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The Onion Mocks People With Autism In Nasty Video

The Onion Mocks People With AutismTake Action!Autistic Reporter: Train Thankfully Unharmed In Crash That Killed One Man The Onion, a multimedia humor company, has posted a decidely un-funny video on their website featuring a fictional newscast by a reporter with high-functioning autism. The sketch is called "Autistic Reporter: Train Thankfully Unharmed In Crash That Killed One Man." You can take it from

there.The laughs are based on the inability of the reporter, played by actor Cariani, to communicate appropriately or appreciate the emotional state of the people he interviews. Cariani

used the same schtick in an earlier segment where the reporter behaves inappropriately while covering a murder story.You can view the video at the following link. http://www.theonion.com/video/autistic-reporter-train-thankfully-unharmed-in-cra,20098/Apparently, the staff at The Onion seem to have failed to learn a lesson most third graders seem to know: it is really cruel to mock people with a disability. Usally the Onion tends to operate on a much more sophisticated, and humane, level.Please give The Onion headquarters a call and ask them, politely, to try and live up to a higher standard of humor. We would also like them to consider an apology for their really bad taste.And send them an email as well by clicking on the Take Action link above.New York,

EditorialFax Chicago/Corporate Headquarters212 W. Superior St., #200Chicago, IL 60654 Fax And

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Humor like this can be good and bad. No one believes the onion to be factual to

begin with. However stereotypes being used to the extreme can also create the

expectation that an individual with autism does not really behave to that

extreme to begin with. I watched the video and found it entertaining but did not

laugh but at the same time realizing no one would believe a person with autism

behaves like that exactly and that it created an awareness of autism.

People get upset when people type in the word a** burgers on the internet and

when Asperger's Syndrome I've never heard anyone not say it in a way that sounds

like a dairy air and nose. This does create the potential of true bullying but

at the same time I've never liked the word Asperger's because of what it sounds

like and for that specific reason as it reminds me of the bottom end.

Humor if used correctly in this kind of fashion can be a good thing. Does it

make people sad? It could if people experienced bullying. However socially I

think it is wise to try and find humor and focus on more constructive outlets.

The humor in socialization is a way to at times become more interpersonal and

achieve goals.

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> Sent: Thu, April 28, 2011 12:31:11 PM

> Subject: The Onion Mocks People With Autism In Nasty Video

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> The Onion Mocks People With Autism In Nasty Video

> The Onion Mocks People With Autism Take Action!

> Autistic Reporter: Train Thankfully Unharmed In Crash That Killed One Man

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> The Onion, a multimedia humor company, has posted a decidely un-funny video

on

> their website featuring a fictional newscast by a reporter with

high-functioning

> autism. The sketch is called " Autistic Reporter: Train Thankfully Unharmed In

> Crash That Killed One Man. " You can take it from there.

> The laughs are based on the inability of the reporter, played by actor

> Cariani, to communicate appropriately or appreciate the emotional state of the

> people he interviews. Cariani used the same schtick in an earlier segment

where

> the reporter behaves inappropriately while covering a murder story.

> You can view the video at the following link.

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http://www.theonion.com/video/autistic-reporter-train-thankfully-unharmed-in-cra\

,20098/

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> Apparently, the staff at The Onion seem to have failed to learn a lesson most

> third graders seem to know: it is really cruel to mock people with a

disability.

> Usally the Onion tends to operate on a much more sophisticated, and humane,

> level.

> Please give The Onion headquarters a call and ask them, politely, to try and

> live up to a higher standard of humor. We would also like them to consider an

> apology for their really bad taste.

> And send them an email as well by clicking on the Take Action link above.

> New York, Editorial

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> Fax

> Chicago/Corporate Headquarters

> 212 W. Superior St., #200

> Chicago, IL 60654

> Fax

> And you might want to call Cariani's management:

> Forward Entertainment

> Please forward this email to friends and family and please post it to Facebook

> or other social networks. And if you support the work the Autism Action

Network

> does please consider making an online donation at

> www.autismactionnetwork.org/donate.html

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> If you no longer wish to receive e-mail from us, please click here.

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