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Laughing at cripples
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Okay... not all of them, but sometimes.. I just can't help myself.

One time, I seen a guy with one leg come out of his house. I didn't think anything of it, until his three-legged dog hobbled out after him.

I lol'd

I'm never rude to them or anything, because I know it has to be a harsh and traumatic thing to go through.

But just sometimes...
Do you think it's normal?
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I hate to admit, but I laughed at the dog and man one too :/

still try not too, or at least not right at them.
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that situation is only funny because it's ironic.... not becuase becuase he's disabled.
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How do you post a story now? I used to post tons of stories before INN disappeared but now it's back, the 2 stories I wrote are not on the list. Are they vetted more now or something?
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cabinet70
@: Lockets
yes all stories have to approved by the mod squad
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cabinet70
Its not nice to laugh at disabled people but that would have been fukn funny to see
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flikr
making fun of retards is fun

like in borat when he says "you will never get this, you will never get this

and then he escapes, and get THAT"

lol
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@: Lockets
Just post them on the forum at http://forum.isitnormal.com/. Whatever you can't post here, you can post there. The only drawback is that your username will appear when posting on the forum. So maybe you could create one username on the forum to post stories or topics, and create another username or usernames on the forum for other stuff such as making comments in your own or another person's story or topic. This way you'll still remain anonymous because nobody will know that you are the poster of your own stories or topics unless you tell them.
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Barnum
Ehh I see a lot of people on this thread think it is rude etc...It is rude in a way, but not really. I would probably laugh too. I am the same way. It does not make me an evil guy. I just think it looks funny. Now if I were to go up to the one-legged guy and laugh in his face and call him names like "peg leg"..now that's rude and uncalled for.

So as long as you're not taking it further like telling the guy he's a cripple and laughing directly at him, there is really no problem in chuckling a bit.
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violent10dency
uhhh i don't think that's normal when I see someone who is missing a limb or crippled I feel genuinely sorry for them not amused.
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Ok, that's great, thanks for the info!
Cheers.
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hey i would have laughed at the irony of the situation... but not a disabled person on their own. we all laugh at stuff we shouldn't sometimes
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hell yeah its normal, of coarse as mentioned because of the irony that is. i laughed and i dont feel bad. i have been paralized for seven years using a wheelchair and i find myself laughing at all sorts of things of such matter
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and further more to be plitically correct, its not crippled. the term to be used is disabled.
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i agree
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Were you laughing out loud?

Did you point?

If so, you may have gone to far, unless you were pointing at the dog I guess.
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cruelintentions
This happened to me years ago but i was also taking other medication at the time so i think it had something to do with it as well.
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Ms_October
This. Post got approved?

Goddess, I must be a shoe in for apprval if folk can let bygons be...

@ Poster. Before you laugh at cripples, keep in mind that you may someday find yourself on the receiving end.

Word to the wise.

Tobra - Often Copied/Never Surpassed!
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I was gonna say screw you, but after reading your whole post I lol'd also! As long as you ent taking them for granted, I reckon it is acceptable. You should make an effort to recompense yourself though, as it is pure evil :-P Spend some time helping at a mental home or sommat, or you will rot in hell.
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Fuck that. I take the piss out of almost everything. God, Allah, Jews, religion, vegetarians, ethnic minorities, stupid people, fat people, the Dutch, Eskimos, and pretty much everything else... EXCEPT:

Women: The most amazing creatures on god's green earth. There are obvious exceptions to the rule - but generally I lay off them.

Cripple people: That shit will come back and bite you in the ass if you're not careful. I have a morbid fear of ending up in a wheelchair or without an arm or leg or some other horrible disfigurement. Crippled people are therefore off limits. I will not laugh at them or mock them. End of.
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That story did make me laugh too, so dw, tho im not exactly normal
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Ms_October
Wheelchairs are not so bad once you get used to them.

My bf tells me I look sexy. I pose for him occationally.

Tobra
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Ms_October
:)
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I hope it's not normal to laugh at cripples. You need to change your sense of humor.
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Just don't laugh in their faces and i think it will be okay.
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Laughing is fine. A one legged person has many advantages, like getting shoes for half price.
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I CAN'T HELP IT EITHER
It's their fault for being crippled, my parents say.
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I hope karma eats you alive.
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That would make me laugh too.
I seen an old man on his mobility scooter totally topple over onto its side once it was the funniest thing I ever saw.
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Everyone's like " NO DINT PICK ON THE DISABLED "

Well , they're allway's asking the "ABLED"
to treat them the same..

So i say why the fuck not , my grandad lost a leg in a motorcycle accident , and he say's if you can't take people rippin the piss out of you , you might aswell go and curl into a ball and die..

