crazycatlady1996
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He is looking handsome and she looking beautiful! Hope they had a great time!!
Feb 25, 2017 1:47 AM
crazycatlady1996
545018
20805
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notacobra
I love the modern wave of inclusivity , like including "Deformed" under the definition for "Handsome and beautiful"
AgentNSFW
Kriskers
Did I accidentally open Facebook??
Memes4Cheap
patronize them or else
BreastInspector
And a repost
Kriskers
Double jeopardy
iWishThereWasAWayToDeleteThis
Downs syndrome isn't viral you dingus.
NevermindThatShitHereComesMongo
I was thinking, "Dont these two have enough to deal with without adding virii to the mix?"
TheRapMan
This guy...
Xen300
Exactly. It's a bacterial infection you get from petting strange dogs.
Citride
Why should they go viral? What makes them so special
babyswampert
His date looks great! I'd give her a 47 out of 46.
JeffFromNorthernOntario
Best comment ever
MFuzzySmock
This needs way more
IrishManD
Take my up vote you glorious bastard
edthecunning
Well done sir
DetectiveSherlockHolmes
raidleadergutts
raidleadergutts
Also, I want to remark that google does automatically correct it to this, but doesn't do it whenever I search anything porny.
FoulBachelorBalrog
RustyCatheter
philcollinsdrumbreakdown
Ffffuuuuuuck
TemporaryUzername
why does this need to go viral?
boamere
Idiots...And I'm not going to lie to myself, people with Down syndrome do not look "beautiful",I can be happy for them though
TemporaryUzername
yes, i found the picture smile inducing- but no need to go viral. just post the pic, be happy- make happy, and move along.
boamere
Yeah, it's basically "using" them for fake internet points
palelegionnaire1204
"1 upvote = 1 prayer only haters will ignore"
OuroborosX
Come on man, give it a rest just this once. It's cute.
TemporaryUzername
i don't know what you're getting at. i just dont know why i need to make something "GO VIRAL" cause someone else thinks it should.
OuroborosX
Don't make it go viral. Just don't even look at it if it's not anything you care about. Just let this one time go without controversy. lol
TemporaryUzername
still not sure what you're talking about with controversy or letting things go. are you creeping my acct or something?
OuroborosX
Whatever, man. I can't seem to get through to you. Apparently this is very bad stuff that this person tried to do. Let's get 'em!
EnergyFiend
Yeah, it's a shameless repost
JackscompletelackofJack
Everybody gotta get on the empty compliment train so they can pat themselves on the back for being kind souls.
pazuzu
Dance time!
v
Paperlord
Time to get down!
darkhavana0512
loantiburon
TIME TO! JUMP ON IT! JUMP ON IT! JUMP ON IT!
ashleypomeroy
The art of the seamless loop is not dead.
MissSpelledTattoo
By System of a Down
dontcare776
Looking sharp! Hope they had some fun.
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issaidnotnow
Username checks out
ihaveamemeaddictionplshelp
Later on, he went down on her.
TheImgurUserFormerlyKnownAs
Made me laugh at work. Can't tell anyone why or they'll think I'm a monster.
harharcharizard
IrrelevantCat
Why should they go viral? Can we not treat them like they're a different species?
Necromartian
Because they look awesome and happy. Like that grand pa who got shoes with led lights! Listen bro, don't envy people with downs.
Terminology
Seems like more of the insincere "OMG you're sooo beautiful" FB crap when people talk about those with disorders or disfigurements.
diehardlance
Yup
R04CH1503
shanikwa
Let's be realistic....no pity.... on a normal standard they neither look beautiful or handsome... hate these obvious lies out of pity
ProbablyNotWhatYouWantedToHearBut
Please, oh please, for the sake of all mankind: Don't forget the condoms.
Nijast
But can you imagine the noise they'd make!
ProbablyNotWhatYouWantedToHearBut
We are going to hell, mate.
hanswNoodleVillain
Omg another "please upvote my retarded relative" post
kasaku
It's not viral, it's congenital.
McKavian
Wow...I would hate to get this on my congenitals.
HarryScr0tum
Brutal m.f. Truly, beautifully, brutal.
cryborg
How proud is that guy? His smile is almost as wide as his bow tie!
NevermindThatShitHereComesMongo
He, stop making fun of him, its not like he can help it
ASurpriseToBeSureButAWelcome0ne
popppybutthole5
That's accurate /a/9g3ie
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discombobulatedbunny
I guess you can say... you got downs-voted...
Thishasbeentheworsttradedealinthehistoryoftradedealsmaybeever
So being happy is a condition? Then you must be the healthiest man alive.
