tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post7973190165441940668..comments2024-03-29T03:43:45.977-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: When Undies FallDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-65145428831008756012007-05-25T09:33:00.000-04:002007-05-25T09:33:00.000-04:00OK, I'll start of by mentioning that I am not Amer...OK, I'll start of by mentioning that I am not American and do not live in the US. However, I'd still like to respond to this as I also feel it is a very important issue, particularly as my brother suffers from a learning disability and lives in sheltered accomodation.<BR/><BR/>Firstly, I think the only real cause or justification any sane person could have for complaining that this group of men was taken to see the strippers is the fact that they, unlike most people who do so, did not pay for this privilege themselves, but had it paid for them by the tax payer. Now, I don't know what a visit to a strip club in the US costs, but I guess that it isn't particularly cheap, especially not when you take into consideration that it wasn't one man, but a group (+ their carers, presumably). As an side, perhaps some of them didn't want to go, but "had to" because some members of the group requested it. <BR/><BR/>That said, I warmly applaud the fact that they were not denied the night out they wanted just because of some prudish ideas about what is "nice" or "good". I was brought up in a fairly strict Christian household and am still a regular churchgoer and believer, but I also believe there is nothing worse than bigotry and suppression.<BR/><BR/>It is great that these men said, honestly, what they wanted, and indeed even greater that they were allowed to go what they wanted, even if some people might frown on their presence in the club or their interest.<BR/><BR/>Despite his learning disability, my brother is also male, also has desires (and hormones) and has not benefited from the restrictions and fetters he has had to cope with. All the better that he was, at nearly 30 years of age, finally able to find a girlfriend and indeed marry last year (http://www.flickr.com/photos/andy_maria_williams/).<BR/><BR/>How else are people like that expected to live any kind of normal life instead of being incarcerated in an institution?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-261706472452803602007-01-09T19:50:00.000-05:002007-01-09T19:50:00.000-05:00Good for those young men... kudos to the staff.......Good for those young men... kudos to the staff.... people with disabilies have the same red blooded human urges as anyone else... and I know tons of men and women of all ages and backgrounds you visit strip clubs... why shouldn't people with disabilites either purely physical or cognitive... having these disabilites does not turn off sexual urges and going to a strip club does not turn one into a sexual predator...<br /><br />my daughter has Down syndrome.. my wish for her is to have a full and complete life.... including sexual relationships if she so chooses and when is is older (right now she is 6)... I have vowed not to hide or shield my daughter from this information because I feel the more she knows or is aware of it the less likely that you can be abused...Tanikovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16199103745719272278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-59763807526458219852007-01-03T19:19:00.000-05:002007-01-03T19:19:00.000-05:00Dear Dave- you betcha these guys have the right to...Dear Dave- you betcha these guys have the right to go see strippers! They have the right to gamble and do drugs[lets assume pot is totally legal and not just a little bit legal]. They have the right to smoke cigarettes until their lungs break down into black sponges.So do my kids or they will when they are of age and I can only hope and pray that I've raised them to make wise choices for themselves, to understand that just because it feels good and you have the 'right' to do something, doesn't make it right. Doesn't make it healthy, or good for you or society. It is just legal.FrancesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-87291773798290685832007-01-03T17:00:00.000-05:002007-01-03T17:00:00.000-05:00"They wanted, to be plain about it, the right to s..."They wanted, to be plain about it, the right to sit in front of a bust." If Rosa Parks could only read this! Thanks (once again) for making me ponder. I think your best columns are the ones I find myself thinking about all day.Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11339130503678210769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-5447019987934782842007-01-03T11:20:00.000-05:002007-01-03T11:20:00.000-05:00please please let these people know that they have...please please let these people know that they have supporters in Ontario - particularly in Woodbridge, this one fan says kudos for living life, may you never be afraid to do so!<br />What a great story, can't believe the things that make news these days - seems there's not enough tragedies in the world today that we need to read about people living their life - truly a mystery!linahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00675640977094855867noreply@blogger.com