We all get the piss taken out of us in one way or another , weather its you're acne or you're lack of leg's.. , there shouldn't be limit's just because of some one's incapability's..

I treat all people the same..

Weather there

Black
white
Yellow
Inbetween any of the above
disabled..
Abled..

Or just plain Retarded.. :)
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Ms_October
Y'know when I made my first posts here I was offended.

Yeah, me. LOL.

But after reading the above post by Ploxcube, I think *I* was in error. Yes, go ahead and laugh at me and my chair - I am an equal and should be able to take it.

Of course, that being said, I hope that the rest of you aren't offened if I laugh at you, your looks, your choices of clothes or your (oftentimes questionable) parentage.

Tobra - EQUAL and Proud Hottie
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girlygirlz:
"It's their fault for being crippled, my parents say."

Wow. Just wow. I'd love to have been brought up by those people.
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Hey, whatever makes you laugh, go for it. Do it around someone who doesn't appreciate the humour and you'll have to answer for it of course. I think laughter is inherently good as long as it doesn't get you into trouble.
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If you can't laugh at yourself then the world will suck. If you became a cripple I bet you would handle it really well.
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People in wheel-chairs aren't funny.
At least I don't think so.

I dunno, maybe it really was just the irony of the situation.

^^ alot of people responded to this..

craziness.
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hahaha, they are jokes
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hahaha, the one legged man and three legged dog thing is a funny couinsedence, just try not to laugh out loud, its rude ;)
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WTF dude ur fucked up its not normal its fucking mean and rude.. Get some respect dude.. Luaghing at dogs thats normal but not at people ...
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Imagine how would it be if they were someone you really love, or your family... you wouldn't laugh.
Same thing happened to me when I was 5 years old... because I was a kid!
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ur sick!
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i once saw a cripple with crome spinners on his chair,no joke
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i wouldn't say ur a dickhead if ur laughing cuz it's ironic. i once laughed at a guy with no leg. but only because he had a peg leg and beard and looked just like a pirate.
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TBH it's not competely abnormal.
Most people feel sorry for cripples I guess. But it has alot to do with what situation you're in.
Like if you're just walking down the street with a friend and suddenly there's someone walking past you looking like a pirate with his pegleg and god knows what. Would you say; "aww, poor guy."
Probably not. You'd laugh.

And the dog thing was kind of funny.
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well, i lol'd at a one-legged surgeon the other day. a bit ironic, isn't it?
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I think it's normal. Even though it may be bad, it's just the way they look that is funny to the human mind. I have to admit, I laugh at crippled people too, but I feel bad doing it.
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it's pretty funny how his dog's crippled too but..
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LOL a man and his dog. both missing a leg each? tbh i'd laugh to.
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wanker
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As long as you don't let them hear you, you don't do it too often and you feel guilty about it. Some people laugh at disabled people because they feel uncomfortable to see them. It's the same reason people laugh hysterically when they are in a dangerous situation.
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Ollieo
Well thats pretty sad and your grammar sucks: ha, ha, ha...
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I'm not laughing at the disability, but the dog as well...that's kinda cute x)
It's not that you find all people who are crippled hilarious (at least, I don't think you do) - it's more that you're laughing at that particular thing.
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awwwww I do the same thing and I always feel bad about it after! same goes with making fun of people, I hate it
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I'm guessing you don't have any disabilities...that's nice...
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do you think that guy got his 3 legged dog after losing his leg or did he cut it off out of jealousy?
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sjaygee
try to hold in your laugh =]
thats what i do.
and i pretend laughing at something else.
haha. i laughed at your post LMAO.
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Every one of you that do laugh, are cold heartless stupid mindless people. WHat if you have a child that has a disability someday in your life? WOuld you appreciate people laughing at them? NO! I didn't fucking think so... so next time you fucking see someone that has a disability, fuckin' think about it you mindless fucks! It's not their fucking fault that they have something 'wrong' with them, maybe there's more to them than what you see... and more than 1/2 the time... there is more to them than wtf you see. THINK ABOUT IT NEXT TIME YOU STUPID FUCKS!!!!!!!
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Don't you think a one legged person has enough problems without you laughing at him or her.

This person probably got the three legged down because he could understand and relate to the dogs situation, seeing how he as a person was also missing a leg.

One day you could loose a leg and you have to ask if you want to be laughed at or NOT!
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Ms_October
@: sjaygee
Come closer kid, I feel like smacking someone with a handful of ballbearings!

Those of us who are disabled tend to get annoyed when people laugh. We might "accidentally" roll over your foot or something.

Tobra - IIN Princess
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lol that post made me laugh
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Budthewise
Dear October:

Screw the ballbarings, could you please pray as I have no faith anymore that this a-hole gets a bad case of vertigo. It is far worse and then he will truly understand.