Knoldus
No, being black
byefeliciaa
DullKole
Automatomatic
I forgot how hard it is to perceive sarcasm over the web.
cryborg
I think you are joking, but it is really difficult to be sure.
Automatomatic
I was haha. Goddamn
cryborg
Forget it, Jake. It's imgur.
MyTrapCards
kim73
Getting laid tonight
DJSassySam
They're so adorable! Hope they had a good time
showdownsam78666
I fucking love your name!
DJSassySam
Thank you! My mom gave me the nickname when I was picking the music on a road trip.
showdownsam78666
Nice, my mom gave me the nickname of little shit!
AlkeneThiol
Does anyone else think that stuff like this post is patronizing as hell? They're getting attention solely for acting "normal." Seems wrong
Mavgurian
kinda get your point, but it being shared as much shows it's still smth special to see.Until everyone goes "yeah, we know, show us your cat"
DoctorFeel
Get down off your cross Internet Jesus! We could use the wood.
ChristinaRnne
How should they act then? And prom night should they not go? Not be on Imgur if they want and share memes?
AlkeneThiol
You're missing my point. Anyone else who posted their prom pictures would get downvoted to hell. But because they have Downs, it's on FP
ChristinaRnne
Well, I don't understand why prom pictures in general would be down voted :) it's happy moment for all
toddii
I understand what you're thinking, but at the same time, there's too many people that devalue people with disabilities. (1/2)
toddii
People just assume all the that my sister with Down's can't and don't want to do things, I'm not sure she was invited to the prom at first.
toddii
So for me it is important just showing that they are just like 'normal' people and do just normal things. (3/3)
CrunchyApple
I see why you think that, but the person who tweeted this just wanted the world to see how proud he is of his brother with his prom date
AlkeneThiol
Yeah but if they didn't have Downs, this wouldn't have been shared by even 1 person let alone being viral. It just seems... Patronizing.
TrueNorthernLights
It's not patronizing at all, it's showing that people with Down's have happy, fulfilling lives too. A lot of people don't realize that.
moopuss
Not condescending? This dude's treated his brother getting a DATE like it's an achievement. You think he'd know better than that.
Dipitydoodah
Well you can't do it so I'd say it's at least somewhat of an achievement
moopuss
...well, fuck.
boneapetite
DIPITY DOO DAMN
CrunchyApple
And I think that's beautiful :)
digitiliad
It's nice to occasionally remind the world that they're human beings, too.
CrunchyApple
Yes that's true!
MrFuzzer
A friend work with down syndrome and she said that they really likes to have sex. She always gave to call ahead so they aren't having sex.
MrFuzzer
Im going to try again when not hung over. My buddy works with dow people and they like sex alot. She has to call before getting there. 1/?
MrFuzzer
Because if she dosent they will probably be having sex when she arrives,.
NevermindThatShitHereComesMongo
Ok, try that again, but in english
Headsetreality
Have you got down syndrome?
MrFuzzer
No, why?
Dayfly
Because your sentence structure and word choice is crummy.
MrFuzzer
Because of your... and your word choices are
bunnynamednelson
Your sentence is very hard to read and understand.
MrFuzzer
Sorry, I'm having a bad day.
Spunkdust
BREAKFAST!!!!!!
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XaviersSnakeArm
ghostanom
WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?
Boxersaredeliciouslyderpydogs
Beautiful!! Thank you for posting.
KingMalcomTheLoveGod
MUST. SUPPRESS. 4CHAN MODE.
PmMeYourFavoriteDinosaur
Let it free.
ghostanom
Permission to use vulgar language towards you to demonstrate what someone from 4chan would say?
krapmyself
And they lived happily ever ever, having many beautiful babies:
AheagoAmigo
It was a very special night for them.
sheapet
She's obviously down for black guys
MyDumpsAreTheFreshest
Upvotes only. No downs.
BornTooLooose
Although I felt unusually guilty giving you my upvote... you deserve it. Well done.
SeriouslyAwkward
are you sure? I think I see two!
michonnedisapproves
Oooooo edgy
BenjimanStickyLiquid
Listen here you little shits
Pullout69
I think I see 47x2
BirdLeaff
Really? I only see 1 and 3/5th
ILiveInStateParks
There's three including you
SeriouslyAwkward
Am I going to hell now? D:
issaidnotnow
Mm. Username checks out.
iSatan
Yes.
respiratorradiator
Why aren't you on an iPhone, iSatan?
iSatan
The i stands for Indian, not Apple
zma123456
Satan doesn't want to ruin hell with awkward people.
iSatan
I like awkward people! All I have to do is put them in a room with a party and they torture themselves
AlkeneThiol
Nah. I just shove confetti up my urethra and start jerking off on everyone.
