Is this such a big deal?

[Taddy]

Yeah they sound like a bunch of pricks to be honest.

 

[minus_273c]

Sounds like either you're the only decent person in the town or your reading too much into their reactions.

 

[Hazzaslagga]

their is only one way to sort out this town.
Mass arson!

 

[Stillve]

(...)
A day later, I'm ignored all over town (well, that's the usual, but it was an eerie avoidance, nobody even looked at me). Now, is it such a big deal that I happen to see my girlfriend's ill brother as a person? Or is my town just full of prats?

I'd move if I were in your place, no idea how you manage to keep your wits about you living in a town apparently filled with some of the most ignorant prats on that side of the globe. Xenophobic, discriminatory against handicapped, gossiping hags and catholic to boot?!

...WOAH.

 

[dfphetteplace]

Fuck your town. You did the right thing and should be proud of yourself for being a human being and caring for someone even though they are different. It isn't like the kid is different through his own choice. The kid is sick. The world would be better if there were more people like you.

 

[ultimateownage]

Here's a tip: Move the fuck out, like, right now. With your girlfriend if possible. These people sound like they're barely above the level of the KKK, They'd probably burn your house down if you admitted to being his friend.

 

[Magnalian]

Now, is it such a big deal that I happen to see my girlfriend's ill brother as a person? Or is my town just full of prats?

I have no idea what prats are, but from the context I can assume that yes, your town is infested with them. People ignoring you because you're nice to an autistic kid is all kinds of wrong.

 

[Chogg Van Helsing]

A day later, I'm ignored all over town (well, that's the usual, but it was an eerie avoidance, nobody even looked at me). Now, is it such a big deal that I happen to see my girlfriend's ill brother as a person? Or is my town just full of prats?

Uh...what the fuck? Are you sure you're not just being paranoid? You seriously think people would look down on you for being kind to a disabled kid? If so, you must live in the dickhead capital of the world.

I'm not being paranoid, and that's the sad part of it all. I walked into the ice cream parlor and the place was silent until I left.

Your town is so full of prats that I'm struggling to believe it. What, exactly, is "wrong" with him that isn't an illness?

Well, many of the people in this place consider any illness "against the norm" and thus warrants a shunning of said "abnormal" person.

Wow, they would LOVE me! Not really. I'd prob be driven out with fire and pitch forks.... lol

 

[Hawgh]

Sounds like you need to bust out the heavy-duty prat spray.

 

[Twistedx_99]

their is only one way to sort out this town.
Mass arson!

Will there be s'mores?

OT: Yes your town is full of prats... you should either leave, ignore them, or be super friendly to confuse them.

 

[Yosato]

lol, it might be one of those things - these people must be so ancient that they think his disability means he's possessed by some evil spirit o.o Seriously though, what a bunch of MASSIVE pricks.

 

[liamwazhere]

Or is my town just full of prats?

What town if I may ask?
I live in the boston area and I know that some towns are full of pricks

 

[Les Awesome]

where do you live?
douchebagville?

 

[Oh That Dude]

Take your family and your girlfriend's family and GTFO of there.
/sensible advice.

 

[Breaker deGodot]

Sounds like you're in a rough town. I don't know what you can do except roll with the punches, and ignore them.

 

[Trivun]

Here's the way I see it. You are a nice, friendly guy. You're girlfriend is probably a nice girl (else you wouldn't be with her). Her brother is an unlucky guy who is fortunate to have a family who cares so much about him.

And you (i.e. you, and your girlfriend's family) are the few sane and normal, decent people in a town full of pricks.

That's about it. Anyone who treats someone who is merely ill or has something mentally wrong with them should just curl up in a corner and die. Or even better, try living life being subject to the same torment they put this poor guy through. To you, OP, I say well done, and you are proof that not all people are dicks. Just most of them.

 

[AMMO Kid]

Good for you man who cares what they think.

 

[Dane Tesston]

It's a town full of prats, and I'll be the first to suggest changeing the name to Bigotvill. The fact that they labeled your friend like that is the first indication of something not being quite right. That they went on to ignore you simply for socializing with him is the proof of it.

Put simple, your town sucks, dude.

 

[Diligent]

Yeah, it's the first one. The population is around 10,000...oh lookie, here's a Wiki page on our little place! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holbrook,_Massachusetts

I read as far as "the last town created from the former lands of Braintree." and am forced to conclude that "The Braintree" is a pulsating evil at the heart of your town, it's massive fleshy tentacle-like roots stretching far and wide, and controlling the minds of your fellow townsfolk for it's own dark purposes. You are lucky to not be affected, and should escape immediately.

Seriously though, good on you for being a compassionate human being. It's really not a big deal, but I know how small towns can be.

 

[Ham_authority95]

The ironic thing is that these people don't realise everyone is somewhat autistic on the scale of autism.

They're a bunch of insensitive uneducated pricks who aren't worth anyone's time or effort.

Don't bother even sparing a moment's thought over them. Just focus on better things, like the fact you get on really well with your girlfriend's family.

Do the above.

Ignore their idiocy and embrace your newly found oneness in your town.