Things that don't interest me: reading non-Autistic ppl saying why #Atypical is bad.
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It's worth talking about where these ideas come from and why they persist and the real harm they do.https://twitter.com/erabrand/status/894583877842464770 …
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And I really don't want non-Autistic people doing that talking.https://twitter.com/erabrand/status/880901897632317440 …
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I don't think most Autistic ppl who think Atypical is a shit show are surprised at what we're hearing about it (if we haven't watched it).
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Because it's not saying anything we haven't heard before.
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And this is ON non-Autistics. Like, this is really and truly on non-Autistics.
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If nothing else, Atypical's value is that it shows what non-Autistic ppl think Autistic young men need to learn to become "normal."
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And what non-Autistic ppl think Autistic young men need to learn and perform is toxic masculinity.
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I mean, that was my theory and hey now there's a show that's like, "Hey, your theory. In a show."
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Because the point isn't that the show is unrealistic. It's a non-Autistic fantasy about Autistic masculinity in youth.
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And non-Autistic people ARE actually foisting these ideas and tactics and advice onto Autistic young men. Including through this show.
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I mean, here's where I sort of think about this out loud for the first time: https://twitter.com/erabrand/status/810582102408364032 …
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We get ppl actively teaching toxic masculinity to Autistic boys, plus you've got ppl pushing Autistic boys toward STEM fields bc E-S Theory.
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And E-S Theory also says, y'know, men and Autistic ppl are shit at empathy so why even try to be decent?
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And so you get a bunch of Autistic men who not only believe they are owed sex but also that they are owed sex w/o trying to be decent...
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And they whine about "InCel" and become hardcore misogynists...
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Hardcore misogynists who can point to (bullshit) scientific theories to explain why they don't have to not be horrible.
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I'm just. Way to show the birth of the Autistic Creep.
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I'm still grumpy. I want my East Los High/Assigned Male mashup for Autistics.
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