Woman with Down Syndrome Questions 'Normal Life' in Compelling Documentary

Anne Marie has Down syndrome and refers to people outside of the Down community as “normies.”
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[@samirar1990]

She expresses herself better then i can I want to see this documentary !!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@hunchofmateus2422]

You got some speech problems then

[@samanthamarie6507]

Is it just me or does it seems like the female talk show host with the blazer and short grey hair is talking to her like she’s a child? The high pitched voice and “do you work”? Maybe I’m just over analyzing it but it just bugs me when people talk to others with special needs like they’re 4

[@rt1110]

It’s not just you, I think it’s just her normal inflection 😂 almost like Don Knotts

[@eKoush]

It's hard for many people to not fall into this behavioral trap.

[@lunar9359]

She’s just tryin to make her feel comfortable and not have pitty for her, no one wants pittyness in there lives.

[@jimmyarbutus2555]

@@eKoush Thanks Professor.

[@manasashastry404]

*anchor: What is "normal" to you, Anne Marie?* *"To me, it's PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF DOWN'S SYNDROME. What I call it "NORMIES" "* *video description: Anne Marie has 'Down syndrome' and refers to people outside of the Down-community as “normies.”* *Prof Sam Vaknin: 😅(🤡)*

[@hamimannn]

0:47 breaks my heart

[@maksiono1488]

I like how she knows she is disabled, but she will always try her best to be a regular human being

[@jamesfrench7299]

Shouldn't be trying.

[@chriskief7156]

@@jamesfrench7299 She doesn't have a choice... Edit: You can't prevent of reverse down syndrome, moronic comment.

[@daltonroberts8820]

@@jamesfrench7299 And why not?

[@TheKaiTetley]

As someone who is autistic, trying to be normal is a struggle.

[@ReluctantGarbageCollector]

The point is not her "trying to be a regular human" but rather adjusting the bounds of what we consider normal or "regular".

[@ilikereesespcs1256]

Just so you know the reason you on earth is so you put kindness in people's heart

[@ashleyelizabeth538]

I have to see this documentry! What a beautiful girl ❤️

[@neddyconstant5816]

Watching this at 9:00PM Fri 5/22/20

[@Steve23JJ]

Maah

[@manasashastry404]

*anchor: What is "normal" to you, Anne Marie?* *"To me, it's PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF DOWN'S SYNDROME. What I call it "NORMIES" "* *video description: Anne Marie has 'Down syndrome' and refers to people outside of the Down-community as “normies.”* *Prof Sam Vaknin: 😅(🤡)*

[@AMILLIONVOICES]

Hi Ashley, Well said 👏 I’ve recently released a Mini Documentary on Down Syndrome. If you would like to watch it, You can find the Documentary on my Channel or search on KZbin for Nicola and Jessica | Living With Down Syndrome If you end up watching one, I would love to hear your feedback ☺️♥️ Wishing you a lovely Monday, Steph

[@kendallwashington4281]

@@neddyconstant5816 don't care

[@snowblaque1832]

She is so beautiful 💕🌸

[@kellseyturner9914]

She struggles but she's beautiful God put her on this Earth for a reason because she's beautiful

[@serena7397]

Brilliant young woman!

[@AMILLIONVOICES]

Hi Serena, Well said 👏 I’ve recently released a Mini Documentary on Down Syndrome. If you would like to watch it, You can find the Documentary on my Channel or search on KZbin for Nicola and Jessica | Living With Down Syndrome If you end up watching one, I would love to hear your feedback ☺️♥️ Wishing you a lovely Monday, Steph

[@roseb2105]

i apprecieate how she is being reall and showing the ugly side of having a disaility and not just bs sing for the cameras how she is proud o fwho she is and would not change it

[@moniquevandelden6211]

I saw i small part from the trailer its heartbreaking wherly but she is verry strong and positive.

[@AMILLIONVOICES]

Hi Monique, Well said 👏 she really is. I’ve recently released a Mini Documentary on Down Syndrome. If you would like to watch it, You can find the Documentary on my Channel or search on KZbin for Nicola and Jessica | Living With Down Syndrome If you end up watching one, I would love to hear your feedback ☺️♥️ Wishing you a lovely Monday, Steph

[@jennifernewton6759]

God did put you on this earth for a reason. You are wonderfully made by God . Through you people are learning . I have a bother who has down syndrome and I have learned so much from him. He is our Angel in our family . Never feel like your alone . God is there with you along with your guardian angel. God likes to hear from his children. So talk to him about how you feel tell him to help you in what ever issues your going through sweetie. God bless you and know that your a very special human being take care

[@penguingobrrbrr353]

the fact that god put her on this earth for a reason. Is basically this video god put her on this earth to be seen and heard RIGHT NOW RIGHT HERE

[@DanielNHofficial]

I think we are all “normal” I heard a very powerful Quote somewhere ~”we are more the same than we are different” and I believe this Applies to all of us.

