In the movie Freaks, there were many points in the movie where the "freaks" were insulted. When this was done, the rest of the freaks there were offended and upset about it as well. This is because if one person is humorous because they are different, then anyone who is different will feel as if they are being directed as well. Many people don't actually consider what the consequences of the things they say will be. For example when they say "don't get her started, he'll punch you in the nose" to the male/female combination.
Saying this led to his/her feelings being hurt and her feeling like an outcast. Things like this are devastating truth bringers, because even the freaks make fun of and mess with the other freaks. One example being when the Siamese female twins were arguing with one of their significant other who had a stuttering problem and as he stuttered they told him to spit it out already or something to that extent. This goes to show that even disabled people sometimes poke fun, but dont realize how much damage their statement actually may do.
-Derek Guarino
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