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I can count to potato girl speaks out

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JWoods
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Apr 25 2012 3:49PM
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roddy116
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haha, i didnt see that but the 55 kilos of potatoes made me laugh till i shat myself.
Apr 25 2012 7:10PM
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[hamnuts]
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this shit really does bother me. I love memes, I really do, but I always found that one to be cruel.

I know a lot of people who have disabilities and it's not easy living life in general, let alone with people making fun of you in that manner.

hopefully facebook gets their shit together and gets rid of those pictures.

Apr 25 2012 7:10PM
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skithesprings
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know why she's mad?

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Apr 25 2012 7:20PM
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cubber
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Im all for people having their jokes and stuff about any situation no matter who is offended, because although one person might not find something funny, somebody else might.
One man's trash is another man's treasure? I said something about rape once, and my gf's bestie blew up at me cause she knows someone that was raped, so 'rape is not funny.'
my response: 'not to you, but theres plenty of people that think rape jokes are funny' (and bitching ensued at me for a week). Related, my cousin/best female friend killed herself last summer, and i'm not parading around trying to shit on everybody's party because i know someone who died and that's sad, i let them have their fun.
that's just my take on these situations. i might not approve of some stuff but i just look at other stuff, simple enough! plus, potatoes. take the world lighter.
no hate on you though, jailbait, you happened to have the closest relatable quote button :)
Apr 25 2012 7:20PM
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TheClap.
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lost it
Apr 25 2012 7:23PM
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crazysincethe80s
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Iv been told I'm pretty pure
Apr 25 2012 7:29PM
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lorax
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This article is incredibly stupid, you can tell that the mom tries to control her daughters life. They both have the exact same haircut and the potato kid is dressed up like a totally standard highschool girl. All of the down's syndrome kids I know wear what they want because their parents treat them like normal kids and let them make decisions for themselves. She obviously wants her daughter to be treated like a completely normal person, and that is the reason she is upset. Dumb broad is obviously having trouble accepting the fact that her daughter has down syndrome and unfortunately will never be a normal person. Also I think memes are generally funny, but really if you were a meme you would probably feel terrible about yourself (except good guy greg.) It would really suck to be the scubag kid or bad luck brian. And for some reason the count to potato meme doesn't seem very mean to me. Throughout high school and middle school one of my good friends was a kid with down syndrome named tyler. No one ever made fun of him, and the reason we all loved the kid was because he loved life and was not caught up in bullshit like feeling sorry for himself, his parents were awesome too and never let tyler's disease bring them down. He was a hilarious kid and often said ridiculous things in some sense similar to "I can count to potato" honestly when I see this meme, not very often I don't laugh, but it doesn't make me angry either, it just reminds me how bad situations sometimes produce hilarious and genuine people.
Apr 25 2012 7:35PM
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EricaMN.
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i can understand that.


but when it's "hurrr durrrrr 1+2=potato" i draw the line.
Apr 25 2012 7:40PM
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Hosoi
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Apr 25 2012 7:43PM
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TheClap.
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boom
Apr 25 2012 7:43PM
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.Roockley.
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the irony of a newspaper in england called the sun
Apr 25 2012 7:53PM
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DidrikSterud
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lost
Apr 25 2012 8:22PM
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Amadeus.
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is she for real? this blog has to be a troll.

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Apr 25 2012 8:24PM
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-GL-
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I completely agree with you, that meme is so disrespectful it makes me sick
Apr 25 2012 8:33PM
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rigzz
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My sister has down syndrome and this shit is pissing me off. I totally understand how they are upset, but the internet is the internet, once something is on there, it's IMPOSSIBLE to delete it COMPLETLY, so suing facebook is dumb.

I don't know why people laugh about DS but not autism, and all these other mental illness. Anyway, internet has everything I guess.
Apr 25 2012 8:34PM
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CliffyByro
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an even bigger irony is a newspaper in scotland: the scottish sun
Apr 25 2012 9:46PM
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maynaiseman
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I'm bored.

