Unsubscribing from clintās reptiles
I just watched his video on spider ball pythons (SBP) and although a part of me thinks there are more arguments to be had based on the amount of breeders that are willing to defend the morphs, I thought all of his arguments were weak.
First of all, he started the video with aĀ āfacts donāt care about your feelingsā type of argument that send me off right away andĀ āthis video is not for the close minded peopleā which I think itās kinda manipulative but let us continue.Ā Ā
One of his arguments was that the snake doesnāt show signs of being stressed or unhappy but (?) neither do pugs and other brachycephalic breeds yet here we are.Ā
He brought up the case that a lot of people are, rightfully, concerned whether or not the morph is suffering and I think thatās something we, indeed, should be concerced about but heās response was that, to answer it, we should put ourselves in the shoes of the snake but since we wouldnāt even want to be normal snakes, the less we would want to be this morph. And I donāt know what argument is more idiotic if this one or the next one.Ā
First, I just want to clarify that I, myself, am not autistic nor do I know anyone that is, so if Iām wrong (and if somebody is actually reading this) please let me know.Ā
He said that a lot of people compare SBPs with autistic people and the comparition didnāt seem so far-off to him given that he had a lot of autistic friends that, despite their condition, all of them had some kind of special gifts (maybe hinting at things like photographic memory, not quite sure) that would make them not want to beĀ ānormalā if it meant they would have to give up that gift.Ā
Again, I havenāt met any autistic person but it seemed off, especially because there were some comments from people with other illnesses that made it clear they wouldnāt choose to have their condition if given the choice and also that he didnāt seem to acknowledge that there are different levels (or types?) of autism.Ā
So, yeah, I unsubscribed.Ā