tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533947979514229971.post5339934843132891815..comments2023-04-03T08:37:43.220-07:00Comments on The Quixotic Autistic: Nostalgia Critic's Apology: Nice effort, but....Leah Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16798094383285526940noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533947979514229971.post-76055845321061436072017-02-25T10:02:32.355-08:002017-02-25T10:02:32.355-08:00Chill out.....butthurt-levels are up to 9000 with ...Chill out.....butthurt-levels are up to 9000 with you!Blitzmadchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516184158276286567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533947979514229971.post-19247087375644077192012-05-11T12:30:47.934-07:002012-05-11T12:30:47.934-07:00Essentially, then, he didn't learn his lesson;...Essentially, then, he didn't learn his lesson; he simply learned the cause/effect sequence involved in his making jokes about autism: "If I say this, people will get offended, and I'll have to assure them that it's okay because I know autistic people." As you pointed out, he hasn't gained a legitimate understanding of the reality of autism/Asperger's; he's simply come to infer that he'll invoke upset responses if he makes jokes without specifying that he's "down with" the "almost normal ones". It's like punishing a child for bullying, without explaining the effects of bullying. I'm reminded of the Stages of Moral Development as described by William O'Malley: not far past the point of realizing that one must ask for something if one hopes to get it (in an infantile stage) exists the point at which one realizes that some things aren't to be done, simply because the input/output entails some kind of reprehension that impedes upon the wellness of the individual. It's nearly infantile, and yet many live in this stage for the rest of their adult lives.Brakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163609140056127010noreply@blogger.com