Thank you.
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Budthewise
I've been in a wheelchair before and I do have one just to remind me of my future. Trust me, its not funny and it kind of sucks if you have no other choice.
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Budthewise
"Tobra - Often Copied/Never Surpassed!"

Give me a month and we will see.
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Ms_October
"Tobra - Often Copied/Never Surpassed!"

Give me a month and we will see.

>>Cocks eyebrow<<

Time will tell.

My chair is a matter of form following function.

I can stand, walk with leg braces, but my bones cannot be depended on to support my weight indefinantely.

OMB
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Budthewise
You stated" "What if your child has a disability one day"

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You have no idea how hard this is to deal with as it is far worst than you can imagine.
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Budthewise
"lol that post made me laughlol that post made me laugh"
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Your idiously makes me cry, which is sad.
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I'm a one-legged person and I agree. Some things that aren't really funny are actually funny in a simple way.

I laugh at ethnic people being stereotypical or horribly retarded/disfigured people or other things that people aren't supposed to laugh at.

People laugh at dumb shit I do all the time, anyway. Sometimes I get drunk and throw my prosthetic leg across a room and try to get up to go get it and faceplant. That kinda shit.

I've come to the conclusion that no matter where you go or what you do someone is secretly laughing at you.

We're all hilarious to someone, the crippled and/or severely retarded aren't any different.
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ohk i do this too.
i feel so bad. and hate doing it buttt. ya

and i read a lot of funny thingys on here but yours is the funniest...i feel bad i laff but fuck this is funny
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LOL UR SAD!! xD But yea it would be funny if a man and dog both lost a leg!
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Is it normal? Yes, if normal means most people would do it. But most people are also heartless, mean, ignorant, stupid, fcuk heads, etc.
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I would think not, that would show lack of passion, however, I believe you were laughing at the ironic situation. A crippled man, whom has a crippled dog, as you see, dogs are seen as "athletic". Hope you don't make fun of war veterans... those guys are tough...

God Bless
xx
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well I agree, I 'seems' funny, a guy with one leg who happens to have a dog with 3 legs, but in general its cruel and sad.
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youwishyouwasme
Dude, too long. No-one would want to read it.
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I'll admit it, I lol'd when you said "his three-legged dog hobbled out after him". I really respect them for what they do, and feel sorry for them if they want to be felt sorry for. But for some reason, its comedic.
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thats awful.
but at the same time i lold at the man and his dog
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Theres nothing funny bout ANYBODY of ANY ANIMAL having a missing leg and/or arm. So laughing at that kind of stuff is like an oxymoron... Think bout that for a second.. Do u know how sad that is to lose a leg or an arm? It's like a percentage that is no longer part of yor physical life anymore. So if u laugh at that stuff, then u better ask tha lord for forgiveness (No disrespect)
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Man, you sure have a thing about vertigo and looking for sympathy. And, by the way, Ms October is a "she", not a "he"
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ITS FUNNY because they look stupid
!!!!!! LOL!!!!!
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that was for my friend
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i laugh at them too
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I have a badly deformed hand, and was bullied all through school, but now even I can see the funny side of it!
And the one with the dog i think i may have lold as well.
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Oh it's fine. I don't laugh at cripples but I understand how they can be funny - I laugh when they're used in jokes and gags. It's good you don't make fun of them because that wouldn't be right - laughing from a distance is fine!
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Oh yes! laugh right at their face! nothing wrong with that, a little peace of joy in our cold lives. ;) just lol all you want!
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Yay I'm not the only one out there xD It just happens okay. GAWD PEOPLE
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ziggyonly717
It's sad when people do it, but in the scenario you told, THAT'S HILARIOUS! But if a one legged man walks next to me in the street, I just feel bad for him. It really makes you happy that you were born the way you were
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My sister used to laugh at them, anywhere she saw one. its sad. and harsh.
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OK, a one-legged man with a 3-legged dog has probably already noticed that this has some potential to be pretty funny, and he may even have had it him to laugh at himself already. People with good character, disabled or not, have the ability to laugh at themselves every now and then. But still...that is a very unique scenario. You wouldn't just laugh at a deformed person for the hell of it, would you? That's just plain cold...
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LOL ITS WATEVA! Do your thing, honey bee!
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I laugh at bad things too. I mean, I know I'm not supposed to, but I just do. As long as you aren't outwardly mean to the person I'd say its normal.
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I work with disabled people and know the struggles and frustrations and the loneliness they go through so no but in that incident you described I'd have a smile come to my face like I think most people would. This wouldn't be because of their disability but if I saw a dog tottering along with them 3 legs as well.....then of course!
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