimist. I doubt Comedy Central, a station which shows like Mind of Mencia almost focus completely, on making fun of Auties, would care.

Maybe if you appealed to them, in the rather upchuckingly, fashion that if there weren't any Autistics, where would they get their jokes.

It's probably too late for them to back out though.