Women in general should actually be less polite to autistic men, bc misogyny has be entirely adopted into autism culture so they both pose a equal if not greater threat to women, & don’t deserve to be further coddled. Women’s safety should always take priority over male feelings
And the more we excuse the behavior I’m referring to, the more autistic men will behave like this, further stigmatizing all autists, bc they are being taught sexual misconduct is excusable if you’re neurodivergent. Meanwhile women are not getting to use the same excuse
@simpancier
Guy at my school groped multiple freshman girls (he was 18) and got away with it because he was autistic and “doesn’t understand boundaries 🥺🥺”
@simpancier
Almost a good take, women should be less polite to autistic men so that they don’t misunderstand her intentions, for both of your sakes. Autistic guys can’t take polite hints. If you’re nice to him, eventually you’re going to have to reject him brutally. Rip the band-aid off.
@Hiemswolf
This is about prioritizing ourselves not how autistic men feel about not having romantic access to us. It’s not our responsibility not to be creeped out, it’s their responsibility not to be creepy. It’s also not our responsibility to do any emotional labor for them bc autism
@simpancier
As an autistic woman… people don’t give a shit about OUR feelings or OUR comfort. If a girl is socially awkward even the teachers in school will poke fun at her. When boys viciously bullied and groped me I was told to take it as a compliment.
@simpancier
right.. having a mental disability doesnt exempt men from their predatory behavior & i’m sick of people pretending like it does or that they are less of a threat. all men including autistic men are raised in this misogynistic society & it isn’t ableist to hold them accountable
@graceisgroovey
In my day we weren’t shamed with pseudo progressive rhetoric that’s actually thinly veiled misogyny, out of whispering networking such boys into ostracism
@simpancier
This is simultaneously ableist and sexist, which is impressive in and of itself. Most people can only manage to express one form of hate at a time.
@simpancier
I got harassed by an autistic guy in my junior year and the teacher excused it because "it's because he likes you! he just doesn't know boundaries ☺️"... Like maybe you could teach him those boundaries?? The guy literally found out my school email to send me weird stuff.
@PhoonDoesGames
Every single woman who replies has this same story but bc it doesn’t happen to men, nearly every man is calling me an ableist wench. But as long as the women confirm that what I’m saying is entirely true, I don’t care about their opinion! So sorry your teachers are failing you