About Mr. Leary

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Below is what I wrote as a comment on a blog not too long ago regarding Mr. Leary. I appreciate that people like Denis Leary (and Savage - yeeeeech) spread ignorance. But.....I really do believe that most people with any common sense know that these comments are made simply for shock value. Well, shock value and a little money (or a lot). In my humble opinion, all of the fuss surrounding Mr. Leary's comments serve nothing more than to promote his book.

I don't have the time or patience to be bothered with someone like him. However, I will say this much: If he is really interested in proving to us that his words were taken out of context, then he needs to publish that particular chapter online somewhere so that people can see his 'good intentions' for themselves. I can't imagine that it would hurt his sales at all. If anything, it might increase his sales.

As my post states below, I am sorry if this offends anyone.

Hugs to all!!

Steph

Steph // Oct 19, 2008 at 7:01 am

Sigh……I’ve just been looking into the uproar over Denis Leary’s book. As the mother of an autistic child, my initial reaction was, well, not fit to be posted here! ) However, after a second or two, I realized that this man has no impact on me or my family, probably knows absolutely nothing about autism and therefore, his comments are not worth the paper they are written on.

I would like to think that it was a thoughtless comment but it’s not as if he writes something and it is published the next day. Surely the book was proofread and edited, etc., etc. So somewhere along the line, someone would have said something to him about the chapter. The fact that he chose to leave it in makes a HUGE statement about his compassion (or lack thereof) for others.

But, I digress. The bottom line (for me anyway) is that this man has no impact on my life whatsoever. I don’t know him nor is he any part of my life. I won’t be buying his book and I really don’t care what he says about autistic people or anyone else for that matter. I sincerely doubt that this is the first group he has insulted.

I took the time to post this in the hope that it might make someone else feel better. It is often a knee-jerk reaction to let someone like Leary upset you. All I’m saying is just stop and realize that it doesn’t have to.

If I have offended anyone, I am truly sorry. I honestly hope that this post might put Mr. Leary’s relevance to the world into perspective.

Steph