SeriouslyAwkward
:( k. Can I at least mope around pergatory?
SeriouslyAwkward
I promise I won't touch anything! Please?
SeriouslyAwkward
i just realized its spelled purgatory :/
anarchyburrito
Can't jippa the dippa
filedunderHforToy
This sentence randomly pops into my head from time to time.
skelitor120
It was my catchphrase for awhile.
InvoluntarilyCelibate
Arkleseizure
good god, I should not have googled that
MerToo
hahahahahaha!
Biggerboot
Great greentext brethren
RandyMagnumLocalEmmyWinningCameraManand2ndrankedkitesurfer
DetectiveSherlockHolmes
MRW you're dippa's dip
Tozh89
Dippa dont
Michealbay
#sonia
OaksParcel
Should be top comment.
Abrahamn
Best comment I've seen all year
Smack94
hopefully he'll be 'home-cumming'
ThatLooksGoodGiveMeThat
Thank you for this.
Sylvetrix
THANK YOU. I've been searching for this
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DaDisser
lol oh
TeenageMutantPowerRanger
Oh my word that was fucked up
flaccidhope
I'm not familiar with 4chan, so I thought it was all real until the end. Great read though.
SP4RF
If they weren't disabled nobody would give a shit. Is it not condescending to show such interest?
secondcityguitars
If they weren't disabled racists would still give a shit.
Ladymeowsalot
/2 To me, this kind of post provides visibility for people with DS. Maybe I'm just an asshole but sometimes it's even hard for me as an aunt
tobetheonly
Yes but it's a kind form of condescension. And creates a long term trend of continuing to be kind in response. Why do you have a problem?
Ladymeowsalot
Def understand where youre coming from. My 7yo niece has DS. Admittedly it's often tough on our fam but seeing stuff like this gives me hope
diehardlance
Yes
Ladymeowsalot
4/ Same mindset as Black History Month: highlighting a population whose accomplishments/lives often remain unnoticed. Just my 2 cents! :)
NevermindThatShitHereComesMongo
Black history month isn't about the unnoticed, it's about the intentionally hidden, put down, and locked away.
Ladymeowsalot
3/ to remember that people with DS can live rich, fulfilling lives & experience the same emotions & desires for love and romance that we do.
NevermindThatShitHereComesMongo
All the worlds a stage, buddy. Cant fault people for buying tickets to the sideshow.
LavChaos
Half the site ( or more ) just learned that people who aren't white can also get Down Syndrome. So yes, we need this.
stickalwayswins
This is great and all and I hate to be this person, but why do these 2 get to be viral? Would 2 "normal" people receive the same praise
clicando
you are right, i do the same comment, but, i think they delete, cuz they can't hear the truth
Nomulus
You do know that others can't delete your comments right?
clicando
i know, fuck
AKtomahawk
They've got a little something extra going on.
theyar
We all have our ups and Down's.
DiggerPlease
What's normal and what does it matter if they do get fp. Lighten up Francis.
toaster210
are u jelly
issaidnotnow
Sshhh let people enjoy things
Spikelf
They do all the time why not them? Something wrong with it?
Individualsocksinthewashingmachine
Because it reminds people that they're human beings, which clearly people forget judging by the comments
user82650
We don't forget. We just don't care that much about some random kids on the Internet.
tobetheonly
Noone wants you to care about them. Just to appreciate the love and that they look good. People take these posts too seriously.
Individualsocksinthewashingmachine
Not when there's a chance to laugh at their disabilities certainly
haioson
@thepikachuguy "Make this go viral" is like he's using his brother for internet fame. Why not just "My brother is so happy"
DidNoOneNoticeThis
Because that wouldn't have gone viral.
AlexanderKundel
That was the first thought that popped in my mind, he coulda just said "my brothers prom", because he's special is has to go viral??
DeathBecomesHerAndSheBecomesDeath
Nah, I'm with you. just because someone is medically different doesn't make them "special." People with autism are no more or less human1/?
DeathBecomesHerAndSheBecomesDeath
then the rest of us and they can be just as big a dick as anyone else, too. Treating people as special who don't deserve it is part of why
tobetheonly
It doesn't really harm you to call another person special or beautiful does it? Take it easy
DeathBecomesHerAndSheBecomesDeath
There's no sense in celebrating mediocrity. Participation trophies are useless. DO something.
tobetheonly
You take internet posts way too seriously if you consider a few kind words to be a "trophy".
