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There's a somewhat-unstated division in social progressive circles that goes "being socially inept for autism reasons is fine, but being socially inept for regular reasons is bad and mockable." And then in practice everyone assumes it's for regular reasons when it comes up

kitachett

I headcanon that during He Xuan's time in Tonglu, after several years of being alone, the giant Xie Lian statue basically became Wilson from Castaway for him lmao

supertaliart

Post-it Brother-in-law Bonding!

puppydogwhitaker

autistic adults (yes, even ones with high support needs) deserve medical autonomy and the freedom to explore romantic and sexual relationships.

this episode showed becca advocating for herself successfully. she demanded honest communication that made sense to her (not falsely minimizing the time frames for when her case will be revisited). she asked for her medication to be administered to her in her preferred way (crushed pills). she maintained her right to privacy until she was sure she wanted to speak about it with her sister.

i’m happy they’re showing becca as an adult with romantic connections, coping strategies, and self advocacy skills. it’s something a lot of shows fail at. they either portray autistic people who don’t require many accommodations as a way to justify autistic people’s existence or they infantilize them as these people that are almost forever children. as always, applauding the pitt for the levels of nuance they give marginalized groups in a society that rewards flat characters that are non-challenging.

socialistexan

Same exact playbook, down to the "but it was based on a lie."

socialistexan

It's kind of amazing how much this is the identical strategy. Focusing on the distress and harm of parents over the trans or autistic person themselves. Pathologizing the condition treating it as an epidemic, including calling it a social contagion causing a worrying "explosion" of diagnosis because it is "trendy."

Ignoring the experts on the subject while also appealing to "common sense" and dismissing all research that contradicts them while also appealing to "basic science."

Plus it's all the same quacks and actors behind previous medical and social moral panics saying them same things in the same ways and no one seems to acknowledge that.

demonprincex

she says in the article that she was inspired to think this way about autism after she started reporting on detransitioners. Her Twitter mentions are filled with prominent voices in the detrans terf movement. This isn't just similar, It is quite self-consciously an extension of the same movement.

socialistexan

She is also an advocate in favor of the Trouble Teen Industry, working with known eugenicist (and guy who talks a little too much about age of consent laws) Richard Hanania

byjove

I never thought I would be siding with the pope’s involvement in politics and cheering him on. I will say that.

byjove

i-merani

justherefortheasianshows

Um you might want to be a liiiiiittle more specific on your definition of “discreet” and “head-on confrontation” when talking to someone who literally sneaked into an enemy camp disguised as one of their soldiers, single-handedly set fire to the place and then beheaded their general before showing off the severed head to civilians back in his city 👀

talea456

Duan Xu: So I should meet him head off or…???

#love beyond the grave #duan xu

ampervadasz

Unmute !

grootpoepjeplasjehoofd

That’s a gunfight in a Looney Tunes cartoon

mckitterick

thanks, @tenspookybugs !

prismatic-bell

If you can’t hear this, it’s like a cross between a pinball machine and every silly “gunfire pew pew” joke you’ve ever run across.

merakasoor-deactivated20240412

Thank you @athenasdragon

Here’s the link if you don’t want to search for this in the notes!

contrivedchaos

On a completely unrelated note, the guy in the video who threw the rocks, Cory Williams, is responsible for this ancient Internet relic known as the Mean Kitty song.

brightlotusmoon

Reblogging for first the ice ping, which I remember, then reblogging for the shock that is remembering Sparta The Mean Kitty.

dduane

Just adding in passing: this is why folktales in cultures that coexist with glaciers so often feature tropes suggesting that the glaciers are haunted by something—routinely, the spirits of the unquiet dead. And from the dead (or whatever else is up there, buried in the ice) come all kinds of weird and uncanny noises…

muffinlance

Oh so it’s GHOSTS having the gunfight

importantdogimages

blumineck

Happy Ides of March, folks!

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vollzeitherz-deactivated2026012

as you get older, you start realizing that you are not always right and there’s a lot of things you could have handled better and many situations where you could have been kinder and all you can really do is forgive yourself and let your mistakes make you a better person.

meangirlnurse

people keep coming up with fancy microidentity qualifiers to refer to "bisexual women who are interested in women," and i would like to humbly suggest that maybe we should actually address the underlying assumption that, at default, "bisexual women" are exclusively involved with men

meangirlnurse

same people often seem to be wringing their hands over the best way to refer to "bisexual women who aren't 'sexually available' to every man in eyeshot" and i'd like to humbly suggest that this is a weirdly sexist and biphobic set of assumptions to hold about bisexual women at default

machinot

Scientists have found that if you get 8 hours of sleep and are still tired during the day it’s because your soul is cursed and your body doesn’t think you deserve happiness. There is no cure or treatment

invizigothx

first rule of Cite Club: tell everyone where you learned about Cite Club

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