timdiggerm said:

twooffour said:

Asperger's is a syndrome, not an insult. On the internets, though, it's often used as a way to point out someone's unacceptable inability to understand irony, hyperbole, or priorities and degrees. Ludicrous behavior like that is what is meant by Asperger's (when used on the internet), not so much an actual claim about a disorder only a psychologist can diagnose.

While this may be true in some corners of the internet, that doesn't make it right, nor does it make it acceptable here. I am no expert on the rules here and not a moderator anyway, so obviously that's a matter for the mods to decide.

However, I will say that just because many people consider it acceptable doesn't mean that they should.

Well I've been on the receiving end, and I honestly couldn't give a wet one.

Obviously, it's presumed that the person on the other side is most probably normal, just being very thick - so an implication that a normal person allows himself lapses reminiscent of someone with an actual disorder, seems to make sense as a wake-up jab.

But then again, you politically correct uptight moral guardians can't give a moment of thought to such considerations, can you. To you, it's just "oh no he said Asperger's that's an actual disorder it's offensive he shouldn't be saying that!!".
How it's meant, whether it's meant to insult people with disorders, or indirectly degrade them more than a wikipedia article does, or whether it's actually referring to the actual disorder, or merely meant as an ironic, hyperbolic remark about a distant similarity to its most known traits - none of that really matters to you does it.
"Mentioned Aspergers's = offensive", that's as simple as you wanna have it.

Whatever floats your boat, pal.
You've just made me swear to once use the "special olympics" joke on this forum ;)

Actually, seen those pictures posted on occasions very similar to the recent "4th parts" debacle, where I also was involved, and also was winning ;)
I'll think of being offended from now on.