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[–] daggermoon@piefed.world 9 points 5 months ago (1 child) I hate it because it stereotypes autistic people. I'm tired of being compared to Sheldon Cooper. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mybuttnolie@sopuli.xyz 3 points 5 months ago (2 children) they never even said he was autistic? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] daggermoon@piefed.world 7 points 5 months ago (1 child) Yet my autistic tendencies are compared to him. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago (2 children) That's not the shows fault though, is it? That's people permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) Imagine we switched out the behavior. Instead of Sheldon behaving like autistic people do, we could give him the issues people with Tourette's face. Of course he doesn't have Tourette's, but he shows the same involuntary tics, and him behaving like that is the butt of the joke. Would the show be at fault? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago (1 child) Again, you're still the one stereotyping him as autistic, nowhere in the show does it actually say he is permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) I literally gave an argument for why this isn't the be-all-end-all. Would you like to try engaging with that instead of just repeating a response that doesn't actually try to understand the issue? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago My mistake, this response was meant for another commenter, looks like they deleted their comment and I must have clicked on yours instead permalink fedilink source parent [+] jaennaet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago He's not officially autistic because then it would be obviously wrong to laugh about his behavior - but they still gave him autistic behaviors and expect people to laugh about it! That's honestly worse, as now it's supposedly okay to make fun of the things autistic people struggle with. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mybuttnolie@sopuli.xyz 3 points 5 months ago (2 children) they never even said he was autistic? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] daggermoon@piefed.world 7 points 5 months ago (1 child) Yet my autistic tendencies are compared to him. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago (2 children) That's not the shows fault though, is it? That's people permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) Imagine we switched out the behavior. Instead of Sheldon behaving like autistic people do, we could give him the issues people with Tourette's face. Of course he doesn't have Tourette's, but he shows the same involuntary tics, and him behaving like that is the butt of the joke. Would the show be at fault? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago (1 child) Again, you're still the one stereotyping him as autistic, nowhere in the show does it actually say he is permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) I literally gave an argument for why this isn't the be-all-end-all. Would you like to try engaging with that instead of just repeating a response that doesn't actually try to understand the issue? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago My mistake, this response was meant for another commenter, looks like they deleted their comment and I must have clicked on yours instead permalink fedilink source parent [+] jaennaet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago He's not officially autistic because then it would be obviously wrong to laugh about his behavior - but they still gave him autistic behaviors and expect people to laugh about it! That's honestly worse, as now it's supposedly okay to make fun of the things autistic people struggle with. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] daggermoon@piefed.world 7 points 5 months ago (1 child) Yet my autistic tendencies are compared to him. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago (2 children) That's not the shows fault though, is it? That's people permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) Imagine we switched out the behavior. Instead of Sheldon behaving like autistic people do, we could give him the issues people with Tourette's face. Of course he doesn't have Tourette's, but he shows the same involuntary tics, and him behaving like that is the butt of the joke. Would the show be at fault? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago (1 child) Again, you're still the one stereotyping him as autistic, nowhere in the show does it actually say he is permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) I literally gave an argument for why this isn't the be-all-end-all. Would you like to try engaging with that instead of just repeating a response that doesn't actually try to understand the issue? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago My mistake, this response was meant for another commenter, looks like they deleted their comment and I must have clicked on yours instead permalink fedilink source parent [+] jaennaet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago (2 children) That's not the shows fault though, is it? That's people permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) Imagine we switched out the behavior. Instead of Sheldon behaving like autistic people do, we could give him the issues people with Tourette's face. Of course he doesn't have Tourette's, but he shows the same involuntary tics, and him behaving like that is the butt of the joke. Would the show be at fault? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago (1 child) Again, you're still the one stereotyping him as autistic, nowhere in the show does it actually say he is permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) I literally gave an argument for why this isn't the be-all-end-all. Would you like to try engaging with that instead of just repeating a response that doesn't actually try to understand the issue? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago My mistake, this response was meant for another commenter, looks like they deleted their comment and I must have clicked on yours instead permalink fedilink source parent [+] jaennaet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) Imagine we switched out the behavior. Instead of Sheldon behaving like autistic people do, we could give him the issues people with Tourette's face. Of course he doesn't have Tourette's, but he shows the same involuntary tics, and him behaving like that is the butt of the joke. Would the show be at fault? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago (1 child) Again, you're still the one stereotyping him as autistic, nowhere in the show does it actually say he is permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) I literally gave an argument for why this isn't the be-all-end-all. Would you like to try engaging with that instead of just repeating a response that doesn't actually try to understand the issue? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago My mistake, this response was meant for another commenter, looks like they deleted their comment and I must have clicked on yours instead permalink fedilink source parent
[–] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago (1 child) Again, you're still the one stereotyping him as autistic, nowhere in the show does it actually say he is permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) I literally gave an argument for why this isn't the be-all-end-all. Would you like to try engaging with that instead of just repeating a response that doesn't actually try to understand the issue? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago My mistake, this response was meant for another commenter, looks like they deleted their comment and I must have clicked on yours instead permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) I literally gave an argument for why this isn't the be-all-end-all. Would you like to try engaging with that instead of just repeating a response that doesn't actually try to understand the issue? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago My mistake, this response was meant for another commenter, looks like they deleted their comment and I must have clicked on yours instead permalink fedilink source parent
[–] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago My mistake, this response was meant for another commenter, looks like they deleted their comment and I must have clicked on yours instead permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago He's not officially autistic because then it would be obviously wrong to laugh about his behavior - but they still gave him autistic behaviors and expect people to laugh about it! That's honestly worse, as now it's supposedly okay to make fun of the things autistic people struggle with. permalink fedilink source parent
