EPTI don't get this shit, at all.
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funkie
Venezuela9374 Posts
I don't get this shit, at all. | ||
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BluzMan
Russian Federation4235 Posts
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OmgIRok
Taiwan2699 Posts
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ahrara_
Afghanistan1715 Posts
i haven't been able to stop weeping | ||
Last Romantic
United States20661 Posts
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TeCh)PsylO
United States3552 Posts
On October 20 2008 09:12 decafchicken wrote: They're not putting her on the same social level though. They just donated a temporary superficial award to her. You think they called her up that weekend to hang out/party? I don't. Saying "the same social level" may have been a bad choice of words, but they don't need to call her up on the weekends for this to make her feel included in what is going on with her peers. I'm blown away by how many people are looking down on this. The assumption that voting for her was somehow completely self serving and superficial in no way out weighs, even if that assumption is true, the positive implications on this girl. | ||
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BlackJack
United States10499 Posts
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Xusneb
Canada612 Posts
On October 21 2008 11:02 TeCh)PsylO wrote: Saying "the same social level" may have been a bad choice of words, but they don't need to call her up on the weekends for this to make her feel included in what is going on with her peers. I'm blown away by how many people are looking down on this. The assumption that voting for her was somehow completely self serving and superficial in no way out weighs, even if that assumption is true, the positive implications on this girl. I agree with this. It probably was a "pity" vote and she's probably not likely to be integrated into the popular social scene anytime soon. However, I'm sure she felt good even if she questioned the apparent motives of her peers. And I'm sure the rest of the peers felt good to have done a good, helpful deed. Doing the deed > not doing the deed. Honestly, almost every nice thing we do benefits our own conscience as well. Does it make the deed any less? Should we stop the "pity" votes? In my opinion, no way! | ||
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randombum
United States2378 Posts
On October 21 2008 12:31 Xusneb wrote: I agree with this. It probably was a "pity" vote and she's probably not likely to be integrated into the popular social scene anytime soon. However, I'm sure she felt good even if she questioned the apparent motives of her peers. And I'm sure the rest of the peers felt good to have done a good, helpful deed. Doing the deed > not doing the deed. Honestly, almost every nice thing we do benefits our own conscience as well. Does it make the deed any less? Should we stop the "pity" votes? In my opinion, no way! My thoughts exactly. Who cares if its pity votes. (although I'm afraid majority of the votes probably were.) She enjoyed it. This is something she will remember whereas some hot popular girl would forget after the next big dance. | ||
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Mooga
United States575 Posts
On October 21 2008 11:38 BlackJack wrote: People here need their dim view on reality reassured. They need an excuse, one driven by selfishness, to explain why someone would vote for this girl because they are far too pathetic of human beings to do it themselves. The truth hurts. What else can I say? Anyway, I'll let you take the moral high-ground on this issue. Enjoy your world -- devoid of logic and reason -- a world which is governed by superficial morality and a line between good and evil. A world that you have worked so hard for, while fearing that if your view of reality came crashing down right before your own eyes, you might come to the realization that all of your hard work has been in vain. This, in turn, causes you to assume that these students are acting based on what they think is morally the "right" thing to do. Well... if you believe in this world enough, it becomes reality, right?  | ||
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rpf
United States2705 Posts
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Ganfei
Taiwan1439 Posts
lmao, you asshole | ||
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hooktits
United States972 Posts
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Slithe
United States985 Posts
On October 21 2008 12:31 Xusneb wrote: I agree with this. It probably was a "pity" vote and she's probably not likely to be integrated into the popular social scene anytime soon. However, I'm sure she felt good even if she questioned the apparent motives of her peers. And I'm sure the rest of the peers felt good to have done a good, helpful deed. Doing the deed > not doing the deed. Honestly, almost every nice thing we do benefits our own conscience as well. Does it make the deed any less? Should we stop the "pity" votes? In my opinion, no way! On some level, I want to say fine, it's better to do it than not, even if I believe the motivation is incorrect. On the other hand, I feel like it's not a good thing because it promotes behavior that I believe is fundamentally wrong. The behavior that I speak of is the subtle patronization of Kristin in the form of the "pity" vote. It's kind of like this: a lot of people do great things in the name of their religion (charity, community service, etc). But even if they do these great things, they're doing it because their religion dictates that they should, not because they actually think it is the moral thing to do. If their religion is wrong, then the whole foundation for their actions is flawed. In the long run, I think that this trend of doing the right thing for the wrong reasons will be more hurtful than helpful, and we should first consider our reasons before following through with our actions. | ||
Liquid`Drone
Norway28665 Posts
also good that whatever bitch thought she was gonna win didnt | ||
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white_box921
United Kingdom967 Posts
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DwmC_Foefen
Belgium2186 Posts
Are you all on your period or something? Be happy for the girl, who cares if she got the title because people were pitying her... I bet she's happy | ||
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SickTighT
United States337 Posts
On October 21 2008 11:38 BlackJack wrote: People here need their dim view on reality reassured. They need an excuse, one driven by selfishness, to explain why someone would vote for this girl because they are far too pathetic of human beings to do it themselves. Couldn't have said it better | ||
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ManBearPig
Belgium207 Posts
People with Down's syndrome can be really lovable, they have a kind of child-like innocence that can be very endearing. When you get past their appearance, and actually spend a lot of time with them, I bet there's not a lot of people who could actually have anything against them. This girl in particular seems less 'mentally retarded' than normal people with Down's syndrome (seeing as she's functioning well at a normal high school? could be wrong here), so it's possible she could actually have meaningful conversations with other students, causing those students to acknowledge how endearingly happy and innocent she is. Saying they looked 'past the disease and loved her as a person' doesn't sound right though, seeing as not only her appearance but also her personality is affected by her disability. So yeah Down's syndrome people can be really lovable, it's really hard to hate someone who's that happy and innocent, so it's actually plausible to think she could have a lot of friends. | ||
Jibba
United States22883 Posts
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