[Flyboy]

Originally Posted by Paul M

There is always someone wanting their 15 minutes of fame by being "offended" by something. If they were that offended then why not just leave, and not bother going to see the bloke again - why the need to go crying to the media.

I believe it was because he challenged them as to why they were talking.

He then spotted Mrs Smith squirming in the front row at Reading's Hexagon Theatre and told her off for talking during his set.

Which says to me that he asked and was answered. If he didn't like the reply, he shouldn't have asked the question.

They do not seem to be the types to garner unwarranted attention unnecessarily. She wrote about it on her blog, I expect to earn some catharthis and was presumably noticed by someone from the media.

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Originally Posted by peanut

So Russ from hearing what everyone else has to say, and I'd agree with all of them, as they all say the same thing in the end. Do the comment here make any difference to you or change your of opinion? Are there things that shouldn't be allowed (do you have any other examples perhaps)?

As stated in the article, if this person laughed at another joke she would be then hypocritical.

I think you must have been reading a different thread. They don't all agree.

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Originally Posted by Taf

You've got to have a thick skin as a Carer... and a good laugh is great medicine, even if you have to laugh at yourself or your family.

It keeps me from going cuckoo..... well completely cuckoo.

I concur, but there is a difference between a funny joke and and someone using disabilities to deliberatley offend. I am as willing as the next man to have a chuckle at a funny, clever joke about autism, but if it was suggested that autistic people are ugly, odd people with no prospects, I would most certainly take offence.