Using autism and cancer in comments and as a derogatory term...

[Warghoul570]

It’s not just a problem in our community but all over the internet.Our community seems to be big on using autism and other disorders in degrading manners and as a father of a child with special needs it sickens me to read some of the crap I’ve seen.. I’ve had to leave a Facebook group for the Primal data center because not only were members engaging in this garbage but so were the admins of the group. Society as whole needs to learn acceptance

[Gwenorai]

It’s not just a problem in our community but all over the internet.Our community seems to be big on using autism and other disorders in degrading manners and as a father of a child with special needs it sickens me to read some of the crap I’ve seen.. I’ve had to leave a Facebook group for the Primal data center because not only were members engaging in this garbage but so were the admins of the group. Society as whole needs to learn acceptance

Accepting something often means learning to laugh at it. Plenty of folks who are special needs and then some have already spoken up how they personally make those jokes themselves. It's fun when everyone can have a laugh, it's not when of course someone who has said issues takes offence - most people stop there. The issue I have is people white knighting me for certain reasons. It's not a meme that its actually people who don't have special needs are more likely to be offended than those who do.


Have an otter video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEjC7Ropp_Y

[DumdogsWorld]

I'm "on the spectrum". I have a lisp when talking. I have a neurological issue where I 'think slower' than other people, for which I play video games as a form of therapy.

When people feel like they constantly need to tip-toe around me because I have a "condition", I do not appreciate it. It's sort of like making it out like I'm a lesser human being.

Am I truly an equal to everybody else? Then act like it! Don't hold back. Call me names. Give me crap. Treat me like trash. If the average, everyday person can handle it, so can I!

Also, otters:

[Lambdafish]

I'm "on the spectrum". I have a lisp when talking. I have a neurological issue where I 'think slower' than other people, for which I play video games as a form of therapy.

When people feel like they constantly need to tip-toe around me because I have a "condition", I do not appreciate it. It's sort of like making it out like I'm lesser human being.

Am I truly an equal to everybody else? Then act like it! Don't hold back. Call me names. Give me crap. Treat me like trash. If the average, everyday person can handle it, so can I!

Also, otters:

This is exactly how I feel. I'm on the spectrum too, please don't think that you speak for us, or that any of us are bothered by this. Everyone has different opinions, and we can most certainly understand the difference between our disorder, and a slur that means something completely different. I'm actually more offended by the OPs attitude than the issue being brought up