AmeliaGit

crazycatlady58, What is so sad about what I wrote about Megan? I am a huge fan of Born This Way; its one of my favorite shows. The other cast members are just fine, with the exception of a couple, and Rachel is very endearing to me and I really enjoy her storyline. In fact, Rachel is a good example of a contrast to Megan. Rachel is genuine, humble, kind-hearted, generous, loving, respectful (especially to her parents, unlike Megan) and accepting of her intellectual disability. She is content with her limitations and works around them, whilst striving to succeed at smaller, more important things in life (not having a baby whose care will be put off onto others or moving to Hollywood to become a world famous film producer or "owning" and "running" a successful clothing business). Give me a break.

Drogo, Where did I make sweeping generalizations about entire communities? My post was about Megan; not the other cast members. And unlike you, I know three people with DS. Two of them are very low functioning (nothing like you see on Born This Way). I also went to a high school that was non-inclusive but there was a special classroom for "Special Education" for all the kids with Down Syndrome and other learning disabilities. Looking back, there is no way 99% of those kids could or should have been included in typical classrooms. Its really just self-serving gratification for parents. I mean, look at Sean's mom on Born This Way. And if you don't agree with what I've written about Megan, then why don't you post a rebuttal to my opinions. What have I said about Megan that you think is an incorrect perspective?

I do not like Megan. There, I said it. And 99% of you are problem thinking it but you're too afraid to say it. And I don't feel bad for saying it. Just because someone has Down Syndrome, doesn't mean they can't be disliked. Just because someone has DS doesn't mean they are all perfect little angels that are above criticism and judgement. She doesn't want to be limited and [they] and their parents want them to be treated just like everyone else, but yet God forbid someone says something negative about someone with this condition. It's just hypocritical and contradictory. My favorites on the show are Rachel, her parents, and Christina's parents. Rachel is just such a doll. John is probably my second favorite main cast member..although I do think they need to make him realize that a rap career isn't in his future and should start pushing him toward more realistic goals. My least favorites on this show are, of course, bratty and spoiled Megan, obnoxious Elena, perverted and immature Sean and Sean's mom. I'll get to them maybe in another post, but I'm going to dedicate this one to Megan. In fact, I hope she reads it (if she's even literate): -She does not own her own business. And holy crap, how could ANYONE believe that she runs Megology? How laughable are these claims? The worst part of this is that she believes it to be true and brags about it. Get over yourself Megan. You aren't a business woman. You can't even count money. Your condition LIMITS you to be able to do anything that even comes close to owning and running a business. You aren't fooling anyone and its NOT cute. It's obnoxious. My favorite was the scene where she and Kris were meeting with a graphic designer to label the Megology "line". Kris commented that it would be expensive and they may not be able to afford the service; Megan's response? "I have $8 in my secret stash". Like, she was serious. Not only can Megan not count money, but she cannot even grasp the concept of numbers and money and amounts and such. Run a business? Give us a break you little coddled brat! Taking all the credit for the work of others is also not something I'd be teaching my DS child; which is exactly what Kris does for Megan in this Megology "business"! -She did not write one word of the "Don't Limit Me" speech that she relishes in delivering to audiences. Her cringe-worthy mother did. She also coached Megan hundreds and hundreds, perhaps even thousands of times, on how to read and present it. In my opinion, the worst part of this speech is that Megan actually believes every word of it. Let me just dissect a few lines of that rubbish: *When I was in high school I made a lot of friends (They weren't really your friends. They were typical* peers that had to be nice to you. You didn't "hang out" with them after school. You didn't go out partying your junior and senior year. You didn't shack up with male classmates. You didn't play beer pong at the after prom like all the "typicals" did. Because, you aren't typical. You have Down Syndrome. (*Typical-the word used by Megan and other cast members on Born This Way to describe people without Down Syndrome.) *I was in regular classes with a para for support. (You may have sat in "regular" classrooms. But you were NOT learning "regular" lessons. Lessons were made special for you, because you have an abnormally low IQ and it was impossible for you to comprehend and retain the information that was given to all the other students. Just because you sat in a classroom with typicals means NOTHING. And even then, you had a "support person" in the classroom with you. I'm assuming more so to deal with your tantrums and breakdowns than help you "learn". *I became a cheerleader in high school (Your mother lobbied and forced the adults to let you prance around with real cheerleaders so that you could feel accepted and "popular". I'm 100% sure you did not learn any cheers and were not capable of any gymnastics. You were not a cheerleader. You were the cheerleader MASCOT). *Teach me to be independent so I can become an independent adult. (Oh wow, where to start. First of all, teachers in typical classrooms---especially high school---do not teach students how to be "independent". In math, reading, science, computer classes etc., what is taught are those subjects, not "life skills". You were a disruption, Megan. And you were wasting teachers' time; time that was taken away from typical students who were there to learn because they didn't need to be taught "life skills" or "independence." Your mother should have been the one teaching you life skills and how to be independent, NOT your English teacher. And from what everyone has seen on television, your mother Kris, FAILED at teaching you life skills and independence. Well, to her credit, either she failed or you are not able to grasp or retain any knowledge or skills because, again, you have DOWN SYNDROME. You ARE LIMITED! -Megan will never live on her own. She will forever have the brain of a young child. She needs to get over herself and let go of these ridiculous dreams and expectations she has aspired to. Her loony-toon mother isn't doing her any favors by supporting her DS child's outlandish behavior and thoughts. Megan wants to be a MOTHER? A film producer? A director? I really cannot stand this stuck up, coddled, spoiled, narcissistic little brat Megan. Oh...and least I forget...how disrespectful she is to her parents. I could write a whole other post strictly dedicated to that matter. So irritating. I just had to get this all out.