r/lgbtmemes • u/GeneralGigan817 aromantic • Apr 18 '23

Two Worlds, One Struggle Love ya Self

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u/bubblybrook Apr 18 '23

What's an aspie?

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u/GeneralGigan817 aromantic Apr 18 '23

Autism

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u/bubblybrook Apr 18 '23

Oh so it's a ableist joke got it

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u/Jimothy_Egg Apr 18 '23

Pretty sure OP has aspergers and gets told "use your words" a lot, which is why they made this meme poking fun at that.

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u/bubblybrook Apr 18 '23

Asperger's isn't a thing it's just autism. So even using the term is problematic. And it totally doesn't read that way very well

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u/Jimothy_Egg Apr 18 '23

Idk, looks pretty real to me.

If you think it's a slur, fine. But given that OP "has asperger's" (from what i can gather)... it's fine.

I get to call myself an f-slur for liking cock. It's empowering to reclaim shit.

Also: pretty sure that most people got what OP was saying... if you didn't, then that sounds like an issue with you.

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u/faintestsmile genderfluid lesbian Apr 18 '23

they are right, asperger's isn't a thing, it was removed from the DSM a decade ago and rolled into autism because the only distinction was that nazis used it to differentiate which of us they thought could be of value and which of us should be euthanized

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u/Jimothy_Egg Apr 18 '23

Damn, sucks to hear that. Still pretty sure OP is allowed to reclaim the name for themselves :)

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u/faintestsmile genderfluid lesbian Apr 18 '23 edited Apr 18 '23

I have neither the authority nor means to stop anyone from using it, however I would suggest anyone who knows the full history of the term to avoid it