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In reply to the discussion: Have you ever felt unfairly judged by another person? [View all]Odin2005
(53,521 posts)63. I have Asperger's Syndrome. I am been wrongly accused of...
..."making excuses" and "being lazy" since I was a child. Or being told that we Aspies are the result of not being "discipined" (read: beaten) enough as a child.
I cam empathize with African-Americans and other oppressed demographics because I know what it is like having my own reality dismissed all the time. It comes to fuck with your head and you end up questioning your own sanity.
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I do not think that was his point. His point, IMO, is that being put down constantly, in a way that
djean111
Dec 2014
#5
Creating more alcohol out of our precious water resources? How irresponsible!
Tommy_Carcetti
Dec 2014
#8
fair points, but i see clinton as the start of a trend with obama getting it many times worse.
unblock
Dec 2014
#42
agreed. we've gone from 3 tv channels to 300 channels or more, and they're more balkanized.
unblock
Dec 2014
#45
I know their burden is much, much heavier than mine, so I have to believe
Baitball Blogger
Dec 2014
#11
K & R and no, I can't even imagine having to deal with that on a regular basis either.
mountain grammy
Dec 2014
#23
Go to any open internet message board and read the comments on any story regarding race.
Tommy_Carcetti
Dec 2014
#30
Do you let nasty comments by anonymous assholes on the Internet define who you are?
Flatulo
Dec 2014
#31
I agree with this post 100%, which I think much more accurately portrays the way the racist mentality
Flatulo
Dec 2014
#55
It sucks that such nasty people are so abundant in our society. Many of them are too chickenshit
Flatulo
Dec 2014
#69