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YOU live in a society, i live in a circus tent
lmao the dad in atypical literally admitted to leaving his family for 8 months because sam wouldnāt smile or look him in the eye?? grow up & get over it
the worst part about atypical was having paige represent the Normal Girlfriend when she clearly doesnāt have a neurotypical bone in her body. like. this show lacks so much self awareness itās incredible. i wish i could stomach all the ableist shit in it for the wlw rep but god,, itās just so bad,, ? nah. canāt. sorry
Okay can shows like Parenthood and Atypical stop portraying Autistic spectrum boys as incapable of handling rejection or having a crush makes them do creepy or stalkery things.Ā
This sort of b.s. is not okay.Ā
Hey non autistic person here, this actually me trying to educate myself what's wrong with Atypical
So, look. I canāt say Iāve seen the entire series. I was internally cringing so hard I quit the pilot after 20 minutes. And donāt think my reaction to the show is in any way directed at you. Iām so glad you asked because Iām just really passionate about media representation of autistics.
Sure, okay, main character is a stereotypical autistic white male like the Good Doctor, so why is it so different?
First - itās supposed to be a comedy so why is it not funny to me? Because itās a comedy at the expense of the main character (whose name I donāt even know?) being AUTISTIC. That isnāt funny to me. Like, the overplayed aspects of his ādeficitsā literally had me turning it off after they had him āsmileā at a girl. I donāt know about you but I have never seen an autistic kid āsmileā like that, and if that was supposed to be funny - it sure felt like a laughtrack moment - Iām not laughing. And worse, if youāre supposed to pity the main character, then I definitely hate it. That and the dad holding up a card of facial expressions going āThis is that face he made that one timeā really rubs me wrong. Check Shaun Murphy in The Good Doctor, he had better, more accurate autistic emotional reactions than anything.
Second - his family seemed pretty accurate in the ableist kind of way. Like yep, thereās your Autism Mom ⢠and the dad is like āhey letās go on a date and have some funā and Autism Mom⢠just goes NOPE CANT DO THAT DONT YOU SEE HOW OUR SON NEEDS ME. Code for āDonāt you see how having an autistic kid is ruining our familyā. Yes, the Good Doctor had themes of āFamily Breakupā but in a more believable sense. Abusive parents exist in multiple households, not just with Autistic children, so the brotherās protective reaction to run away with Shaun is understandable and I found it much more endearing than āI CANT DATE MY HUSBAND BECAUSE MY WELL BEHAVED TEENAGE SON WHO HAS STARTED TO UNDERSTAND BOUNDARIES CLEARLY SINCE HE CAN HAVE A JOB AND DOESNT HAVE A FULL TIME AIDE FOLLOWING HIM AROUND SCHOOL NEEDS ME TO BE WAITING FOR WHEN SOMETHING DOES GO WRONG.ā Ableist bull.
Finally - of all the things the show could have done with an autistic teenager wanting to date, trying to emphasize that he just ācouldnātā from everyone around him EXCEPT his therapist was way too accurate. The fact that his mom went to the therapist to try and basically get the therapist to, I dunno, take it back? The things she had said about the kid dating, really bugged me. Itās an ableist show. The fact that the first thing he says is āIāll never be able to go to Antarctica to study penguinsā really rubs me wrong, whereas The Good Doctor is like - āHey the kid is good at and (most likely) obsessed with medicine, he definitely should have a job because wow! Heās good at it!ā I donāt care if Atypical tries to show that at the end, that - oh look at the progress! Heās going to get a girlfriend and study penguins! If you shut me out by offensive world building Iām not gonna watch your show.
So far, the Good Doctor has great accurate world building (outside of the exaggerated hospital romance whyyyyyy) but with regards to Autistic characters - itās beautiful. (So far. Jury is still out on the overall.)
Things that make me angry about Atypical
Mkay so Iāve heard that this show has a canon bi character and !!!! Yay but its primary thing is autism and its so bad at it (keep in mind these are just the opinions of one autistic person but still)
āHeās awkwardā the stuff hes saying is awkward but the delivery is totally normal?
His mom is suchĀ an Autism Mom
He doesnāt know how to smile???? I hate to break it to you but we still know how to use our faces
Honestly this mom is just a dick in general
Literally the sole saving grace of this show is that Wen from Lemonade Mouth is in it
Literally no teenager is this open with their mom ever have the creators even met a teenager ever
I know that Iām focusing primarily on the autistic parts but this is just in general a really poorly written show and I wanna make a note that all my complaints were from 20 minutes of watching
If someoneās only experience with autism is this show, I feel like it has the potential to be harmful to everyone. This rep is just plain inaccurate, and itās shameful to pretend that it is.
I know that some people were excited about a major bisexual character, and thatās fine!!! May I suggest alternatives such as Brooklyn Nine-Nine (I think we all know how great it is) or Torchwood (Itās in the Doctor Who universe and the main character is played by John Barrowman, the gayest gay to ever gay (I wanna specify that I havenāt seen Torchwood but I trust the maker of Doctor Who)). If anyone has another show with good lgbt rep, feel free to add it in a reblog!!
Now Iām aware that the primary point of this post was autism, so Iām gonna touch on that one more time. Iām not aware of that many shows with autistic characters, but I do know one that is very good: The Good Doctor. Iām sure most of us have heard of it, but it really is amazing autism representation. I, an autistic teenager, am watching it with my autistic mother, and the other person I know who watches it is the teacher who works with students with learning differences. See a theme? Itās a good show with a rich story, and honestly the only people I wouldnāt recommend it to are people who get squeamish around doctor shows. Iām aware that it doesnāt have any lgbt rep, and thatās not good, but the representation of autism is a thousand times better than Atypical.
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This is actually so messed upā¦Making African women use substandard hygiene products is absolutely ridiculous
People are mad about them taking the female symbol off the package but are silent about this.
Goth Clowns are just MimesĀ
My gf who works with clowns says that mimes came first so technically clowns are just Scene MimesĀ
Your gf who works with clowns
fuck algebra i donāt need it just give me a dead body and iāll figure it out from there
i feel i should clarify i am a mortuary science major
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Dude why does this look like an actual screenshot
gamerbros be likeĀ āim not a transphobe but if you acknowledge that trans people exist in your game i will absolutely refuse to play it or stop immediately if i am currently playing itā
Is the post about that one boomer game reviewer who was seething over a gameās dlc having a scene with 2 10 pixel sized pride flags?
This one
You left out the best part
i know everyone makes fun of ya dystopian fiction and books like the hunger games or divergent, etc. likeĀ ālmao one teenage girl canāt save the worldā but uhhhĀ
that is literally????
whatās happening?????
right now?????
like idk about you, but i can smell a revolution coming
and sheās leading it.Ā
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