mf started talking about autism epidemic n at that point I just couldn't hold it in anymore
Antivaxxers would rather have fucking polio than autism, and it fucking hurts me to hear that as a person with Autism knowing that these people think that a completely preventable, deadly disease is preferable than being anything like me. I don't argue with them myself because I'd be constantly shouting at strangers if I pointed out every ableist thing they did or said, but thank you so much, Internet stranger for doing that for me
okay but has anyone thought about developing a vaccine for autism just to fuck with them
They're too young to have any memory of polio, but old enough that autism seems like something sinister that suddenly appeared 15 years ago and that makes your stronk healthy sons into effeminate weirdo manchildren
Thinking autism is some kind of new emergent thing is one of the most pernicious and frustrating myths out there. For better or worse (I don't know enough to pass judgement but the vibe I pick up is its a little more worse than better) Hans Asperger is a man who did exist and did do work studying Autism. I only know his name because it was thrown around the internet as an insult. You can't lampoon his name to insult neurodivergent people on the internet and pretend Autism is some "new thing" when Hans Asperger died in Nineteen Fucking Eighty.
One morning years ago some guy started reading the bible really loud standing in the middle of the train car, some real hellfire and brimstone shit. It was weird and sucked. We all just wanted to get to work. Suddenly this nerdy dude sitting right next to him started reading out of his book really loud. It was one of the Lord of the Rings books. The whole train car started laughing really loud and the bible guy just stopped and got off at the next exit.
you gotta compete with him in the market place and start handing out mystery syringes
I'm sure that must've been frustrating. Good on you for stepping up and countering his bs, you made the right move. o7
If I could somehow shout from my room and add decibels to your shouting I would do so, like some kind of audio spirit bomb.