Nomulus
1/2 It does wear away the impact of the word if we use it on people who are disabled purely because they're disabled though. They haven't
Nomulus
2/2 achieved anything, if anything congratulating them for something like this is somewhat alienating and condescending.
tobetheonly
Oh. I didn't upvote "because they're disabled." I upvoted "cos they look good and it's a sweet photo." No different to many other posts IMO
DeathBecomesHerAndSheBecomesDeath
our society sucks. Yay, they're going to prom... with the rest of their class. yay...
vonmoony
Next thing you're gonna tell me is they can start families
NotACanadian
"My parents are literally retarded" "Hey, don't be rude!" "No, I mean, like, literally literally..."
DiggerPlease
Fertility levels make it highly unlikely, but if they do they can have normal kids too.
fatgorilla4
Everyone has the right to be happy :)
Sephority
In this case, they should only adopt
Individualsocksinthewashingmachine
Why?
Sephority
If half the chromosomes come from mom and half from dad then you get a dead or extremely handicapped child.
tivvybrixx
I'm pretty sure being sterile is one of their downy things
Individualsocksinthewashingmachine
Or a superhero, think about it.
MoFoCro
They wont have a problem getting down.
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tankyouverymuch1812
margaretolson
I needed this laugh so badly. Thank you
Warnon
MyOtherRideIsAChocobo
Savage AF bruh
BenNevis2017
This could have gone either way -
UsernameAlwaysChecksOut
Jesus fuck dude...
filmusic42
jukaytk
I love how the barbaric comment has more upvotes than the supportive comments
ProteinFarts
Are you surprised?
jukaytk
I am, in fact, enternained.
BrayerIncognito
https://imgur.com/0qvqtfo.jpg
TM86732
Jesus that was clever.
Thedailywumbo
Mobileuserwholikestoberandom
BobaFett09
*Seinfeld theme*
Pwningpikachu
I feel horrible for laughing
Mobileuserwholikestoberandom
DwigtSchrude
holy fug
2TbspOfDogAssOil
You little shit, get my upvote and stfu
DrPapersalt
xD
issaidnotnow
So... You doing anything later?
whatscrappening
northwestroots
You really dug deep for that one.
detour512
God damnit man *can't stifle my laughter, mustn't laugh...Hell awaits...
QuintonBrooks
2PharrGone
xbxoxy
2DollarBillsAreEvil
Kromerag
thedudeabides13
animatic
Time once again to play "High or Special!"
Warnon
UrsaUrsa
LarfleezePlz
MaybeIAmABadPerson
won't*
nathanjohann22365
Absolutely brutal..... I love it. Continue the good work
FreeBreastReductionConsultation
If i downvoted this comment it would be an upvote
pnero000
ArmyteCel
repurposedschleem
Well it's not up syndrome
johnnyhockey12346
You're a terrible person but I love you
Blu8
Of all the times this has been reposted.... This comment takes the cake, geez man
BrowniesAndAnime
Too soon.
FrijoleroUSMC
Fck crzy cat lady 96 for exploiting these kids thou...
PirateBot
They wont have a problem gettin' down.
uhani
BudderedToast
Officer Down
EyeFarted
http://imgur.com/8Iz9xSN
dauntlessds
I give this comment a 47/46! +1
Ras668
You're going to hell for it, but have an upvote.
testedonsheeeeeep
I am going to hell......
R11R
chrisb413
You fucking monster. Lol!!
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Darug
spacetimejockey
unprotected too if they wanna go viral
RobertsHamburgers
Heyoooooo!
DarthFluffy1
imjustheretomakeamovie
The moment I saw this post I knew someone would make a bad downs pun and everyone would go apeshit like it was the slightest bit clever
Hammerhead777
I mean, the comment doesn't offend me in anyway, but it's just not funny lol. Not a good pun.
ProteinFarts
No surprise that you got downvoted for speaking the truth. I'm still trying to figure out what's funny or clever about the comment
MeinPanzerBringsAllZeJerrysToMeinYard
Damn
orangatuan
Jump up, Jump up and Get down!
animatic
We came to get down. We came to get down.
FloppyTheFighter
red1300
EyeFarted
I'm proud of you, son.
SaikyoStyle
wazztastic
BleedingQuasar
Punificent1
I admit this was witty, but really bad taste. I would have thought it, but then just thought. Yeah that's not cool to repeat
Ireallyneedhugs
"42 year old female with a good sense of humor and a strong passion for puns. I'm not easily offended, and I love that trait in others too"
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Punificent1
Wow. You say that like it's a bad thing. I just set limits on how far I take my humor.
Punificent1
Not easily offended meaning against me. You say what you want, but it was in bad taste and you know it. Just pointing it out
CaptDreadPirateRoberts
DaddyFritas
Goddammit +1
RickSlabjaw
You fucking savage! Take my upvote!
