I don’t agree with offensive jokes.¬† But if you are going to make one…at least make one that makes sense.¬† Did anyone see the full context of the “retard” comment made by the contestant on “Big Brother?”¬† I read about it on MSNBC, but I don’t get it.¬†¬† A hair salon for people with Autism?¬†
Pookie has autism.¬† Pookie also has very nice hair.¬† He does not particularly like getting it cut, but he tolerates it.¬† We did it last Saturday, in fact.¬† When I say he “tolerates” it, I mean that he thinks it tickles and he scrunches up his shoulders.¬†¬† Wow.¬† Pretty erratic behavior for a 5 year old.¬† Is this guy saying that people with developmental disabilities often do not like the sensation of getting their hair cut and therefore don’t do it and, as a result,¬†look messy and unkempt?¬† Its not an obvious connection.¬†¬† In the engineering of building a joke, its got a poor foundation.¬†
What was he talking about?¬† What does a hair salon have to do with it?¬† The¬† fact that he makes such a poor joke really diffuses the situation for me.¬†¬† I am less offended by his “retard” comment¬† because I pity him.¬† He is not so funny…and not so smart.¬† Maybe there is a special hair salon for that.¬†
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I don’t understand the joke either. I think that we can obviously tell that this man does not work with people with autism, because autism and MR are two different things. Perhaps this man should buy a dictionary…oh wait, he probably wouldn’t be able to use a dictionary! Silly Me.
I will say that Pookie has a tendency to not be as sensitive about touches as many other students I have worked with are.