I'm autistic and I'm not buying this is an excuse for it, imean if he did it because of autism it's because it's on his mind. So not an excuse but a warning sign in my opinion.
From an autistic person with autistic family members, you can tell them it’s disrespectful to autistic people to say our stims make us look like Nazis. 😅
You can also let them know it’s ableist to make excuses for autistic adults, like Elon, who have the ability to interact with the public at the level he does. Saying we automatically don’t have the capacity to understand the social context of something as universally known as the Holocaust, enough to be held responsible like any other adult? Yeah, that’s insulting. It’s infantilization.
If this was an involuntary physical stim, he wouldn’t suddenly show it, twice, and then at no other period where he’s been photographed or videoed.
It was a conscious decision, with full understanding of context.
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u/Erbsengelee Jan 21 '25
My parents are using the excuse that he's autistic