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in hearing of BronyCon’s implementation of Color Communication Badges, adapted from Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) , in considerations of possible social difficulties at a packed convention, i made this. like?
and my god this site is wonderfully useful
edits gifs like a dream.
http://www.online-image-editor.com/
dunno how i feel about the size though, the original gif was about 2mb.
and my god this site is wonderfully useful
edits gifs like a dream.
http://www.online-image-editor.com/
dunno how i feel about the size though, the original gif was about 2mb.
That’s what I’m saying!
The hell???
If you said so, the badge should apply for everyone, even the neurotypical, even you and me. DUH!!
What I’m saying is that the system makes fun of everyone. You can talk to this guy and/or girl. While seconds later you can’t talk to that guy and/or girl.
Orly??
Typical people, can you learn “kindness”?? (Also, it’s Fluttershy’s element, the most priority element for Aspies alongside Magic and Laughter.)
Exactly.
Enter the Colonel
Right! Stop this! It’s gotten too “silly!”
And this, gentlemen, is why gifsicle and imagemagick are superior (if you know the right syntax, that is
:D). And since it’s just some static stuff pasted onto a screencap, shouldn’t be too hard to recreate. The real question is should I?You know what? Im not even surpised
It’s kinda difficult, really. You may really want to meet certain people or have a look at stuff you like. In these cases, you don’t attend the con for trivial matters or communication purposes.
The thing is, it’s as hard to get by at a con as it is anywhere else, as soon as you leave your house (with a few differences between individuals, of course).
This is where the colour badges come in, as they can actually do some kind of “damage limitation”, if you know what I mean.
Friend did bring up a good point. Con environments bring out a lot of enthusiasm about their related subject, and it gets to the point of personal space violations pretty easily.
But instead of giving “Cards of Shame” out for people to use, they should be impressing the importance of politeness and good manners upon attendees, and take actions against those who are unwilling to adhere.
But, seriously, if you are a “Red Card” you probably shouldn’t be at a Con in the first place.
In other words “WHY DON’T PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF TUMBLR RESPECT MUH TRIGGERS?!”
It’s already flashing lights one way.
Are you trying to troll? Do you seriously imply the exchange will end with flashing cards at each other? That no actual verbal contact, actual standard socializing past that is required?
So instead you make friends like robots flashing lights to each other.
Why? Conventions are all about making new friends and meeting old friends. You won’t make many new friends if you don’t approach strangers, and approaching strangers who simply don’t want to be approaches leads to situations unpleasant for both sides (and many people will choose not to approach them simply for fear of such situations.)
Doesn’t mean we should be encouraging it.
With increasing use of electronic media, and decreased face-to-face communication, yes, for many it gets difficult, especially initiating the contact with a stranger.
Do you need me to explain to you why complimenting someone on their butt is an asshole thing to do?
That is what autism is. They can be in crowds just fine, and can initiate and converse with people they know well or have a need to talk to , but freeze up when someone they don’t know approaches them (even in a friendly manner) and opens discussion. And as such they can’t reply “Please, could you not talk to me right now?” because of that.
FWIW, the diff between yellow and red is that if they are using red, they are only going to want to talk to a short-list of people they know very well (eg close friends). eg: let’s say you had met someone with a yellow badge on Day 1 and they approached you, you had a good discussion, and it was clear you both had a good time talking. If you saw this person on Day 3 with a red badge, you should not approach him (you’re not on the list), but if he had a yellow badge, you’d be free to approach him again.
I kinda like the idea of “come and talk to me” badges though.
And no @Texy, people do not object to people wearing warning signs because they are born jerks. >.o