[@dylanbrookbank1935]

Yep! At the end of the day we're all human and a genetic disorder doesn't make someone inferior. They are much more similar to any other human being than they are different.

[@kaynemccully5266]

Why is that woman talking so loud to her?

[@mattd6200]

I think she's just loud, lol.

[@goodsmile5170]

Lovely people kind and good hearted

[@leavemealone5242]

Anne marie is amazing

[@manasashastry404]

*anchor: What is "normal" to you, Anne Marie?* *"To me, it's PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF DOWN'S SYNDROME. What I call it "NORMIES" "* *video description: Anne Marie has 'Down syndrome' and refers to people outside of the Down-community as “normies.”* *Prof Sam Vaknin: 😅(🤡)*

[@jessicaloveland4034]

Shes so smart !

[@SuperKrock5]

Is that Rosie ODonnell?

[@hisdevotedchurch]

God bless these lost individuals. May God heal them and sculpt them into a new creation.

[@stanmyler9037]

Well the concept of "Normal" is relatively. Rod Serling tought me this, with his TZ episodes seriously!

[@salimtaja6180]

She is more normal then most of us

[@updimuze9428]

Why everyone are not talking about the beautiful girl behind the normie, the one With red wine shirt, and brown hair She is so kind and I can see she is so emotional 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 if you see my comment it's your you are real human being

[@yetii517]

Brother are you alright

[@leavemealone5242]

Many disabltlties

[@hard-truthsbetter-than-swe6543]

Ok so take away. "normal is having a job" and she "still feels alone ALL the time". Nothing to see here people....they trying to be all deep ,but fail.

[@morpholyrics8922]

1:00 good question for theists ppl 👍🏻

[@manasashastry404]

*anchor: What is "normal" to you, Anne Marie?* *"To me, it's PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF DOWN'S SYNDROME. What I call it "NORMIES" "* *video description: Anne Marie has 'Down syndrome' and refers to people outside of the Down-community as “normies.”* *Prof Sam Vaknin: 😅(🤡)*

[@BlessedEnergy_]

I love you Ann Marie your soooo beautiful cool and down to earth I'd love to be your friend your not alone Go's is always with you you killed it in your movie /documentary your amazing the sky is the limit for you my love God bless you gorgeous lady

[@MontyQueues]

the normies is also a term the incels use to describe everyone who isn't an incel, chad, or stacy lol

[@jennifers1040]

I just learned what this term is and I am like really mind blown they think all women are promiscuous. I think when someones only view of sex is out modern day porn, of course they think that!

[@MontyQueues]

@@jennifers1040 oh no, forcing gender roles like serving your husband is a concept that has existed since the dawn of man i reckon, this is certainly not a modern concept and religions today follow suit, aka islam

[@alexandromusic4172]

Diamonds in the rough

[@monasaid7546]

Ilove doctors

[@elizabethshaw734]

I am just me perhaps a bit of a non-conformist. Since the age of 4 I have always marched to My Own Drum and I am still doing that four decades later! I don't see me changing anytime soon so if you don't think it's funny that I put condoms in an old lady's basket at Walmart you better run the other way! Hahaha

[@misscindy1596]

Ive asked that my whole life: what is normal? Normal is living your life in a comfortable way that you can feel good in your own skin, its not the same for everyone normal for one person can be a farmer that works all day and loves it another person normal is a brain surgeon that saves somes life every week and has 3 days off a week to spend time with his kids.normal can be anything for anyone

[@memezoffuckery3207]

Being normal means being an average able bodied individual (unless everybody is disfigured), that doesn’t do things too extreme or weird out of the ordinary. Normalness alone is not a great tool to determine your quality of life, if you for example: live in a dystopian society.

[@manasashastry404]

*anchor: What is "normal" to you, Anne Marie?* *"To me, it's PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF DOWN'S SYNDROME. What I call it "NORMIES" "* *video description: Anne Marie has 'Down syndrome' and refers to people outside of the Down-community as “normies.”* *Prof Sam Vaknin: 😅(🤡)*

[@manasashastry404]

@@memezoffuckery3207 *anchor: What is "normal" to you, Anne Marie?* *"To me, it's PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF DOWN'S SYNDROME. What I call it "NORMIES" "* *video description: Anne Marie has 'Down syndrome' and refers to people outside of the Down-community as “normies.”* *Prof Sam Vaknin: 😅(🤡)*

[@AMILLIONVOICES]

Hi Cindy, Well said 👏 I’ve recently released a Mini Documentary on Down Syndrome. If you would like to watch it, You can find the Documentary on my Channel or search on KZbin for Nicola and Jessica | Living With Down Syndrome If you end up watching one, I would love to hear your feedback ☺️♥️ Wishing you a lovely Monday, Steph

[@updimuze9428]

Well done 👏 ✔ 👍 👌

[@sweetlikechocolate437]

@TheDoctors it would have been nice if you made this abit more longer.

[@monasaid7546]

Allhamdulilah

[@leavemealone5242]

Everybody in there fifties have this attuide against disabilities.

