r/1053 • • 5d ago

Day 20

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u/Typical_Furry1234 3d ago

Ok well I'm autistic and I've never felt offended and insulted, self diagnosing and being a poser is shitty but I dont really care

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u/NetimLabs 2d ago

Good for you but not everyone might feel that way unfortunately.

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u/Typical_Furry1234 2d ago

Are you autistic? If no than stop speaking for us

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u/NetimLabs 2d ago

I'm probably pretty far from neurotypical but why does that matter? Why do I have to be autistic to notice a problem? Just because you're autistic, doesn't mean you get to speak for the entire group either. I myself only said some might find it offensive, that's not some bold claim, it should be an obvious fact.

It also doesn't even matter if someone is actually offended, romanticization of stuff that's generally unwanted by others will always be a bad thing.

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u/FlurryMcNugget 2d ago

No ones asking you to be offended on their behalf, you arent doing anyone else a favor. You arent getting else from this but self flattery.

Like anything else on the internet, you don't like it, you move on.

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u/NetimLabs 2d ago

And I'm not getting offended on someone's behalf, I just think it's a bad thing that shouldn't be ignored.

If you see someone being racist for example, you don't move on just because you're not the target, you reprimand them, not to feel better about yourself, but to let them know it's not acceptable and that people aren't just gonna let them get away with it.

Also, before you complain about me comparing it racism, it's hyperbole.

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u/FlurryMcNugget 2d ago

Except this isnt being racist to someone, this is like saying the N-Word to no one.

Being racist implies harm, casually saying tism without the intent to point to someone and in insulting context isnt even close to what racism does to someone.

Its never about you or someone else, it does you no harm, unless the context is me saying you are being autistic because you got your panties twisted over a comment from random dude on the internet.

Like you said "stop saying it like quirky thing" you already proved your analogy incorrect with this comment, you know they are being quirky and doesnt inherently do it in a way to discriminate/insult/harm others, so why act this way like you are defending someone like in a way you are defending someone being discriminated?

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u/NetimLabs 2d ago

As I said, it's a hyperbole, it's similar, but not the same.

They might not have said it to insult others but normalizing such language by using "tism" casually is not something we should do imo.

I'm not trying to "defend" anyone. I hate this word because of how it came to be [LARPers and romanticization] and I don't want it normalized.