Comments on: Guest Post: Cerebral Palsy Humor? Not so Much.

By: Tali

Tali — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:41:23 +0000

The store with the “you call it stimmin’, we call it GROOVIN’” shirt has some other really awesome ones.

http://www.cafepress.co.uk/dd/17011269

and

http://www.cafepress.co.uk/dd/17974467

caught my eye in particular…though I’d like to see a version of that one that isn’t all white and rainbow-y. I also saw a couple that said “Keep Staring, it might cure my (impairment)” that made me smile.

By: Napalmnacey

Napalmnacey — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:23:21 +0000

My dear, dear nephew has cerebral palsy. He can’t walk, can’t talk, and has difficulty breathing sometimes due to not being able to swallow his own saliva. He is a treasured member of the family, and I doubt we’d get by without a good sense of humour. I know I have to laugh at my own (chronic) condition or I go mad.

One day, I was playing with Johnny (my nephew with CP). We had a Stephanie doll (from Lazy Town, the TV show). It’s a show all about being active and getting exercise and eating right. You press buttons on the doll’s back and she plays phrases. “Bing bing bang, and I’m ready to go!” You know, bouncy stuff like that. We helped Johnny press the button.

Then she says, “Get up and GO!”

I gasp and say, “He can’t, you heartless twit!”

Which Johnny found quite amusing. I thought I’d share the last bit of disability humour I enjoyed. Good luck in any future searches.

By: Kowalski

Kowalski — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:14:17 +0000

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By: Kowalski

Kowalski — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:36:01 +0000

@ Codeman, ewwwww! Those Zazzle shirts are so beyond horrible! If I actually saw someone wearing a "Piss on Autism" or "Bully Autism" shirt, I'd probably throw a screaming fit. Does he not realize that wearing such a shirt is kind of an invitation to bully autistics and generally just so... wrong? @ Esté, thanks, I didn't know much about CP, that it is a neurological condition for example and how similar the cure issues are to autism. Uncanny. .-= Kowalski´s last blog ..WTF? Kowalski went AWOL =-.

By: Kaitlyn

Kaitlyn — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:42:07 +0000

Julian – be positive, but in a tragic way. You should smile and not complain, but taking control in such a way as to *laugh* at your problems?

People really don’t understand “we laugh so as to not cry”.

One of the things I remember most about my grandfather’s death is the hysterics we were in after leaving the hospital. (He died after we left, we were just giddy and silly.)

People think that making fun of your “problems” means you don’t take it seriously.

By: Kaz

Kaz — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:49:46 +0000

Oh yeah, and can I join the “wtf do you mean, cure?” queue. Even if I wanted one, how exactly do you plan on rewiring my brain?

…wait, don’t answer that.

By: Kaz

Kaz — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:48:55 +0000

Le sigh, no particularly funny stuttering ones and a bunch of offensive. And although there are a bunch of offensive autism ones... there are a bunch of brilliant hilarious ones as well, and I might have to buy this one: You call it stimmin', we call it GROOVIN'! I just keep staring at it and laughing. Although I don't usually stim very noticeably, but still!

By: Cam

Cam — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:17:07 +0000

Whoops–forgot to add Francesca Martinez of _Extras_ & Olympic Torch fame.

http://www.francescamartinez.com/

By: Tlönista

Tlönista — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:00:17 +0000

A cure? Really? I’d rather have a Roomba.

By: sanabituranima

sanabituranima — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:21:45 +0000

“all I want for Christmas is a cure.”

All I want for Christmas is an end to nonesense like that.

Plus a new cake tin would be nice.