FitzChevalric
smallskillerofhambino
AttackOfTheSpaceBat
You have received a reluctant upvote
cullen0013
Right? I didn't want to, but I couldn't help it.
MyDumpsAreTheFreshest
AmbulanceDriverDude
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stillmatic
Genocide is no laughing matter
AmbulanceDriverDude
LordNikon452
Lebeautiful
CrippledHero
you, i like you
whirly315
lol now I wanna know what that is from
fruitaciousredo
.
pointynipples
Lol what did she expect to come out of that hole
degenerator
Imgur: Kicking people when they're down.
feraldelirium
Pun intended?
degenerator
Yes. I didn't want to let you down.
grabmebythepussy
Imgur: Kicking people when they're downs.
grabmebythepussy
I'm going to hell.
thecomminator
We all are. It's normal for us
krapmyself
veganliberalhater
I spit my drink out reading this
tomyn
I choked on an apple
SeanTabasco
I promised myself I wouldn't upvote any comments making fun of them. It turns out I lied.
ibuprofen87
It's not really making fun of them though.
LukeHighWalker7
I lasted until your comment then I failed and updated yours haha
ginastringr
We're all going to hell together
UrsaUrsa
Fitting for most of the comments here
captainfuckingobvious
OPs made liars of us all
icelandicsealbear
Technically it's not making fun of them, it's just a good pun.
Nujako
I never realized I'd never seen a black guy with Down's until just now. Huh.
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Sikiki1313
And Chinese people to
Warpig034
because of Planned Parenthood
WavinBlu
It's so weird to think about it, another thing I don't understand about it, they just look so.... Similar and I don't know why.
TapatioHotSauce
Down syndrome gives an extra chromosome instead of just the two, x x & x y. This extra one makes them look similar
WavinBlu
Interesting
Dyslexicglove
Thats because black people with down syndrome die much earlier, and are less common because black women tend to have kids when they younger.
epeterman1
See I just thought that they all had downs
kalvious
This made sense to me but really never have and I'm laughing way to hard at this
DwightSkittles
Probably because they feed them to the lions
Timeandrelativedimensionsinspaghetti
Why is this so weird? Like it shouldn't be, but it's just super weird
DetectiveSherlockHolmes
I've only seen white people with downs.
depressedpool
I know right
kmfcm
I was in special ed my entire schoolnlife, and i never saw a black guy with downs either. I don't get that.
icorrectpeopleoften
I feel as though the whole of imgur has had an existential epiphany thanks to this post.
degenerator
And the stereotype is that black people know how to get down. Gosh, look at the time. The bus to hell is leaving soon.
NevermindThatShitHereComesMongo
First thought on seeing this post: "Dont these two have enough to deal with without adding viruses to the mix?"
noonelovesmike
I once saw a Chinese dude with downs.
noonelovesmike
Probably still better at math than me.
dauntlessds
I've heard it happens 47/46 times.
theinconspicuouspilgrim
Ellana0257
God tries not to put too many disabilities on people ;)
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Ellana0257
Ofc xD
NotACanadian
I knew I'd find you.
Bopjick
She's lucky. He's a guy that's 1 in a million
ICantFindTheRightUsername
Yeah, me neither.
MissSpaceFace
One time, I saw a black child with dwarfism. Then it got me that I've seen a black person with dwarfism, let alone a child. But 1/2
MissSpaceFace
Then again, the black population is pretty small here in Denmark, I guess.
ConsumingHate
If you have seen one serious case, you have seen almost all of them. There are distinct physical markers that show no matter the skin tone
fdtudkfjdhkfd
Oh Holy God Damn, you are missing the point entirely...I mean like you are missing the point to a degree previously believed impossible
DrGonzo1805
No he isn't. Seems to benright on point. You moron.
ConsumingHate
I understood his/her point, i was making a general comment from my observations,. Maybe you were the one who missed the point?
MrGovernor
There's dozens of us. Dozens!
h0125t
BLACK HAWK DOWN!
OMGimaDragon
The likelihood of having a child with Down's increases with maternal age, and white women tend to have children later in life.
diehardlance
You've never seen kanye west?
Intelletc
Yes
WhiskeyTangoFoxtrotSierra
That's an insult to Downs children everywhere.
Sipsap88
Guy was in a severe car accident in 2002 where he damaged his frontal lobe. Not shitting on your joke, a lot of people just aren't aware.
CaroLion4
Oooh! Shots fired!
deadandbloated
They're statistically more likely to have mad ups
wrekemrobbie
Saw the exact same top comment last time this was reposted. Huh.
