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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJoking About Tourette's Is Just As Bad As Using The "R" Word
I left a bratty comment on my friends Facebook page the other day. She posted a picture of a T-shirt poking fun at Tourette Syndrome (I wont include the text, since its just downright cruel, but curious readers will have no trouble finding it on Google). I commented, Tourette Syndrome is a real condition that real people suffer from.
Im sure I caught her off guard, because she knows I love to swear. Swearings my favorite! We got to talking, with her apologizing for offending me, and me apologizing for being a brat. The thing is, once upon a time, I might have clicked Like on that post. But that was before I had my own Tourette Syndrome scare.
https://www.xojane.com/issues/joking-about-tourettes-is-just-as-bad-as-calling-someone-the-r-word
Im sure I caught her off guard, because she knows I love to swear. Swearings my favorite! We got to talking, with her apologizing for offending me, and me apologizing for being a brat. The thing is, once upon a time, I might have clicked Like on that post. But that was before I had my own Tourette Syndrome scare.
https://www.xojane.com/issues/joking-about-tourettes-is-just-as-bad-as-calling-someone-the-r-word
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Joking About Tourette's Is Just As Bad As Using The "R" Word (Original Post)
oberliner
May 2018
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murielm99
(30,741 posts)1. We used to have a kid in our community
with Tourette's. This is a small town, and everyone was very understanding. The family no longer lives here. I don't know what happened to him.
catsudon
(839 posts)2. remember deuce bigalow?
who knew amy poehler was so good back then...
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,986 posts)4. Funny
Unlike Rob Schneider
Dr Hobbitstein
(6,568 posts)3. I have a buddy with Tourette's.
He has the shirt referred to in the article. It's one of his favorites.
cyclonefence
(4,483 posts)5. And he's allowed
It's kind of like the n-word
kcr
(15,317 posts)6. Wow, xojane
That's a blast from the clickbait past. That hasn't aged well.