I am making this blog to challenge many ideas regarding IQ human value and Eugenics
I am an Autistic woman I was diagnosed at around 5 years old and I grew up going to social groups and events with my Disabled peers. I was bullied badly in school for being different called the R slur. Told my ideas had no intellectual value or contribution ,because I was disabled.
It got to me enough I felt like I wasn’t “Smart.” Or “intellligent.”
I found out at the age of 21 that I am one of 0.5% of the population that counts as 2E twice exceptional meaning Disabled and Gifted. I also found out that I am a Genius further than that….
My first reaction to this as a person who grew up Autistic and Among my peers with IDD, Developmental Disability, Physical disability and invisibles disability.
My first reaction was guilt… I for the longest time had convinced myself I wasn’t something of Intellectual value based on how bad I was bullied.
To find out that medically speaking I actually was made me feel guilt and sadness. The very same IQ that says I count as a Genius says my peers in Social Skills Groups and Disabled spaces are lacking productivity and intellectual value. This bothers me a lot.
As there are two Ideas used in medicine law and society that are social constructs and do not exist/ cannot be measured:
Cannot actually be measured
Especially for 2E folks like me who’s “IQ” has significant stagger making a true estimate nearly impossible.
There are many different kinds of Intelligence all with merit Gardeners theory of multiple intelligences highlights this.
IQ is heavily based in western Eurocentric knowledge values and the truth is what is considered valuable or intelligent varies from culture to culture and no values of intelligence are less important than others.
Definition according to Oxford dictionary
i”n a state of mind which prevents normal perception, behavior, or social interaction; seriously mentally ill.
Here is the issue with sanity and why it’s bullshit.
It prevents “Normal” Social interaction
Social interaction according to who?
Many cultures have different social norms values and ideas of respect and Etiquette…
The truth of what is listed here as “Normal” means Eurocentric.
The same with behavior what is appropriate dress or behavior or action can carry from culture to culture
With Insanity you have invented a word to back up illogical Eugenic ideology with Untrue but convincing facts that are carefully worded to be believable.
Lastly on the Construct of “Sanity.”
Sanity is an invention made for the perpetuation of Colonial ideology. It is used on a slap on sticker to devalue any tradition or way that
Doesn’t make Since according to Eugenics and fake value systems to weaponize the idea of Disability.
There is no perception of reality so different there is no value or benefit in it