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Apr 25 2012 9:52PM
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Poems
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Since when do autistic teens dye their hair red?
Apr 25 2012 9:56PM
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lorax
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they don't, her mom is the one with the real mental issues, seriously british suze orman, your daughter has downs, jeggings and trendy red hair aren't going to change that.
Apr 25 2012 10:01PM
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k-rob
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oh my glob somebody posted something offensive on the internet? WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO?!!!

seriously though i hate it when people act like retards can't defend themselves.
Apr 25 2012 10:02PM
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FerrisBueller
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LOL
Apr 25 2012 10:05PM
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Panda_with_Guns
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i feel like the blog might not be real.
Apr 25 2012 10:08PM
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dubtwo
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lost so hard
Apr 25 2012 10:13PM
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sklermang
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I fucking lost.
Apr 25 2012 10:14PM
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Jeffmnicholas
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its a shame i already had you at 10/10, i cant stand when people post this, my brother is autistic and has friends with ds and this is just incredibly offensive
Apr 25 2012 10:16PM
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rigzz
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WOW! Speaking out of your ass buddy? She has the right to dress properly, she can wear whatever the fuck she wants. Why is it that because she has down, she has to wear shit clothes?
Apr 25 2012 10:35PM
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whoa-dere
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moremoremore
Apr 25 2012 10:38PM
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JWoods
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It's horrible but I lost so hard
Apr 25 2012 10:48PM
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El_Barto.
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gold
Apr 25 2012 10:53PM
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Puzzled
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Read the fucking article before posting such bullshit.

Liz said Heidi was a “very independent young lady” who was studying for her GCSEs at a mainstream school and doing a hairdressing course.
Apr 25 2012 10:56PM
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Amadeus.
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so much win

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Apr 25 2012 11:01PM
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Ski_Alot
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I have posted quite a few of these pictures...
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i'm already going to hell, so i might as well post more
Apr 25 2012 11:14PM
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PON3
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Your icon and this thread couldnt of been a better match
Apr 25 2012 11:14PM
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.Duncan.
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i fucking lost so hard, screw you for sending me to hell.
Apr 25 2012 11:20PM
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Bill.Nye
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This iteration seems relevant

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Apr 25 2012 11:20PM
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skifoo
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haha, sorry but its the internet. She should just Stop updating the blog if it really bothers her. 55 kilos of potatoes ahhhhhhhaaah
Apr 26 2012 12:39AM
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SmokeyTheBear
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Apr 26 2012 12:42AM
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saxon
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So I get that the parents posted her pic originally to a specific website dedicated to support. Ok, thats fine.

But regardless of where you post anything on the internet, you should be well aware of any consequences of the content you post. Yeah, the guys who went and originally took this are serious assholes. Big time. But for the mother come around and try to eliminate this picture form the internet…. I get she's trying to right something, and she's more than willing to go to bat for her daughter, but it just cannot happen. Unfortunately.

My favourite comment on the article was:

"Remove this meme from the internet. O.k. I'll start sucking all the water from the ocean and we'll see who finishes first."
Apr 26 2012 9:04AM
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84891jnf92048
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oh that's just kinda fuckin weird.
Apr 26 2012 9:13AM
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PON3
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Apr 26 2012 10:24AM
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lorax
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I read the article, and every kid I know with down's is very independent, and they also graduated high school, I garuntee that heidi doesn't make the decision to dye her hair burgundy or wear clothes of that nature, I'm not saying that just because she has DS she shouldn't dress nicely or look good, I just think that her mom is only worsening her disease by trying to pretend like it isn't a huge contributing factor to the way her daughter lives her life.
Apr 26 2012 10:25AM
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BROSEIDON
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Does he partake in shows like a show dog? you sick fuck
Apr 26 2012 12:33PM
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panojibber
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LOL never would have made the association between that picture and that girl.
Looks like her and her mom want some attention... And probably some money.
Apr 26 2012 12:40PM
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ryano
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i hope my baby can be as badass as this kid someday..

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Apr 26 2012 1:59PM
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JzD.
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She started a revolution, meme characters will unite...
Apr 26 2012 2:09PM
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NinetyFour
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Ive always wondered if meme'd people ever see themslves. I guess they do.
Apr 26 2012 2:10PM
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Gstrong
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hahahaha
Apr 26 2012 2:16PM
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Gstrong
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hahahaha
Apr 26 2012 2:16PM
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Korbit
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this. im upset i clicked on this thread.
Apr 26 2012 2:16PM
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Apr 26 2012 3:06PM
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