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Torchlight

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55. So there are diseases that do not rise to the level of being mocked?

Mon Mar 28, 2022, 11:35 PM

Mar 2022

Again, simply provide a list of which diseases are worthy of mocking at the individual sufferer's expense, and which one are not with a quick, objective difference between the two.

I also held men when they died from AIDS. Three family members-- but I'm also aware that gives me no agency or authority to pretend I can mock the migraine sufferer simply because they suffer from it.

Honestly, I think my family member who died are among the main reasons why I've learned avoid mocking others for things outside of their control for my own amusement.

Maybe we could both learn a fundamental lesson in this exchange.

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12 year old commits suicide after being bullied for alopecia [View all] Tree-Hugger Mar 2022 OP

Alopecia areata is also a disability within the meaning of the ADA. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2022 #1

This breaks my heart. bamagal62 Mar 2022 #2

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The ADA doesn't mention a lot of things. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2022 #29

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The mental health condition from bullying and the physical condition Jarqui Mar 2022 #68

The ADA does not name specific conditions. Ms. Toad Mar 2022 #34

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While it may not limit a major life activity for everyone with alopecia, Ms. Toad Mar 2022 #45

In that way, it may be ruled a disability for some but not for others Orrex Mar 2022 #62

That is the nature of the ADA. Ms. Toad Mar 2022 #65

In that case, I need only find 12 sympathetic jurors to rule my left-handedness a disability Orrex Mar 2022 #72

Except - Ms. Toad Mar 2022 #78

How often do you suppose that a jury awards an alopecia sufferer? Orrex Mar 2022 #79

Non-experts determine whether someone has a disablity. Ms. Toad Mar 2022 #80

Can you cite the jury decision that identified alopecia as a disability? Orrex Mar 2022 #81

You're not going to be able to find anything conclusive. Ms. Toad Mar 2022 #84

Thank you for the clarification Orrex Mar 2022 #86

Thanks. I knew that sounded like bullshit. BannonsLiver Mar 2022 #41

The ADA does not name specific conditions - Ms. Toad Mar 2022 #46

How the hell is it a medical "disability"? nt Azathoth Mar 2022 #13

Having a surgically repaired cleft palate isn't a disability DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2022 #19

Comedians make fun of people with red hair. Azathoth Mar 2022 #24

That's why when I go to live comedy shows I keep as low a profile as possible. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2022 #26

. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2022 #30

lol no Azathoth Mar 2022 #40

Did you read the post? summer_in_TX Mar 2022 #67

"the head and scalp are tender, itchy, irritated" Azathoth Mar 2022 #74

I think of debilitating headaches in combination summer_in_TX Mar 2022 #77

Do a combination of physical and psychological pain leading to fear summer_in_TX Mar 2022 #69

What kind of accommodation can marybourg Mar 2022 #27

If their workplace doesn't allow head coverings, for example, a reasonable request could be to allow WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2022 #32

Yes, I saw that on on first-person experience post marybourg Mar 2022 #33

Page not found on the link jimfields33 Mar 2022 #3

Thank you. Tree-Hugger Mar 2022 #5

I have same issues. jimfields33 Mar 2022 #7

Corrected link: Ptah Mar 2022 #4

Thank you! Tree-Hugger Mar 2022 #10

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And? Tree-Hugger Mar 2022 #8

No, he bullied a grown woman with the same disorder mcar Mar 2022 #11

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What flavour pizza do you like? niyad Mar 2022 #60

Enjoy your stay mcar Mar 2022 #76

She has an obviously shaved head with like an eighth inch of stubble Azathoth Mar 2022 #20

And don't forget that Will was laughing at the joke until he looked at BigmanPigman Mar 2022 #25

She didn't ask him if he wanted to play a hand of Solitaire misanthrope Mar 2022 #85

+1 Duncan Grant Mar 2022 #49

Nope Tree-Hugger Mar 2022 #59

With pleasure, *poof* it's done. NT Duncan Grant Mar 2022 #61

His apology is pretty clear that he knew. n/t Ms. Toad Mar 2022 #38

He bullied an adult woman cate94 Mar 2022 #14

Good point. Anyone who thinks Trump's mocking of the reporter was innapropriate, and Chris Rock's Flaleftist Mar 2022 #57

But JPS was at an event where it's expected that there will be a comedian roasting members Jetheels Mar 2022 #70

IMO they are similar but TFG's act was a lot worse treestar Mar 2022 #82

Trump mocked and mimicked both with his body and voice, a reporter with a congenital joint Jetheels Mar 2022 #83

He *only* punched down. Torchlight Mar 2022 #16

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I get it. Some diseases earn mockery. Torchlight Mar 2022 #22

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You're moving your own goalposts. Again. Torchlight Mar 2022 #47

Not a 12 yo, but 66 slightlv Mar 2022 #73

Seriously? AIDS and JPS's alopecia in the same breath? Now I've seen it all. Duncan Grant Mar 2022 #50

Not an assertion, a comparison. A disease is a disease. Torchlight Mar 2022 #51

Outrageous. As someone who held men when they died, you're way out of line. Duncan Grant Mar 2022 #52

So there are diseases that do not rise to the level of being mocked? Torchlight Mar 2022 #55

I leave it for others to judge. We are truly and completely done. NT Duncan Grant Mar 2022 #56

I get it, we're entertained by punching down and often justify it with false outrage. Torchlight Mar 2022 #58

This Tree-Hugger Mar 2022 #66

No, but can we agree that is wrong to mock someone for a medical condition regardless of their age? Flaleftist Mar 2022 #54

+1 nt Tree-Hugger Mar 2022 #64

What an asshole comment. we can do it Mar 2022 #75

That is tragic mcar Mar 2022 #9

... SunSeeker Mar 2022 #15

SIGH DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2022 #17

I am enraged that the school did nothing about this. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2022 #23

The person who develops a method to end bullying should get a Nobel Prize. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2022 #31

Some of them are right here Tree-Hugger Mar 2022 #43

Well. I have made my thoughts clear DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2022 #44

+1 MustLoveBeagles Mar 2022 #53

So true. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2022 #48

Very true unfortunatly MustLoveBeagles Mar 2022 #63

Heartbreaking MustLoveBeagles Mar 2022 #28

It's an autoimmune disease. xmas74 Mar 2022 #35

It is a horrible society that bulies children brer cat Mar 2022 #37

Tragic. But this doesn't exonerate Will Smith. SpankMe Mar 2022 #71