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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Monday, February 18, 2008 - 1:21 pm
but the difference is, that Adam isn't autistic, Excellent point, Ks. "Gay" is another word that is thrown around like that.
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Darclyte
Member
07-11-2005
| Monday, February 18, 2008 - 1:26 pm
I find that to be self-serving promotion on their part. Sorry. First, I don't recall Adam specifically mentioning autistic kids...but I may be wrong. Second, the editors clearly showed him to be wrong in saying it. They had people making the case about how wrong he was without really allowing him to clarify or defend. Let me make this clear, I am NOT defending Adam nor am I defending CBS. What he said was dumb. Should CBS have included it with their broadcast? Debatable. Did it negatively affect the cause of autistic or disabled people? No. So, again, I see the protest as that group trying to get their voice heard. When I hear someone refer to someone else as being "retarded" I usually tend to think (right or wrong) of someone severely disabled or with severe Down's Syndrome, or if it was used as slang, then someone who said or did something that anyone with a clue wouldn't have said or done. I don't think I've ever thought of someone with autism when I've heard that word. I might now, and that's unfortunate that this autism group made a connection that wasn't there before.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, February 18, 2008 - 1:35 pm
I still think people need to assume responsibility for their own actions and Adam is responsible for his inappropriate remark. Airing the comment does not imply approval by CBS. In fact, CBS clearly aired Sheila's negative response to the comment. It merely gives viewers some insight into how Adam uses incorrect terminology. I don't think he was being deliberately mean or derogatory when he used it. It's more not knowing the proper way to say something, saying something that is incorrect and hurtful and needing some education on it. Having said that, it is hard to understand how he would not know, assuming his claim of working in that area is accurate. The evolution of language is very interesting and I recently read an article on the subject that discussed something called "The Euphemism Treadmill". Basically, it talks about how acceptable terms for subjects acquire negative connotations over time and are replaced by other terms until they too acquire negative connotations and then the process repeats. The Euphemism Treadmill
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Kmjm
Member
05-19-2002
| Monday, February 18, 2008 - 1:43 pm
Wow, that website is disgusting. It's all about selling products and collecting donations. Somehow I suspect that Adam will be on salary as the foundation manager! Now hopefully it will go nowhere with this bad publicity. He sure isn't the sharpest tool in the box, saying things like that!
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Dokatola
Member
06-20-2007
| Monday, February 18, 2008 - 1:52 pm
My 19 yr old son is high functioning autistic. that first episode dropped my jaw also. it hurt. in my household..'retarded' is just as bad as a cuss word. we dont use it or refer to it. My son also graduated with a real highschool diploma on '07. i help him with some of his online college classes. he skates thru computer and math classes though. Adam disappoints me.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Monday, February 18, 2008 - 3:05 pm
Adam isn't autistic, we dont know that. He could be high functioning and we already know he is socially inept on the show. his facial tics and grimaces do remind me a certain condition (that I cant remember the name of) The way he kinda blurts stuff out too. I understand that he does some other type work as his real job but I don't know what it is didnt they touch on that during yesterday's tv show? Adam is a designer, he was successfully cast on that Tommy Hilfiger show that was pulled a few years ago. Adam's file has been sitting with 'robin' waiting since she told him she would be able to use him again. In the meantime he has been working in the Escort Industry. On the show Sheila is seen accusing him of Pimping girls out.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Monday, February 18, 2008 - 3:08 pm
okay, I just did some research. Adam was not ON 'the cut' . he must have been lying.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Monday, February 18, 2008 - 3:18 pm
Are you thinking of Tourette's Syndrome, Sun? I've questioned whether Adam had some sort of syndrome or something, too. The wide open eyes all the time seem strange.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Monday, February 18, 2008 - 3:35 pm
Perhaps he has aspberger's syndrome.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Monday, February 18, 2008 - 3:59 pm
autism spectrum is quite diverse. It can be in conjunction with other stuff as well. I would say tourettes because it isnt a phrase or obcenities. it is more like he gets awkward and uncomfortable. I wish i had that first HOH comp on tape. It seems that Adam made up a story, when they didnt understand what he did, he tried to give an example and blurted out "retards" anyways, it could have been nervousness too
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Monday, February 18, 2008 - 4:07 pm
Well, when he made the comment about "retarded" kids, I automatically assumed that everything he said about himself was untrue. As said above, anyone who truly worked with developmentally challenged or autistic children would never use such an insensitive term. He showed his ignorance on the subject with his words, so I really believe he is not who he says he is. How could he possibly market donations for an organization when he is so socially inept?
