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Hedra42 said:
sc94597 said:
Hedra42 said:
-CraZed- said:

 

To me, the video and this thread are about how kids can create the most cringeworthy awkward and funny situations without realising they're doing it. That one or two of the kids included in the compilation might have been disadvantaged in some way is sad, but I doubt very much that either the video or this thread was made with the intention of mocking disabled kids.

I take it you didn't see the countless comments saying, "what stupid kids", "just a bunch of kids asking stupid (retarded) questions", or even the thread title "I think I found out why Notch sold Minecraft." 

One can laugh at somebody being awkward without being insulting about it. 

I don't think the video or the thread specifically were targetting disabled kids, but definitely kids in general. 

@ Bolded - see my earlier posts addressing those points. In a nutshell, if the thread title had meant to be a serious attack on disabled kids, the thread would have been killed by now. Whether it's in bad taste or not is debatable.

And just because some of us who understand kids better doesn't mean that we weren't once as ignorant as those who posted the comments you've quoted just there. Read back for context.

It wasnt an attack on disabled kids. It was an attack on Minecraft fans, many of whom are kids and don't have the same filters that adults have. Having said that, there have been specific misdirections with regards to disabilities in comments (not outright attacks.)

 

Does that justify it? I am sure all of us have been corrected for our misdeeds in such circumstances. It would be ad hominem to criticize somebody for their person and not their words/actions.