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In reply to the discussion: Is Barron "off limits," here and elsewhere? [View all]cyclonefence
(4,483 posts)for a multitude of reasons, number one being that it is unkind and impolite to mention a person's (possible) disability until you have been told by that person or her parents that she is disabled. For argument's sake, say the child does have autism. Does anyone really think that parents with high visibility and plenty of money wouldn't be dealing with it as they see fit? If a First Lady wants to take on a cause, that's up to her. We can suggest causes, sure, but not causes we think she should espouse because we think the cause affects her family, when she has not indicated that it does.
Number two being that labeling a kid without any--repeat *any* access to medical or psychological information--with a serious disorder (which the mother has denied he has) just because the kid is in the public spotlight is beyond unkind and impolite--it's unfeeling, bullying and cruel.
And yes, I think Barron is off-limits. Tiffany, no, but Barron, yes.