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09 Feb 2008, 5:03 pm

Uncyclopedia is an equal-opportunity offender, though...

http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Neurotypical_syndrome



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09 Feb 2008, 5:04 pm

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I've labelled both Uncyclopedia and Encyclopedia Dramatica as Aspie Enemies because of their respective articles on AS.

Uncyc is less offensive than ED, but both of them (especially ED) are wastes of webspace. I ignore both of them - although with ED there is a bit of a personal issue which I won't elaborate on. It has been calmed as of late.


Oh come on, it's a joke; you're not supposed to take it seriously. :roll:
I could bet that the people who wrote those articles were aspies.



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09 Feb 2008, 5:12 pm

Uncyclopedia's users have a great sense of humor with a nice sarcastic/jerky/cocky character.

I should join them.



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09 Feb 2008, 5:39 pm

TLPG wrote:
I've labelled both Uncyclopedia and Encyclopedia Dramatica as Aspie Enemies because of their respective articles on AS.

Uncyc is less offensive than ED, but both of them (especially ED) are wastes of webspace. I ignore both of them - although with ED there is a bit of a personal issue which I won't elaborate on. It has been calmed as of late.

ED and Uncyclopedia are hilarious.

If you can't laugh at yourself, well... I just don't know.


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09 Feb 2008, 5:56 pm

beau99 wrote:
TLPG wrote:
I've labelled both Uncyclopedia and Encyclopedia Dramatica as Aspie Enemies because of their respective articles on AS.

Uncyc is less offensive than ED, but both of them (especially ED) are wastes of webspace. I ignore both of them - although with ED there is a bit of a personal issue which I won't elaborate on. It has been calmed as of late.

ED and Uncyclopedia are hilarious.

If you can't laugh at yourself, well... I just don't know.


But it's not me, Beau - that's the point. And it's not most Aspies in my opinion as well.

Reyaria, there's a difference between a harmless joke and a harmful one. These two play off one stereotype and tar all of us with the same brush. I don't think that's funny at all - that is in fact downright dangerous in my book.



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09 Feb 2008, 6:19 pm

I found the AS article quite hilarious.

Especially the one where they describe a room full of aspies... LOL


But the way they describe AS in many parts is much more accurate than in wikipedia. Even if it is satirical.



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09 Feb 2008, 9:22 pm

Spiral153 wrote:
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If you look at the uncyclopedia article on autism, it's quite entertaining.

I also enjoyed the article on "ASS-burger SIN-drome" :lol:

I hated it, but that's just my opinion :(



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09 Feb 2008, 9:27 pm

Encyclopedia Dramatica is better.



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10 Feb 2008, 1:46 am

TLPG wrote:
beau99 wrote:
TLPG wrote:
I've labelled both Uncyclopedia and Encyclopedia Dramatica as Aspie Enemies because of their respective articles on AS.

Uncyc is less offensive than ED, but both of them (especially ED) are wastes of webspace. I ignore both of them - although with ED there is a bit of a personal issue which I won't elaborate on. It has been calmed as of late.

ED and Uncyclopedia are hilarious.

If you can't laugh at yourself, well... I just don't know.


But it's not me, Beau - that's the point. And it's not most Aspies in my opinion as well.

Reyaria, there's a difference between a harmless joke and a harmful one. These two play off one stereotype and tar all of us with the same brush. I don't think that's funny at all - that is in fact downright dangerous in my book.


Blah.



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10 Feb 2008, 6:35 am

TLPG wrote:
beau99 wrote:
TLPG wrote:
I've labelled both Uncyclopedia and Encyclopedia Dramatica as Aspie Enemies because of their respective articles on AS.

Uncyc is less offensive than ED, but both of them (especially ED) are wastes of webspace. I ignore both of them - although with ED there is a bit of a personal issue which I won't elaborate on. It has been calmed as of late.

ED and Uncyclopedia are hilarious.

