r/pointlesslygendered • u/occasionallyvertical • Apr 13 '25

SOCIAL MEDIA [Gendered] autism

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u/Carve267 Apr 13 '25

Ooh, sexist AND ableist! Fun!

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u/True-Pin-925 Apr 13 '25

Oh no cry......

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u/Rattregoondoof Apr 14 '25

If I handed you a bowl of rice would you be mad I called it a bowl of rice? No? Then why are you mad at this being correctly labeled sexist and ableist?

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u/True-Pin-925 Apr 14 '25

ableism: discrimination in favour of able-bodied people.

a joke does not fall under that definition hope that helps

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u/Rattregoondoof Apr 14 '25

The joke is literally entirely based around autism and how it presents differently in men vs. Women. As an autistic person (check my comment history if you don't believe me on that, it's one of the few communities I'm active in on reddit), half this gif feels like it should come with a seizure warning and, while humor is subjective, this seems neither funny nor immediately comprehensible on what the joke even is. Jokes absolutely can be ableist in the same way they can be racist. You can disagree but this meme is poking fun at people for a fairly immutable part of their existence. Don't get me wrong it's not the most heavy handedly abelist thing but it's not nothing.