[@classycannabis]

Downs people are the salt of the earth ❤️

[@ceinwenbran]

the lady presenter talking to her as if she is a child 🤦🏻‍♀️and saying "you live a normal life right?" how patronising!

[@tinahuttner7280]

Think she needs to find a way to feel whole and happy on her own then anything else that's comes along should add to it. If we try to rely on having people make us happy outside of our family then that can be a mistake cause they can leave your life any moment. As for thinking theres a normalcy to people, think it's the life that most people go to collage,get married and raise a family.thats perhaps on what shes thinking🤷‍♀️ Am I wrong🤷‍♀️or that alot of people around her dont have downs.

[@briannasnow4345]

I’m sorry but does anyone else feel like the older woman is kinda patronizing annmarie?

[@punkyagogo]

brianna snow She's also shouting at her like she's deaf or something, lol.

[@leavemealone5242]

If people see the person not the disablity

[@bridgettebiddell8398]

She is so pretty

[@manasashastry404]

*anchor: What is "normal" to you, Anne Marie?* *"To me, it's PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF DOWN'S SYNDROME. What I call it "NORMIES" "* *video description: Anne Marie has 'Down syndrome' and refers to people outside of the Down-community as “normies.”* *Prof Sam Vaknin: 😅(🤡)*

[@Jen.E]

They didn't mention she also has a college degree. She's amazing.

[@Big-guy1981]

Who doesn't?

[@KINGONE6XIV]

@@Big-guy1981 Millions of people

[@Ice-tz8jd]

@@Big-guy1981 me and i dont want one

[@kimberlysevastyanenko3798]

​@@Big-guy1981 Uhh, I don't.

[@ankushmanhas5194]

❤

[@lailahaillallah3215]

Why would you give this video a 👎🏻 some heartless people out their

[@bonezonquack8639]

I think people with down syndrome are special and the same as others also I've got someone in my family with the syndrome

[@bonezonquack8639]

I don't like the people who treat people different I would say to the people who disrespect the syndrome ( get a life )

[@justinporter2117]

@@bonezonquack8639 down with a syndrome, BREAKFAST!!!!!!

[@farhanatoerien3437]

Hey!!! You are a GIFT TO humanity.... Allah Humana .... SubhaNallah ....the so cAllied “Normal “” are blessed to be able to have a life with You

[@laylaali5977]

Beautiful girl

[@kendallwashington4281]

She actually kinda cute she has a nice personality

[@google_must_die]

Normal means understanding. It doesn’t mean one’s cognitive ability or dna. I hold this girl up way higher than flat earthers and holocaust deniers.

[@davidambrose862]

That lady needs to shut her loud mouth, talking to that beautiful young woman!!!

[@Official_Mammoth421]

Why you look like all the other ones

[@yashkeshwani7704]

the girls sitting behind her are beautiful

[@jimmyarbutus2555]

Yo, take it easy, Pal.

[@MostPowerfulPMofIndia]

They are intelligent but need some help thats it.

[@justinporter2117]

👎

[@monasaid7546]

I am Muslim. She is soo beautifull really.

[@sarafa912]

*but* What does that have to do with you being Muslim?! I'm Muslim too..

[@updimuze9428]

And I think you are somali 🤣👏

[@updimuze9428]

@@sarafa912 because she is proud to be a Muslim. 🤣🤣 you can't believe my reply After 2 years. I wish you guys all the best insha allah ❤

[@sarafa912]

@@updimuze9428 lol hi after 2 years ! Hope you're doing well .. No I'm not somali im Jordanian ..

[@updimuze9428]

@@sarafa912 🥰🥰🥰 I'm happy now because you are still alive lol

[@isisnicole8133]

People without surgery ARe cool 👍

[@drostefamily8865]

Do Not limit Down syndrome. We are the same,we are important

[@pinoytemplepilots9974]

She is smart, very rare

[@adamlongfellow6368]

best good beauful gril life good fun best my life happy

[@AZrakoon]

I dont see anything wrong with her.

[@leavemealone5242]

Normal is an person has great iq

[@EllaSketches]

I have chromosome 21 like 1/4 of it I feel like I’m Downs. Normal is boring having Down syndrome is unique. Yes we take a while to learn things. But it doesn’t mean we can’t do things

[@Shutyourmouth20]

What is normal that’s a question nearly impossible to answer well that statement is false normal just means typical expected and common by definition anything along the lines of heterosexual having both arms and legs having genitalia or having hair would be normal anything else would be considered abnormal

[@paranoidgenius9164]

I'm glad I'm not normal! So boring & generic, I'm bored with the same old, same old! Who wants to be normal anyway?! People with terminal disabilities can learn to love them because they were born with it, & it's a part of them, there is no escaping it

[@Smorehead]

The hosts of this show are absolutely sick. Infantilizing her and attributing her value in society as "her ability to work" and applauding her employer for merely hiring her. This is absolutely dehumanizing. do better.