Comments on: Williams Syndrome

By: frank uible

frank uible — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 02:04:01 +0000

Some nameless individuals have adroitly carried forward their poor understanding of social dynamics and lack of social inhibition from the 1950s to the next millenium.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:07:00 +0000

Prince William!

By: Max Factor

Max Factor — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:53:45 +0000

This fits into the vein of all things Williams, which is cool. David is making a harmless comment. Parody introduces, enlivens, and familiarizes its target, too. So admit that you’d never heard of the syndrome and the fact that you give a damn about it might relate to the proposal that we parody it, from David.

*
Yes, there could be room for this in the next Frosh review comedy routines…

My main hope though is that Williams can start inviting commencement speakers whose name is Williams. Numerous fascinating and accomplished people we’d lvoe to be have this name. I propose Robin Williams and Lucinda Williams, for starters.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:06:53 +0000

Political correctness aside, that is, where polite society chooses not to offend the sensibilities of those less fortunate, David was merely using the article as a point of relief against the personality descriptives in parodying Williams students.

To those of you who have taken umbrage to the article, get a number and stand in line.

By: Laura '06

Laura '06 — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:27:25 +0000

Coincidentally, Julie Korenberg, the researcher mentioned in the article, is the mother of Johannes Pulst-Korenberg ‘06.

By: DB

DB — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:03:54 +0000

In a casual conversation, I’m not sure I could distinguish someone with “Williams Syndrome” from someone just “quirky”, so it really fascinates me that this particular quirk is so precisely associated with 25 particular missing genes. Makes you wonder how many other personality traits are hard-wired. Shout-out to Gene Expression.

Thanks for the interesting read! As for previous posters, I think the harmless joke is just on the “Williams” name, so chill guys! Or is your high offense level a consequence of a genetic predisposition?

By: '10

'10 — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:38:34 +0000

Making fun of people with genetic abnormalities that result in painful lives cut short by medical problems is SO FUNNY! I can’t wait for your witty take on neural tube defects. Jerk.

Not to say that making fun of disabled people can’t be funny (this is the Internet, after all), but I don’t think that’s what David was doing. I interpreted his post as poking fun at Williams College and its students/culture, not Williams Syndrome.

By: Ben Fleming

Ben Fleming — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:12:57 +0000

Jerk.

Piss off.

By: Wing

Wing — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:56:48 +0000

Frank played football at Williams without a helmet
and the effects are often evident in his posts.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:39:51 +0000

Making fun of people with genetic abnormalities that result in painful lives cut short by medical problems is SO FUNNY! I can’t wait for your witty take on neural tube defects. Jerk.