The way this non-autistic actress is physically mimicking the actions of actually autistic people is really disgusting…
Disabled mimicry harms people. twitter.com/Sia/status/132
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Dude the very bold use of the word "harms" in this tweet tho
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It does cause harm. When nondisabled actors play disabled roles it causes disabled people harm.
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Yes, for example, people on this very thread here have stated that because of the representation of autistic people which is usually white, cis, and male, a lot of women and girls have struggled to get diagnosed as autistic. This has caused real barriers and harm.
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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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If you really want to know why it's so harmful, read my paper on disability representation… It shows all the harm current representation of disability causes. filmdis.com
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I'll take literally just one concrete example that actually is an example of your original claim and not a totally different thing, feel free to give one whenever you feel rested.
I read it so you don't have to. The closest thing to an answer is that it harms disabled people by depriving disabled actors of playing disabled roles...