The way this non-autistic actress is physically mimicking the actions of actually autistic people is really disgusting… Disabled mimicry harms people. https://twitter.com/Sia/status/1329411673350942723 …
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Nondisabled don't know or understand how to tell the stories of disabled people. For example, Sia consulted the hate group Autism Speaks for this film. Do you think a group that advocates for the harm of autistic people is going to help provide authentic rep of autistic people?
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Maybe not but again this is a totally different claim than your original. I feel like I pushed back against a claim and then you responded by making totally different arguments about other things.
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Also, if autistic people can't even play autistic characters who can they play?
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Maybe nobody. Just like 99% of all actors, ever. Nobody is ENTITLED to a job in show business simply because they want one and think themselves qualified. Wtf?!?
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In my latest study Into disability representation there were only 14 autistic characters out of 708 disabled characters and both of the main characters were played by nondisabled actors. Autistic people are not even welcome to play themselves.
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Is this proportional to the population? I also don't see why an actor should have anything in common with who they're portraying. I don't personally feel like I have any more right to act as an autistic woman than a neurotypical woman does.
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