12-10-2006, 05:28 AM
01-15-2007, 05:53 AM
Which is human nature.
01-15-2007, 08:06 AM
As an NT, but also as a homo, i just want to say- there's two kinds of NT bashing that goes on here..
Stuff like the 'why did the NT cross the road' series above is awesome! It is ace to poke fun at the mainstream this way- it bonds you together as an alternative community, it reminds NTs like me (and also yourselves) that the boot is on the other foot here and because it is done with humour the absurdity of the whole situation is glimpsed and you get the release of a chuckle. yay.
The other kind is just super negative- e.g. "all NTs are evil". With this type you get all the above, but no humour, no release- it will just make you more angry. Plus it is not factual. People, in general, if there is one problem, it is ignorance- which is curable. So my objection is just that this second type isn't useful or true.
But- i'm not going to say don't do it- i say give NTs hell! One of the boons of a site like this is that you get to experiment with saying this stuff out loud, so go you! But also- learn from the gay rights movement- too much anger is counter-productive and alienating to the people you actually need on your side. peace.
Stuff like the 'why did the NT cross the road' series above is awesome! It is ace to poke fun at the mainstream this way- it bonds you together as an alternative community, it reminds NTs like me (and also yourselves) that the boot is on the other foot here and because it is done with humour the absurdity of the whole situation is glimpsed and you get the release of a chuckle. yay.
The other kind is just super negative- e.g. "all NTs are evil". With this type you get all the above, but no humour, no release- it will just make you more angry. Plus it is not factual. People, in general, if there is one problem, it is ignorance- which is curable. So my objection is just that this second type isn't useful or true.
But- i'm not going to say don't do it- i say give NTs hell! One of the boons of a site like this is that you get to experiment with saying this stuff out loud, so go you! But also- learn from the gay rights movement- too much anger is counter-productive and alienating to the people you actually need on your side. peace.
01-15-2007, 11:17 PM
its not an us vs. them scenario its a them vs. us scenario (okay... aspie communication difficulties in full effect there...) hey by the way does anyone think that me using the three periods constantly has anything to do with aspergers. I personally have no problem with individual nt's but I really hate their culture.