making fun of people?

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do people with Asperger's Syndrome make fun of other people?

Some do, some don't. Just like with any other group of people.

I do, and always have. I enjoy banter, and ribbing with people. The important thing is knowing when to stop, and what lines not to cross.

I don't, because I know how it feels to be made fun of.

No. Joking or not, I beleive that it's a terrible habit. Besides, I hate how being made fun of (jokingly or otherwise) feels, and I would not inflict that pain upon anyone else.

I like to play practical jokes on people and I don't mind and actually enjoy a good practical joke being played on me.

I guess that's not the same as making fun of people, but in a sense it is.

I hate to be made fun of, laughed at, mocked, teased, and I would NEVER do that to anyone else.

There is an exception, but again, I don't think it's really making fun of someone, but pointing out the unintended humor or irony in their words.

I make fun of stupid people.

I admit. I do it sometimes.

I do sometimes, but not in a mean way. In fact, I do it a lot less than "normal" people because I'm paranoid about accidentally being mean.

I don't because, like CockneyRebel, I know what it is like to be made fun of. I don't like to see others made fun of, either, especially people I like. I detest people who make fun of others. I read where tennis player Robin Soderling made fun of Rafael Nadal's rituals. I have disliked Soderling ever since.

If by 'making fun of' you mean openly mocking where the mockee isn't participating in the 'joke,' then no, never - zero tolerance on that, won't do it and won't allow it in my presence.

I can't say I am not guilty of doing things. There's the usually playful type that I often use when talking about my brother i.e. "people who think I'm strange should see my brother" or "I believe in space aliens, how else would you explain my brother?" Plus he makes fun of me for being left-handed (even though our parents both are), and for loving cats (even he owns one himself and he must like the cat, because he taught him to ring a desk bell by pushing on it with his paw).

Of course you have to know there's a difference between just kidding around and being just plain cruel and malicious. People have varying degrees of sensitivity about different things.

Not as much lately, but a substantial number of posts about NT's on WP belong in this category.

I made fun of a few people (behind their backs) who did not deserve it when I was younger and stupider. Still weighs on me, considering how much I myself was made fun of.

I still make fun of people today, though they've usually done something to deserve it (mostly celebrities, ignorant politicians, and people who are being jerks). Though of course, they never see or hear anything I might say (unless the jerk in question is online or something). For the most part I hate mockery and try hard not to be malicious unless somebody else is malicious first. I don't make a habit of it, but if somebody dishes it I feel they should take it.

I make fun of myself all the time. Sometimes it helps get me through embarrassing situations, if I can deliberately make others laugh at me rather than accidentally make them laugh at me.

I came from an anxiety forum before this one, a site where MANY users had been mercilessly bullied and ridiculed much of their lives, and, sad to say, it's often the people who are frequently mocked who most frequently mock others...if that makes any sense. And most of them saw not a thing wrong with what they were doing, even while they still complained about the treatment they received from others. I'd always thought being on the receiving end of mockery made one more sensitive to the feelings of others, but often it's exactly the opposite.