▲ 350 ▼ What are some companies that deserve to be boycotted to death? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by erik111189@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 334 comments fedilink hide all child comments So far my list includes Comcast, EA, and Nestle. Tell me yours, and I'll help out.
[–] IdealShrew@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) how is this different from screening for any other illness? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago That was my confusion as well. Genetic screening isn't worthy of condemnation but "pro-eugenics" has a pretty broad spectrum. permalink fedilink source parent [–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) It’s more like screening for left handedness than it is like screening for cerebral palsy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bye@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Autistic people, as they define it, are not just differently abled. They started the foundation where that word didn’t include people with mild cases. If you could screen out non verbal, low functioning autism, that would be a good thing, just like screening out downs and whatnot. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago That was my confusion as well. Genetic screening isn't worthy of condemnation but "pro-eugenics" has a pretty broad spectrum. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) It’s more like screening for left handedness than it is like screening for cerebral palsy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bye@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Autistic people, as they define it, are not just differently abled. They started the foundation where that word didn’t include people with mild cases. If you could screen out non verbal, low functioning autism, that would be a good thing, just like screening out downs and whatnot. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bye@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Autistic people, as they define it, are not just differently abled. They started the foundation where that word didn’t include people with mild cases. If you could screen out non verbal, low functioning autism, that would be a good thing, just like screening out downs and whatnot. permalink fedilink source parent