Umbrosia
NameIsChaz
Even the slow ones run too fast
NevermindThatShitHereComesMongo
Christ, +1
LubedUpCandy
amazing +1
Ifonlyiknewwhatthefuckimsaying
Lol this is a hidden gem
racistgrandparents
It's alright
papababoo
unexpected and borderline racist, but funny. lolz
qwirked
They get aborted.
storysails
My sister has Down's and we're black :)
SonThisIsBait
I'm sorry to hear that.
grabhercovfefe
Don't worry, they're proud to be black
vladimirstudmuffin
I'm just proud to be human...
grabhercovfefe
Thats great
SonThisIsBait
That your black I mean
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narcolepticturtle
Nice.
NZerow
Just wait till the day you see an albino black guy. When I did, I was very surprised when his parents arrived to pick him up! Lol
NevermindThatShitHereComesMongo
I see one every now and then around where I live. Always takes a second.
Wuhaa
It's because they can't afford vaccines
OlafJS
Me too, it was my first thought
vath
African people have the most diversity within their genome compared to the other races on the earth.
ScruffyBelievesInThisCompany
Could you dumb that down a little.
shedooooooooo
That's not true. Offspring from African mixed with another race will have a wide variety of genes to select from. Not African alone.
GenesisMachines
Black is a race now?
TakeMeToFrontPageAndBackFiveTimesADay
If you want to be pedantic, ethnicity
Ynigmatik
Everyone has always been black. But hats off to you for not seeing race
Contundo
Ecotype?
MyTrapCards
#
cookiesnatcha
African was the word.
superhans1988
I don't believe anyone said that?
Ewokwithastickgif
Oh sweetie......
SpartanBurke
Neither have I now that you say it, never seen a pregnant Asian lady either
tlw65
Lived in Japan for 3 years...never saw a pregnant Asian woman. They don't believe in showing the baby bump in public
SpartanBurke
I assumed it was something like that, tbh I struggle to even picture that image
FeliciaSexopants
What do they do then?
StonedBoneMalone
There ia a show on tlc called Born This Way. Theres a black dude on there
DancingBehindTheSpotLight
Interesting fact, Schizophrenia occurs in 1% of every demographic. They can't quite explain why
shmittytitty
It's kind of like seeing a Chinese dwarf.
birdlife
I have, but that is just because my family works a lot with special needs kids.
ExecutorHideo
"That's because they cam't afford Vaccines" -Anti-Vaccine Ground
kofjfsfsf
White people with down syndrom tend to live till 50 while black people with down syndrom tend to only live until 25.
baduhenna
I had a great aunt with Downs, who lived to 65. 1942 to 2007. I miss her, she was amazing! :)
storysails
That was the theory but that's proven to be untrue. I know a few including my sister black with Down's and well over 25
SixFeetShort
Source
TheDudeWhoDrinksWhiteRussians
I think there may be genetic chances involved, I know people of African decent have a higher chance to have sickle cell while Asians 1/
TheDudeWhoDrinksWhiteRussians
Have a much smaller chance, and angles (whites) are in the middle, and it's simply just genetics. 2/3
TheDudeWhoDrinksWhiteRussians
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/health/healthguide/esn-sickle-cell-know.html
TheDudeWhoDrinksWhiteRussians
Anglos
inzane
Because of gangs?
Gogurtsarebetterwhenfrozen
Jesus
Crustypeanut
Why does jesus kill them? Thats wrong :(
samrevem
As a black person...I laughed at all of this...I'm going to hell.
Chainhealer
Could it be the selection process during the slave trade led to genetically superior blacks in the US?
NevermindThatShitHereComesMongo
Conclusively, to a degree, yes.
DaDisser
I'm black and i've never seen one either lol
Svartlebee
It might be a genetic thing. Smaller chance to inherit based on racial history.
NickRivieraMD
Down's isn't a heritable condition tho. It is associated with having kids late, like after 40, so maybe fewer black people are doing that?
elfearlightcouncil3000
Specifically it's when the mom is 35 or over that you run into this. Source, currently in child development class covered it last week.
elfearlightcouncil3000
/2 I believe the dad being over 40 can also introduce a risk for Down's but I'm not certain atm
Svartlebee
Seems so, very rare though.
ChristinaRnne
It's a genetic disorder on the 21st chromosome. It occurs by chance. Btw look up Robertsonian translocation - and familiar Downs
Thorondor501
About 4% are Robertsonian translocations so are inheritable in this instance
frakthis42
Technically it is not on the 21st chromosome. They have an extra chromosome 21, due to poor meiosis.
NickRivieraMD
Fair enough.