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, February 18, 2008 - 6:34 pm
So the United Autism Foundation website is really just the "Official Big Brother -- Adam Jansinski Fan Web Site"? Lovely. It definitely looks thrown together, with incorrect typos to boot ("It is the focus for Adam Jasinski to improvement our society today and secure a better future for our children tomorrow." BTW, why would anyone want to own the stapler that Adam used to use? Does he really think he's going to be that famous after a few weeks on a reality show? And Jimmer, I disagree. After Sheila called him out on it, he just continued to laugh and act like it wasn't a big thing. Even after her reaction, he wasn't the least bit apologetic for being offensive.
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Cathie
Member
08-16-2000
| Monday, February 18, 2008 - 6:49 pm
I work with blind children and find it extremely difficult to believe that anyone who really works with disabled children could be so insensitive, especially someone who does public relations for that population. Not believing it here...
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, February 18, 2008 - 7:06 pm
Costacat, the site where Adam is asking for money may or may not be affiliated with the actual United Autism Foundation (and I don't know if even it is legit). His site has a different URL and I think different registration. And the only thing on his site is a "store" with a bunch of Adam items for sale and a link to donate money.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, February 18, 2008 - 7:07 pm
This is the one touting Adam and asking for money. http://uniaf.org/
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Nancehereagain
Member
07-11-2005
| Monday, February 18, 2008 - 7:18 pm
I'd love to be able to throw rotten tomatoes at Adam right now! My 6-year-old grandson is high functioning autistic and just the idea, much less hearing it, that the public today would still use this word makes me so disgusted and enraged. First of all, hopefully the public will soon be learning far more as autism affects an enormous number of children. I frankly believe it is a neurological disorder that can be and is being corrected (if diagnosed early enough). Adam's website is a joke and I hope the many legitimate autism charities will come down hard on him and boy oh boy, those people are determined That was a ploy for BB, it's disgusting and I'd bet a lotta money that he is pocketing any donations as salary...that's easy to do legally. Sheesh, I never thought my first BB post this year would be about this? I doubt we have heard the end of this at all 
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Puzzled
Member
08-27-2001
| Monday, February 18, 2008 - 7:25 pm
Thanks, Beekind. Agree Nancehereagain, IMO, it's just a scam.
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Houstonndirish
Member
03-23-2006
| Monday, February 18, 2008 - 7:25 pm
Thanks for posting that link Seamonkey. That website is nothing but a solicitation for money. There is no info anywhere - every link you click goes to either the front page or to donate/buy something. I hate to say this but it looks like a scam to me. I hope people aren't donating.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Monday, February 18, 2008 - 7:28 pm
maybe that is what tipped the scales and got him on the show. By appearing to work for a charity? it makes him look like he'd be a heck of a guy to cast.
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Erinbear
Member
08-05-2005
| Monday, February 18, 2008 - 7:35 pm
Adam said he applied for The cut w/Tommy Hilfiger but didn't make it because of outstanding tickets..he took care of them and the lady kept his name for future stuff. He is out back smoking talking to Amanda when he said this about 10 mins ago..
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, February 18, 2008 - 8:13 pm
Thanks Sea. I googled "United Autism Foundation" and the only other one is www.unitedautismfoundation.org. And that one doesn't look legit either (almost all links but the home page are broken). At least that one doesn't do a complete shill for Adam.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, February 18, 2008 - 9:05 pm
Adam's website is poorly designed and thrown together. It seems pretty obvious that Adam has minimal knowledge of autism. Surely BB does a background check on these people? I can't believe they would be deliberately fooled by this.
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Nancehereagain
Member
07-11-2005
| Monday, February 18, 2008 - 9:11 pm
The following is a major legitimate website for autism: http://www.autismspeaks.org/ I get newsletters from them and I just saw they have a response listed to the Big Brother incident...hooray
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, February 18, 2008 - 9:56 pm
Right.. I saw the one Costa posted earlier and it looked shady, too.. well I realize that some nonprofits throw up sites without understanding that they have to be completed and then updated and maintained.. Adam's website, though.. I just hate to think of people sending in money..
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, February 18, 2008 - 10:14 pm
If all this is a ploy by Adam, I have to say it is pretty dumb to pretend to promote a cause without doing the tiniest bit of research on it so at the very least he would know a little about it if questioned.
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