If you can't laugh at yourself, well... I just don't know.


But it's not me, Beau - that's the point. And it's not most Aspies in my opinion as well.

Reyaria, there's a difference between a harmless joke and a harmful one. These two play off one stereotype and tar all of us with the same brush. I don't think that's funny at all - that is in fact downright dangerous in my book.

It's a JOKE.
A joke.

joke /dʒoʊk/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[johk] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, joked, jok·ing.
–noun
1. something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
2. something that is amusing or ridiculous, esp. because of being ludicrously inadequate or a sham; a thing, situation, or person laughed at rather than taken seriously; farce: Their pretense of generosity is a joke. An officer with no ability to command is a joke.
3. a matter that need not be taken very seriously; trifling matter: The loss was no joke.
4. something that does not present the expected challenge; something very easy: The test was a joke for the whole class.
5. practical joke.
–verb (used without object)
6. to speak or act in a playful or merry way: He was always joking with us.
7. to say something in fun or teasing rather than in earnest; be facetious: He didn't really mean it, he was only joking.
–verb (used with object)
8. to subject to jokes; make fun of; tease.
9. to obtain by joking: The comedian joked coins from the audience.

No one is going to take something clearly meant as a joke seriously.



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10 Feb 2008, 11:33 am

Apparently some of these posters did not look deeply enough into Encyclopedia Dramatica's article about autism.

They single out individuals for personal attacks and ridiculed them posting photos of hardcore pornography(yes, I mean this exactly as it is written). There is a group (Aspies For Freedom) that is very upset over Encyclopedia Dramatica and is try to get that website kicked off the air.


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10 Feb 2008, 11:51 am

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There is a group (Aspies For Freedom) that is very upset over Encyclopedia Dramatica and is try to get that website kicked off the air.

Which AFF has no legal way of doing, so it is meaningless.

Parody is protected by law. Period.


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10 Feb 2008, 11:57 am

beau99 wrote:
Silver_Meteor wrote:
There is a group (Aspies For Freedom) that is very upset over Encyclopedia Dramatica and is try to get that website kicked off the air.

Which AFF has no legal way of doing, so it is meaningless.

Parody is protected by law. Period.


Still encyclopedia dramatica is upsetting many people... and legally can be petitioned to remove the article...


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10 Feb 2008, 12:03 pm

Strapples wrote:
beau99 wrote:
Silver_Meteor wrote:
There is a group (Aspies For Freedom) that is very upset over Encyclopedia Dramatica and is try to get that website kicked off the air.

Which AFF has no legal way of doing, so it is meaningless.

Parody is protected by law. Period.


Still encyclopedia dramatica is upsetting many people... and legally can be petitioned to remove the article...

ED is SUPPOSED to offend people.

That's the thing.

If you're not offended by something on there, ED isn't doing it's job.

I love ED, and would do anything I could to save it if it were in trouble of being removed.


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10 Feb 2008, 12:04 pm

beau99 wrote:
Strapples wrote:
beau99 wrote:
Silver_Meteor wrote:
There is a group (Aspies For Freedom) that is very upset over Encyclopedia Dramatica and is try to get that website kicked off the air.

Which AFF has no legal way of doing, so it is meaningless.

Parody is protected by law. Period.


Still encyclopedia dramatica is upsetting many people... and legally can be petitioned to remove the article...

ED is SUPPOSED to offend people.

That's the thing.

If you're not offended by something on there, ED isn't doing it's job.

I love ED, and would do anything I could to save it if it were in trouble of being removed.


ED is one of the craptastic websites on the internet.... a lot of people hate it... i am one of them...


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10 Feb 2008, 12:06 pm

I use Uncyclopedia all the time, ED is just plain creepy. Uncyclopedia tends to be a little more "serious" and has more policies and such to prevent vanity pages, bad articles, etc.

If you use Uncyclopedia, you can stick this on your userpage:
Template: Asperger's Syndrome