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RedTheDopeKing t1_j9pt40c wrote

Reply to comment by insaneintheblain in Social work marginalises autistic children and their mothers leading to poor outcomes by RassimoFlom

Is this quote poorly worded or am I having a stroke?

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steve-laughter t1_j9q99q4 wrote

"These things look like those things, those things look like these things."

I think sometimes English is weird.

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mrlolloran t1_j9qbmba wrote

It’s been a while but I’m pretty sure I could figure out how to say that word for word in Spanish. You’re blaming the language when you should be blaming the person

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insaneintheblain t1_j9pufsz wrote

Maybe you’re just not understanding the meaning

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RedTheDopeKing t1_j9q0625 wrote

He’s saying it shouldn’t be surprising that prisons resemble factories, schools, barracks, and hospitals. It’s just worded strangely, he says they resemble one another twice in a row, basically. Just worded strangely to me.

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