Gentlemen.. and I use the term loosely, for fear of assuming way too much in some cases... ya wanna start a Down's Syndrome thread, be my guest. Ya wanna start a "Be Kind to Your Fellow Man" thread, be my guest. Ya wanna start a "Let's label everyone who looks like such and such as being the same" thread, be my guest. All of those involve starting your own damn thread that has to do with what you wanted it to be about. But noooooooo. Look at it like this. Not all Down's folks are debilitated to the same degree, case in point, the one on TV vs. some who require permanent institutionalization vs. everything beyond and in between. This applies to damn near every disease, disorder, defect, disability, whatever the hell you wanna discuss. Get over it. The fact that, God Forbid, someone posted a picture of someone who "looks retarded" (other people's choice of description) in a totally innocent manner does not justify the hypercritical, judgemental cluster f* that has occurred. Flame wars, finger pointing, etc., always piss me off, as do people who take a very small thing and blow it out of proportion to make it their personal crusade. But, what pisses me off even more is when some people pound the pulpit of righteousness in one thread, then act like an bellybutton toward someone in another, and think that their imaginary moral high ground justifies their ignorance. Next time I find something humorous, I'll just share it with my squaddies. At least I know they won't turn it into an Arrogant Opinion contest. And Soviet, I appreciate the attempt at continuing the good natured, well intentioned humor. Too bad some people just are incapable of seeing it.
