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Hating Comic Sans is Ableist Apparently
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Hating Comic Sans is Ableist Apparently
March 3, 2017 at 11:26 am (This post was last modified: March 3, 2017 at 11:26 am by Tea Earl Grey Hot.)
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So apparently some dyslexic people really like comic sans font. They have an easier time reading because each character is made up of unique shapes. 'p's and 'q's in comic sans aren't merely mirrored for instance like they are in print style fonts. If comic sans helps you read then I say great but is hate of comic sans really ableist?
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March 3, 2017 at 11:31 am
Erm..I agree that this is idiotic to the nth degree...but it's literally just one person complaining in an opinion piece on a blog site. If we dug up every moronic thought that individuals have typed on the internet, we'd be here for eternity.
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RE: Hating Comic Sans is Ableist Apparently
March 3, 2017 at 12:48 pm (This post was last modified: March 3, 2017 at 12:49 pm by Edwardo Piet.)
Pffft omg what is the world coming to this is so ridiculous it's insane.

Why the fuck would hating on Comic Sans be ableist?!?!?

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RE: Hating Comic Sans is Ableist Apparently
March 3, 2017 at 12:54 pm
(March 3, 2017 at 11:31 am)FatAndFaithless Wrote: Erm..I agree that this is idiotic to the nth degree...but it's literally just one person complaining in an opinion piece on a blog site.  If we dug up every moronic thought that individuals have typed on the internet, we'd be here for eternity.

and that would be different from the current reality of Atheist Forums how ?

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March 3, 2017 at 12:56 pm (This post was last modified: March 3, 2017 at 12:57 pm by Chad32.)
Anyone who hates Sans must have issues. He's a cool guy. Makes jokes. Plays pranks. Has a cool brother. Will roflstomp you if you kill everyone. What's not to like?
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RE: Hating Comic Sans is Ableist Apparently
March 3, 2017 at 2:18 pm
I never really understood why people hate that font anyway. Personally, I find it very pleasing
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RE: Hating Comic Sans is Ableist Apparently
March 3, 2017 at 2:44 pm (This post was last modified: March 3, 2017 at 2:56 pm by c172.)
I'm not big on Comic Sans, or these recent thick handwriting-style fonts that seem to be all over the place now. Just too much. I don't care if they're ADA-kosher or not.

ETA: Apparently I am thinking of Debby and King Basil in particular.

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RE: Hating Comic Sans is Ableist Apparently
March 3, 2017 at 2:54 pm
I'm a big fan of Fraktur

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RE: Hating Comic Sans is Ableist Apparently
March 3, 2017 at 3:01 pm
"You like it, I don't. That makes me a bad person?"
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RE: Hating Comic Sans is Ableist Apparently
March 3, 2017 at 3:52 pm (This post was last modified: March 3, 2017 at 3:52 pm by Jesster.)
Ableist? Bullshit. My dislike of comic sans has nothing to do with dyslexic people. Fonts have their purposes and comic sans is used in all the wrong places regularly. Jokerman is almost as bad. If dyslexic people want to complain, there have been far better fonts created specifically for them that work better than comic sans.

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