Concept of the Month - September 23, 2010

Double Standard

The term double standard, coined in 1912,[1] refers to any set of principles containing different provisions for one group of people than for another, typically without a good reason for having said difference.[2] A double standard may take the form of an instance in which certain applications (often of a word or phrase) are perceived as acceptable to be used by one group of people, but are considered unacceptable—taboo—when used by another group.

A double standard, thus, can be described as a sort of biased, morally unfair suspension (toward a certain group) of the principle that all are equal in their freedoms. Such double standards are seen as unjustified because they violate a basic maxim of modern legal jurisprudence: that all parties should stand equal before the law.

Example:

REVIEW of the KoFF: "Fearless balls out, fuck you type of performance...authentic...real."

My British friend, Guy, who I met through his famous YouTube channel TheMainMeal, which features his patented, one of a kind Tourette's Karaoke performances,  paid me the ultimate compliment today.

He wants me to link my video to one of his videos. I copied his message telling me why under this video. My performance starts at 2:08.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC0vVLlHxk8

Hi Erik


My reason for suggesting you link your video to mine, is because what I see in that video is a fearless, balls out, fuck you type of performance, I love it, its what I am about, To me the modern age is saturated with fake, plastic people, everyone thinks they are star and acts like they are already a star, replete with thoroughly offensive ego. You are real, your performance is real, the world needs reality, I don;t mean the crap thats passes for reality tv, I mean totally authentic real people who have flaws, are happy to wear them and just don't give a fuck.

You have my total respect for putting yourself out there..


take care friend
Guy

http://www.youtube.com/themainmeal

At the time of this posting, Guy's performance of R.E.M.'s Losing My Religion has been viewed 388,100 times. My video has got 25 views.

He's got Tourettes and Asperger's. I've got Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Type and Asperger's.

We are real people with flaws. We are happy to wear them. And we don't give a fuck.

Warm Regards,

Erik B. Anderson
Independence Township, New Jersey
Established 1782

Talking to the Walls and Calling it Poetry

Goodbye…
Goodbye…
You’re a liar...
Goodbye…
Get out of here…

Knots

If a man falls in the woods and no one sees him.
When he comes back into town
How can we be sure that anyone will believe him?

Know Your Rights

ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Title II Technical Assistance Manual

II-2.2000 Physical or mental impairments. The first category of persons covered by the definition of an individual with a disability is restricted to those with "physical or mental impairments." Physical impairments include --


1) Physiological disorders or conditions;

2) Cosmetic disfigurement; or

3) Anatomical loss


affecting one or more of the following body systems: neurological; musculoskeletal; special sense organs (which would include speech organs that are not respiratory such as vocal cords, soft palate, tongue, etc.); respiratory, including speech organs; cardiovascular; reproductive; digestive; genitourinary; hemic and lymphatic; skin; and endocrine.


Specific examples of physical impairments include orthopedic, visual, speech, and hearing impairments, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, HIV disease (symptomatic or asymptomatic), tuberculosis, drug addiction, and alcoholism.

Mental impairments include mental or psychological disorders, such as mental retardation, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities.


Simple physical characteristics such as the color of one's eyes, hair, or skin; baldness; left-handedness; or age do not constitute physical impairments. Similarly, disadvantages attributable to environmental, cultural, or economic factors are not the type of impairments covered by title II. Moreover, the definition does not include common personality traits such as poor judgment or a quick temper, where these are not symptoms of a mental or psychological disorder.


Does title II prohibit discrimination against individuals based on their sexual orientation? No. The phrase "physical or mental impairment" does not include homosexuality or bisexuality.

Immigraniada (We Comin' Rougher)

To hell with your double standard
We're comin' rougher every time



The King of Funny Faces is Swedish, Norwegian, Scotch Irish, English, French and Dutch.
My oldest known ancestor was the last Sheriff of the British Colony of New Jersey.
George Washington's army was too much for him, but I'm still.
And we comin' rougher every time.