Svartlebee
Just checked, couldn't find anything on age, but some kind of genetic marker. Doesn't seem to be prevalent in any particular group though.
Exekute01
Then your Google fu is weak: http://www.marchofdimes.org/complications/down-syndrome.aspx
CairoLen
Women over 40 who are pregnant are at a much higher risk of having a child with Down Syndrome. Down is a spontaneous genetic abnormality.
Exekute01
Totally age related. Very very rarely is it genetic.
Thorondor501
It is a genetic disorder as you have an extra chromosome. Just rarely an inheritance issue.
Exekute01
Absolutely not genetic. There's one kind that is but it's extremely rare. Mostly based on age.
Exekute01
My guess would be less older black couples having children.
Thorondor501
Along side a normal 21 from mum and normal 21 from dad. If you have Down syndrome child we often quote now 1% risk of another (3/3)
Thorondor501
Well it's a genetic condition but not normally associated with inheritance. About 4% of cases have the extra chromosome 21 attached to (1/2)
Thorondor501
Chromosome 14. A Robertsonian translocation. Thus likely to have multiple children with Down Syndrome if the 14:21 chromosome is (2/3)
Thorondor501
Inherited
merelyadequategooglymoogly
Interesting how you messed up the family tree of that post :-p
digitalutopia
Well, considering only about 0.14% of all people are born with Down's Syndrome, and only about 13% of the population (of the US) is black...
PerRnning
Good point i guess its a rare case
racistgrandparents
*care rase
jodaman
Well I've never seen a black guy before
racistgrandparents
Well I've never seen a white woman before
wormsdie
But once you go black you never go back
Individualsocksinthewashingmachine
You know neither have I. Black population is very small where I am though.
broconno
White priveledged son of a
Individualsocksinthewashingmachine
Don't forget massive racist as I'm white south african originally
Hayatev3
Yeah, the black population is downs here too.
forgetthisnoise
I've never seen black twins, except on TV. When I was little I didn't think they could have twins
Individualsocksinthewashingmachine
When I was little I didn't think they could write. That's apartheid for you, bunch a jokers
forgetthisnoise
So, I have to ask. Was it a rough transition from having such thought on like a state level?
Individualsocksinthewashingmachine
Not really, everyone could think for themselves and everyone knew it was wrong. Hence the movement to get rid of it, the people that opposed
Frykook5643
It also might just be something that is just more prevalent in the white population. Research time
Individualsocksinthewashingmachine
From my brief google, it appears it's simply down to my demographic.
Mizuha112
Hehe DOWN to my demographic... that's horrible...
GingerBeardsRule
And there it was
Zombiedrd
mimic those in Western nations
TheJolliestBunchOfAssholesThisSideOfTheNuthouse
Really? They're very tall where I am from.
Individualsocksinthewashingmachine
Basketball isn't popular here so we don't grow them for it.
DrPapersalt
Woah never thought of that
JasonNorman
gratz
CrustyMattedArsehole
Very small? Where I live we have about 3000 people and we're 99.8% white
Individualsocksinthewashingmachine
Well Down syndrome appears every 1 in 691 (ish) children. So you're likely to have what, something like 40 where you live? If they didn't
CrustyMattedArsehole
There's definitely one or two that I know of but the majority of the population are quite old, so unfortunately that might be why there 1/2
Individualsocksinthewashingmachine
die already since they have a much shorter life expectancy.
CrustyMattedArsehole
Isn't that many around
Zombiedrd
Most likely reason. North America has a black population around 14%, Europe and Oceania are even lower. I'm sure the downs rates in Africa
RatherRunWhenYouCantCrawl
Haha, downs in Africa...
SalamanderCmndr
I bless the downs down in Africa
Artyomthedarkone
Must be from up North. In Dallas,Houston and other southern cities it is ~50% black. That being said I have never seen a black with downs
WellBehavedZombie
3% in Canada, 1.2% in Mexico. So that number is probably only representative on the USA.
Individualsocksinthewashingmachine
IDK, I grew up in South Africa and don't honestly recall seeing any. I was far less sensitive to the differences then though, also a good
Individualsocksinthewashingmachine
chance they never make it.
HaniiPuppy
I live in Scotland and the only black people I've seen IRL are a friendly Jamaican tourist and a group of Nigerian missionaries.
clnoy
Have you ever met a Nigerian prince? Legend says they like to give you money.
aerosexual
Aye a come from a wee town in Ayrshire. And I swear I didn't see a black person in real life till I was at least 18
Islandace
I swear to god I've never seen a natural redhead, it's weird
NinjaCongo
How backward do you need to be for Nigeria to send you missionaries.
dasklaus
I watched a documentary once on a West German missionary that was sent to East Germany ... it was hilarious. We're atheists, mostly.
dasklaus
I think it's sending missionaries that's backwards, but that's just my opinion.
