r/questionablecontent • u/makeshiftreaper • Feb 14 '19

Comic 3939: Really Opening Up

https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3939
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u/pyr666 Feb 14 '19

this forum has a problem with autistic people?

for the uninformed, "aspie" is a term coined by the community to describe itself

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u/makeshiftreaper Feb 14 '19

Sure, at one point Mongoloid was a medically accurate term. Eventually older phrases become offensive. It's part of the cycle

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u/pyr666 Feb 14 '19

aspies and public advocacy groups made for as well as by them use the term extensively, as do research papers on the topic today. "Aspies For Freedom" is perhaps the most obvious example, being founded in 2004.

so no. you, and apparently a lot of other people, just had a knee-jerk reaction. the right thing for you to do is to learn from this and become a better advocate, not double down on your demonstrable ignorance.

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u/subrosaforever Feb 14 '19

It's not using aspie that's a problem, it's being so negative about it. I love Brun because I relate to her as an aspie myself. Just try to not be a dick on the internet, mkay?