People with disabilities have feelings, too! Worth L00King

Platinum Member Joined: Aug 01 2005 Posts: 16911

I had tears in my eyes. This was just... unbelievable. enjoy.

Thanks mama bear for sharing! I have a very soft spot for these special needs people. Yes this clip made me cry! If only we all would treat these gifted children like normal people!

Posted: Fri, Nov 26 2010, 3:47 pm Post subject:

It's not like anyone other than the actors were saying something. Most people don't like getting involved in other peoples problems whatever it is. If it's right or not is another story and not in particular to this. I would not have gotten involved either and I would have done what the first man did. It's not my personality to say anything. If it was my own child or me, I probably would say something, though.

Posted: Fri, Nov 26 2010, 3:49 pm Post subject:

I just watched some more (waiting for it to load, so I'm watching it in pieces) and with a teen I do think saying something is different, but it's with anything about getting involved.

Platinum Member Joined: Aug 01 2005 Posts: 16911

Frankly - I dont think I would say anything, because people with such mouths intimdiate me. I'd be very uncomfortable.
If it were a frum Yid behavint htat way I'd probably speak up, because I'd be less afraid of them and more concerned about chilul hashem.
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Diamond Member Joined: Dec 28 2005 Posts: 4656

I also have tears in my eyes.

That being said, I am very anti these experiments (I know Inspired posted one about people's reaction on seeing a dummy-baby left in a car). I don't think there is a ends to justify the means of tricking people and playing with their emotions.

Platinum Member Joined: Aug 01 2005 Posts: 16911

I know, Tova. It bothered me too.
ABC went undercover a while back with someone dressed as a frum Yid and an actor making anti semitic remarks, they wanted to see if anyone would come to his aid. as a matter of fact... most people just added their own anti-semitic remarks. not cool!

Diamond Member Joined: Dec 28 2005 Posts: 4656

Uch. I was thinking about this some more on Shabbos. It is one thing for someone to be acting as if they have a disability and get made fun of. It is a whole 'nother if, like Josh, the actor actually has that disability. I cannot believe that it wasn't ripping him inside to be called what he was many times, EVEN if he know that the other party was also an actor in the experiment.

Diamond Member Joined: Mar 17 2008 Posts: 3557

I think of myself as a person of integrity. I would not have accosted these people. I would have been seething inside, but I would not have said anything.

But there's another one of this series about a guy with a fake police badge telling people to do horrible things, like take someone's wallet, put something in the person's drink, and even take her baby (the cop said she had kidnapped the baby). What's interesting is that I would never have listened there either, even though they said that everyone did.

I'm just naturally a coward, I guess. I wouldn't stand up to injustice here, but I also wouldn't go ahead and proactively do the cop thing. I have a feeling that some of the people who stand up to injustice would also have followed the cop's instruction, as crazy as they might sound. So I don't know what that says.

Diamond Member Joined: Mar 17 2008 Posts: 3557

And just one last thought. Can you imagine what these people felt like afterwards? We believe that Hashem watches us, but I bet that these people LIVED with the knowledge that someone could be watching them - more than we do, unfortunately.

Silver Member Joined: Oct 21 2009 Posts: 847

Whatever it is, this clip bought tears to my eyes especially at the end where josh finishes off with those few words.

Thanks for sharing.

Platinum Member Joined: Nov 04 2008 Posts: 7928

I would have said something. Not necessarily eloquently or effectively.
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