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Originally Posted by TH Anonymous
[SIZE="a"]I do agree that Autism is way overdiagnosed. People are saying they have Autism because it appears "cute" _ ie, look at that cute Autistic child! or aww, that Autistic dude likes cuddles — which is ableist and infantises us who actually have the disability. I hate it, and doctors need to place a stricter criteria for Autism diagnosis because this has gotten ridiculous! I see fanfiction of characters who are very neurotypical being written as Austistic and Soft in fanfiction because that conforms to the author's perverted (sadly, sometimes literally perverted) ideologies.
Saw another one on Facebook the other day. I enjoy vintage photographs from bygone eras taken in big cities. There was this one — although I'm not sure if it was actually in where the post text said it was with all the AI technology and Photoshop work — that featured Puerto Ricans on an airplane. A guy makes a joke about all of them being shocked about being able to sit in the front and sing praises for them. Latino and Taino-descended folks told him off and I'm only able to quietly agree. About 12% of all Puerto Ricans are actually descended from Africans.
I remember when Reddit was anything goes, but in those days it included illicit content such as certain type of explicit material, threats of murder by users towards others, and right wing extremism. While I do think those censorship were very appropriate, I haven't come across any other censorship on Reddit, I don't use it a whole lot. When I go on it, which is extremely rare, I don't see any trouble. I don't see anything by moderators, and most of the people there are having a decent conversation. As decent a conversation you can have just about anywhere else.
I know I've had woke fatigue for a long time, and I made it my resolution for the coming years in my life to keep my head down. It's not because I'm choosing to be ignorant of the world's problems or that they don't matter/aren't valid for others; it's because I've dealt with my own person stuff for so long that I can't carry the weight of the world or social and civil issues on my weak shoulders. Minding my own business, while still being respectful and not discriminate others based on race, religion, ethnicity, ability, sexual orientation, gender identity, is all I can really do now.
Besides, where are woke issues surrounding issues that matter to me? Nobody cares about disabled folks. Not particularly about those who have chronic illnesses that leave them physically incapacitated, or considering that not all Deaf people choose to lip-read (and we shouldn't have that burden forced upon us) and that the rest of the world should consider mandatory closed captioning or be fined a hefty about by the Federal Communication Commission for not obliging. But nobody really gives a fuck, we live in an able-bodied world that thrives on sounds and not letters.
Until the woke happens in those areas, then I choose to bow out because you're not granting me the same consideration. Again, I'm not saying I am ignorant and that these social or civil issues are not valid; I'm doing this because I need to focus on myself. I can only do so much for my causes and I don't feel welcome in others. Until that day comes, then I want no part of it.[/size]
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Disability: This is so accurate. Us disabled people are used as "iNsPiRaTiOn" for able-bodied people, and then the people who admire us so much turn and ignore everything we face in this world. I'm young and disabled, I need mobility aids, and I'm deaf in one ear, and my hearing in my good ear is dog shit. And adressing the closed captioning thing, this isn't the same, but I believe it was Charlie Kirk (don't quote me on that) who claimed (not a direct quote) that ASL interpreters on emergency briefings are a "woke distraction". How can anybody proudly proclaim that deaf people receiving potentially life saving information is a distraction. Human lives rights matter far more than dear Mr. Kirk getting mildly distracted by ASL.