tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post2734648378538684677..comments2024-03-19T07:36:33.915-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: The "I" PadDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-57602251782759806042011-07-30T10:46:59.185-04:002011-07-30T10:46:59.185-04:00I think it's wonderful either way.
If they do...I think it's wonderful either way.<br /><br />If they don't realize it, they have the freedom not to worry about people's attitudes, to simply do what they feel like. If they do realize it, then they've chosen to make a valuable statement.<br /><br />Reminds me of how I feel about this one high functioning autistic guy I know who openly stims, no matter where he is. I suspect he doesn't realize how unusual he seems to others. But either way, he's the first high functioning autistic I've seen who openly stims in public, and I think that's a wonderful thing.Ettinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230821659466586897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-78499829045671134312011-07-29T02:04:24.285-04:002011-07-29T02:04:24.285-04:00Just so you don't think you stifled me, I agre...Just so you don't think you stifled me, I agree with the others. I think it's better if they don't even realize it! Interesting conversation!Ellennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-17348881156381016892011-07-28T20:46:55.709-04:002011-07-28T20:46:55.709-04:00Oh, dear, I hope my comment doesn't stifle oth...Oh, dear, I hope my comment doesn't stifle others!Dave Hingsburgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-29944193616975712012011-07-28T18:26:36.621-04:002011-07-28T18:26:36.621-04:00I'm a bit surprised that everyone, or most, se...I'm a bit surprised that everyone, or most, seem to think it better if they don't realize it. I'm not of that mind at all, I hope they do. I hope they know that the choices they make, make a difference. But maybe that's just me.Dave Hingsburgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-73717532474530991172011-07-28T17:02:20.957-04:002011-07-28T17:02:20.957-04:00I've had a best friend since I was seven and I...I've had a best friend since I was seven and I never realised until I went off to university that our just being friends was an act of rebellion. I don't think of it that way when we're out doing things on a daily basis, but if I sit back and really think about it I guess that is what it is. That said, as one other person pointed out, real inclusion does happen when people aren't even aware of it. If there's one thing that I have learned from my best friend's unknowing inclusion, it's that if you gotta pee, you gotta pee, even if it means inconveniencing someone else. ;)Just Jess for nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07250050080448577898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-62493690898233483862011-07-28T16:48:24.360-04:002011-07-28T16:48:24.360-04:00Dear Dave:
Real inclusion happens when you just d...Dear Dave:<br /><br />Real inclusion happens when you just do it and don't even think about it. Maybe they just did it and didn't even think about it - oh I hope so!<br /><br />ColleenColleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-53563711837447346262011-07-28T11:00:01.358-04:002011-07-28T11:00:01.358-04:00I agree with Nan. I think they one friend just ha...I agree with Nan. I think they one friend just had something to show another friend and couldn't wait to do it, simple as that. That is one of the things I really like about the new technology. It helps to even the playing field. Love it, love it.<br />LisaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11051482989794391914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-72228520277174314132011-07-28T08:44:39.024-04:002011-07-28T08:44:39.024-04:00I hope that maybe they didn't have an idea tha...I hope that maybe they didn't have an idea that they were making change. We have a way to wreck or deconstruct friendships when we (who have not grown up with equality) try to point out that something that just seems natural is actually novel and maybe even an act of rebellion. I know my daughter's best friend growing up often--after grade 4, where it became patently obvious to her-- pointed this out. "Why is this so special?" she would ask, and then rethink the relationship, and then the relationship would change (she says). It was a stuggle then, when adults noted the relationship, to have it remain just the good/brilliant friendship that it was without it being a bold statement. And maybe you might want to make a bold statement in your teens, but in grade 4 just a statement of friendship is what is needed.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375461078977866753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-56802647583554850152011-07-28T04:51:36.669-04:002011-07-28T04:51:36.669-04:00I hope they had an idea that just being there they...<i>I hope they had an idea that just being there they were making change.</i><br /><br />I think it's even more beautiful if they didn't think at all about what their attitude would mean to the world, but were so engrossed in their friendship and their new "toy" that they just couldn't help enjoy it there and now. :-)Annanoreply@blogger.com