UncleCeiling
How do you convert to Nigerian, anyway?
iMalinowski
Ugly reason, pregnant black women get abortions at far higher rates than other ethnic demographics.
iMalinowski
Slightly Anecdotal: http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2015/nov/25/cynthia-meyer/cynthia-meyer-says-more-black-babies-are-aborted-n/
iMalinowski
5 times more likely: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/09/abortions-racial-gap/380251/
christopherwalkenslegs
Not true
Buddy77
hokeyreligions
Do you live in Maine too? There's like 3 black people here.
JustNoodlingAround
As somebody with family in Maine, I can confirm this. I don't think I've ever seen a black person up there while visiting them.
Individualsocksinthewashingmachine
No Glasgow.
ObiWanShalomi
I've never seen a Maine coon in real life.
afbmonk
I thought it was funny:(
ObiWanShalomi
hihi muchos thankos :p
Buddy77
ObiWanShalomi
I respect you! I love everyone :)
saberthree
your fogs are legit, I want to spend a year there but no clue where I would even want to go
OldIronsides
Acadia national park.
saberthree
I dont necessarily want to check out the parks, just local cities and the people kinda
OldIronsides
Or did you mean Glasgow? Because I can't help you there...
saberthree
BTW, I assume you were Cav with your SN? I was in Cav also
Individualsocksinthewashingmachine
We don't really get fog in Glasgow, just rain and buckfast
saberthree
Maine. I'll pass by Glasgow eventually but when I do, I'll probably hang out for a week or so. I dont hear much from Maine
LifeIsLifeNaNaaNaaaNaaaaNaa
Or maybe you have never seen a black guy without down, until just now?
fdtudkfjdhkfd
It's "Down's" if I am correct..."Down's Syndrome," named after a person...like "Lou Gehrig"s Disease," yeah?
LifeIsLifeNaNaaNaaaNaaaaNaa
Okay i'm down with that.
imadethisjusttomakeyoulookstupid
Might wanna do a quick Google to check your facts before posting
fdtudkfjdhkfd
Might wanna do a quick consideration of whether your post is contributing anything or just letting people know you're a dick before posting
fdtudkfjdhkfd
Also you're a dick and your post is a dick and please keep your dicks out of everyone's face, dick
fdtudkfjdhkfd
Might also want to read the post and note that op made clear that the statement was up for discussion and had not been researched
VeryLittleGravitasIndeed
I got pinged for this last year. Either is correct - "Down's" or "Downs". Same with losing the apostrophe for place names e.g. Bretts Warf.
fdtudkfjdhkfd
I've never known that this was acceptable as grammatically correct. I'll check it out
bigmetaldude
Holy shit... now that you mention it...
TheNoblePizzaDragonWhoLivesInYourFridge
Oh fuck me too!
iwanttomountndewya
Of any other race too actually.....just white!!
Snarkywisecrack
They used to be called Mongoloid. Is that just because of the almond eyes?
TheTrendyWolf
Why is it that people with downs look so incredibly similar to one another?
dec9675
Well us whites all look the same
MrsFX
The1st black kid i met had downs so silly 5 year old me thought that was normal an got a surprise after watching thats so raven
NevermindThatShitHereComesMongo
Im more upset that your barometer for negrosity was That's So Raven. Did you think we were all latently psychic?
MrsFX
No cuss eddie & her family weren't pyschic, i live in an area where literally in a dance school of 200 ages 3-18, 1 girl was black
NevermindThatShitHereComesMongo
...was that one dancing girl psychic?
MrsFX
I dunno she always guessed the casting right every year at show time but she didnt pull "the face"
LubedUpCandy
so let me get this straight. when you were 5, you thought that all black people looked like they had downs?
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MrsFX
As i only knew David (him) yes as i had nothing to compare with, its like meeting 1 blonde from sweden an assuming there all blonde
GingerSwan
eh, when I was *really* small I thought they were only on TV. I saw some asian folks though and said "Look mom, it's the scribble (1/2)
BlucieBlu
When I was really small, I thought black people were made out of chocolate and announced that in a target when I saw a black lady
ThoughtYouSaidSithLord
Saturday Night Live (SNL) Russell Stover heart-shaped boxes of chocolate? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNbwQenDpWI
GingerSwan
language people!" when I was about 5.
SenorbenTheNonSpanishSpanishBandit
I love this thread.
VulpineEmpress
Omg...That's so innocent and cute.