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Removed Epilepsy Jokes
Sun, 03/16/2008 - 10:04Hi everyone,
While I appreciate good humor, making jokes about a person's health and well-being in my mind is not considered good humor, or even humor at all. Some people may find that it helps to make 'light' or laugh during tough times, but for others, it really hurts and feeds into the discrimination and stigma of epilepsy and seizures. Thus, I have taken administrative privileges to remove the thread on epilepsy jokes from this public site.
People who wish to share jokes about people with epilepsy, please do so on private sites or among yourselves in another way. Or better yet, create a thread that shares the positives about epilepsy!
Epi_help
Resource Specialist
Re: Removed Epilepsy Jokes
Submitted by E_Loner on Fri, 2008-05-23 - 16:14
I discovered this by accident, but must comment. Growing up I was one who didn't pick on the younger kids and I stood up for those who were being bullied. This leads me to being an epileptic member. Growing up I was never bothered by jokes nor was I bothered being called names, but I understand fellow epileptics who were and are. It is much rougher on children with epilepsy than adults. When I was a teen a friend told me, "Two guys called you pumpkin brain". He wanted to go kick butt, I simply told him, "Me having epilepsy was their problem". You see those who made/make jokes or called me names never confront(ed) me. So, that is why I was never and am not offended when jokes are written. I admit I joked about my seizures and still do, especially now that I am having nocturnal seizures and record my sleep patterns. Again, epilepsy is tougher for children and their parents than adults. But, this is written by someone who has been through two brain surgeries on his left Temporal Lobe which leaves the right side of his head heavier. That's corny, but some people actually believe it. So, who is the joke on?
Good Luck, E_Loner
I discovered this by accident, but must comment. Growing up I was one who didn't pick on the younger kids and I stood up for those who were being bullied. This leads me to being an epileptic member. Growing up I was never bothered by jokes nor was I bothered being called names, but I understand fellow epileptics who were and are. It is much rougher on children with epilepsy than adults. When I was a teen a friend told me, "Two guys called you pumpkin brain". He wanted to go kick butt, I simply told him, "Me having epilepsy was their problem". You see those who made/make jokes or called me names never confront(ed) me. So, that is why I was never and am not offended when jokes are written. I admit I joked about my seizures and still do, especially now that I am having nocturnal seizures and record my sleep patterns. Again, epilepsy is tougher for children and their parents than adults. But, this is written by someone who has been through two brain surgeries on his left Temporal Lobe which leaves the right side of his head heavier. That's corny, but some people actually believe it. So, who is the joke on?
Good Luck, E_Loner