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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I want to note here that scowling and uncommunicative men are given a pass more often than scowling and uncommunicative women, who are expected to always smile and engage in polite conversation. With men, it's more usual to excuse them saying "their wives dragged them to the event", or "they're tired from work", or "they might have Asperger's but are actually brilliant at what they do, just don't expect small talk".

Why can't we extend that same tolerance to women, eh?

Have some respect for your SIL, OP.

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Nope, man or woman - rude behavior like this is rude behavior.[/quote]

Go to the special needs forum and ask parents with kids who have Asberger’s, autism, and other challenges just how often their kids are accused of being “rude” when actually they just…have special needs, and are doing there best.

We have a social group at the University of Maryland to have students on the autism spectrum pair up with peers who coach them about social situations. There are hundreds of thousands of adults living with Asberger’s, autism, ADHD, etc., who are labeled by ignorant people like you as “rude” and “weird” and “scowling” who are just doing their damn best. [/quote]

Why are you making this about a social disorder? She doesn’t have one. Stop lumping rudeness with social disorders. You are disrespectful to people who have special needs/disorders.[/quote]

How do you know?

“WOW SHE’S SO WEIRD CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW ODD, HUH WEIRD WOW.”

Maybe if something seems off, something IS OFF, do you get it?[/quote]

Not everything is a disorder. Do you get it?[/quote]

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