Hmm. I think there's a big difference between being shy, introverted, socially anxious, socially awkward, private, reserved, unsociable, unfriendly, easily bored and I think these actually need sorting out because some require help and some don't.
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I just deleted a tweet which said I was socially awkward coz that wasn't quite honest. I'm not good in social situations but I think I could learn to be if I put the effort in. I just don't want to. I don't think that needs apologising for.
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I am a bit concerned about a polarisation growing up around social skills right now. There's a movement to demand social awareness and sensitivity which essentially means understanding all the shit abt microaggressions and having an indepth understanding of politics & culture.
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Then some people have responded to this by pointing out how much this puts people on the autistic spectrum at a disadvantage. They are absolutely right in saying that but I kind of think this is being right but missing the point,
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To argue 'some people simply can't be what you want them to be' seems to miss the point that you have no right to expect them to be like that in the first place. It's a 'born like that' argument which is profoundly illiberal.
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In the same way that gay, lesbian, bi people shouldn't have to prove they can't help their sexual attraction for it to be acceptable, people who don't keep up with political & cultural discourse and don't pick up on fine details of social nuance shouldn't have to prove they can't
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It is not wrong to be concerned about the way new requirements for extreme social sensitivity disadvantage those on the autistic spectrum but please don't lean so much on the ableism argument that you validate the requirement that everyone else should be.
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OK, let me simplify this. The defence 'He didn't understand it wasn't ok to say that because he has Aspergers' validates the position that it's not ok to say that thing. What was that thing?
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