tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22240007.post675228657450197438..comments2024-01-24T11:20:46.055+00:00Comments on in regione caecorum rex est luscus: Four legs good, two legs badUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22240007.post-37103777269119692482007-06-01T11:21:00.000+01:002007-06-01T11:21:00.000+01:00I live in Northern Ireland. In the Irish media, no...I live in Northern Ireland. In the Irish media, north and south, autism is usually presented as a tragedy, an affliction destroying the lives of families and their <I>young children</I>. The autistic organisations here are way behind the times; the main NI one was called <A HREF="http://www.autismni.org/" REL="nofollow">PAPA</A>, (Parents and Professionals and Autism). Now on the website they useSharon McDaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550156204691696968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22240007.post-71787434284461927342007-05-31T01:47:00.000+01:002007-05-31T01:47:00.000+01:00"...Actually I am well aware that there were two f..."...Actually I am well aware that there were two famous Levi Straussen I did not think I would have to explain that particular deliberate confusion, ..."<BR/><BR/>I actually considered that possibility <I>after</I> I hit the enter key and re-read your original post.<BR/><BR/>My bad. Sorry.<BR/><BR/>JoeClub 166https://www.blogger.com/profile/01816977079856902634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22240007.post-78795192842718923712007-05-31T00:28:00.000+01:002007-05-31T00:28:00.000+01:00Actually I am well aware that there were two famou...Actually I am well aware that there were two famous Levi Straussen I did not think I would have to explain that particular deliberate confusion, I was actually making a point about the way in which Anthropology has been far from passive observance but actually defined particular cultures.<BR/><BR/>It has long been a criticism of European missionaries that they imposed western values and dress Larry Arnold PhD FRSAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05074432718592268750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22240007.post-60729283958799434652007-05-31T00:12:00.000+01:002007-05-31T00:12:00.000+01:00Oh, and as for your thoughts regarding "nothing fo...Oh, and as for your thoughts regarding "nothing for us without us", I don't think you'll find much basic disagreement on the hub.<BR/><BR/>Like Mike and Steve (and I'm sure Kristina, too), I have no wish to preempt your role in self advocacy, and also consider myself better informed because of the writings of autistics I have read.<BR/><BR/>So consider to bash away, as you see fit. But get your Club 166https://www.blogger.com/profile/01816977079856902634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22240007.post-67820498407240130822007-05-31T00:06:00.000+01:002007-05-31T00:06:00.000+01:00To paraphrase a bit..."Some Levi Strauss' are more...To paraphrase a bit...<BR/><BR/>"Some Levi Strauss' are more equal than others" :)<BR/><BR/>------------------<BR/><BR/>You've got the wrong Levi Strauss.<BR/><BR/>Levi Strauss was a 24 year old German immigrant when he introduced blue jeans to people participating in the American California gold rush in 1853.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://inventors.about.com/od/sstartinventors/a/Levi_Strauss.htm" Club 166https://www.blogger.com/profile/01816977079856902634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22240007.post-54447900970561343392007-05-30T23:53:00.000+01:002007-05-30T23:53:00.000+01:00"Well I have now risked the hub's ice pick assassi..."Well I have now risked the hub's ice pick assassin for sure, for being so bold."<BR/>Bold, shmold. You are telling us how you feel and I respect someone who can and will do that for an issue he feels strongly about in spite of other people's impressions.<BR/>I agree on so many points, Larry, and it is through reading the blogs of folks like you and Amanda, among others, that I arrived at my Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10831843534657098189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22240007.post-38686164582069687582007-05-30T23:25:00.000+01:002007-05-30T23:25:00.000+01:00Good points LarryRegarding biomed in general, the ...Good points Larry<BR/><BR/>Regarding biomed in general, the uk movement is growing. A lot of them are chelating and Amet's clinic is aiding the process. The Autism Biomed Europe group has over 500 members, who in my short time there seemed to be mostly British. So we still need to be alert to that. <BR/><BR/>But your main point, that autistic people have to lead the advocacy movement for autism Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22240007.post-78172533635015858642007-05-30T21:47:00.000+01:002007-05-30T21:47:00.000+01:00Always glad to be taken down----sorry I was not ab...Always glad to be taken down----sorry I was not able to speak to you directly about the paper---one has to use the tools one has to try to understand, and be ready to stand corrected.kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01104388229716638534noreply@blogger.com