Join me at the Edinburgh Fringe for "Shaping the Earth," a comedic take on mining history. Plus, catch my musical gigs and watch a glorious minute of stand-up.
Being "cross-eyed" is the last disability it's deemed okay to laugh at (except perhaps for the occasional deaf joke). It's actually horrible being cross-eyed; like any disability, every encounter outside your home requires a stiffening of the sinews, knowing that people feel uncomfortable and it will show in their facial expression; that they'll no doubt make jokes about you behind your back. It can cause double vision which makes life a struggle. If someone chooses to present themselves in a way you find ridiculous, by all means laugh at them. Please don't make jokes at the expense of people less fortunate than you, as if they could be different if they wanted. Nobody chooses to be cross-eyed.
Thanks Ruby. As it happens my closest friend is cross-eyed so I get it. I wasn't making fun of crossed-eyed people, I was making fun of Midjourney, the AI app I use, for the fact that it drew a cross-eyed miner. In any case, I've deleted the comment.
Being "cross-eyed" is the last disability it's deemed okay to laugh at (except perhaps for the occasional deaf joke). It's actually horrible being cross-eyed; like any disability, every encounter outside your home requires a stiffening of the sinews, knowing that people feel uncomfortable and it will show in their facial expression; that they'll no doubt make jokes about you behind your back. It can cause double vision which makes life a struggle. If someone chooses to present themselves in a way you find ridiculous, by all means laugh at them. Please don't make jokes at the expense of people less fortunate than you, as if they could be different if they wanted. Nobody chooses to be cross-eyed.
Thanks Ruby. As it happens my closest friend is cross-eyed so I get it. I wasn't making fun of crossed-eyed people, I was making fun of Midjourney, the AI app I use, for the fact that it drew a cross-eyed miner. In any case, I've deleted the comment.
Thanks so much for responding. I appreciate that very much! 💖
And good luck with your show.