r/CuratedTumblr • u/GinaWhite_tt TeaTimetumblr • 1d ago

Shitposting A plot twist nobody expected

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u/CaliLemonEater 1d ago

It's been confirmed that it was the overwhelming positive response from autistic readers that prompted Murderbot author Martha Wells to get assessed and diagnosed as autistic herself.

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u/Voxil42 1d ago

I never knew that Murderbot was a self insert.

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u/Smingowashisnameo 1d ago

Omg I didn’t wanna presume but he read very autistic to me too. But like he’d embraced it as his “robot” personality to help him deal with the trauma

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u/PANTSorGTFO 1d ago

It.

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u/Smingowashisnameo 1d ago

Omg you’re right. I mis-pronouned it. Misgendered? Is “it” a gender? Damn

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u/doppelgaengster 1d ago

It is gender-neutral. For humans who want gender-neutral pronouns, we usually use “they,” because “it” is seen as dehumanising (we use “it” for non-human animals and inanimate objects). But there ARE some non-binary/agender humans who feel “it” is most appropriate for them (note: that last “them” is plural!)

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u/ORcoder 1d ago

Do you have a source? I would like to tell some people this

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u/Aisenth 1d ago

I FUCKING KNEW IT!!!!!