MysterionMuffles Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 https://www.facebook.com/TheBrizzler/videos/vb.203564229854448/399265726950963/?type=2&theater What do you guys think of this form of self deprication? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koroviev Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 If no one is coercing him into doing it there's absolutely nothing wrong with it and in fact I'd go so far as to day I'd encourage it. Often people with special needs (cerebral palsy specifically) have a lot of cognitive issues as well, are extremely socially awkward, and really want to fit in with people around them. The main things they see that make the "normal" people popular around them are sports, humor, and (maybe) intelligence. Obviously you can't do much in the way of sports if your legs don't work and reading books is boring so often all they have left is humor. With lower than average cognitive abilities you don't stand much of a chance new, unique, and intellectually stimulating material, but the one thing that's always made people laugh is your disability. I say I'd encourage it because the alternative is laying on the floor in your room playing video games all day, slowly wasting away. This guy, Zach, gets to have some fun, get some laughs, popularity, and what I'm sure, for him, is a really good workout (which probably also makes his physical therapist ecstatic). Is it sad that they feel the only value they can bring is through self deprecation? Sure, maybe but some value is better than none. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Mister Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 I found some of the jokes, and his mock workout guy persona kind of funny, but I didn't find watching a crippled person struggle with a treadmill funny at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysterionMuffles Posted September 19, 2015 Author Share Posted September 19, 2015 I found some of the jokes, and his mock workout guy persona kind of funny, but I didn't find watching a crippled person struggle with a treadmill funny at all. Why not? Especially if it was what he was inviting. Not saying you shouldn't not find it funny, just wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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