Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello fellow autistic people! Today is the day (among every other day) to celebrate your autistic identity!
How will you celebrate? Are you proud to be autistic? If so, why?
I am definitely proud to be autistic for numerous reasons but I shall list my top 3:
I hate 'pride' whatevers .... they are (deliberately) a mechanism to split people apart by identities and maximize differences to create the maximum of division in society. Those pushing it can then claim to be the saviors of those groups, when they are actually victimizing those groups.
Emphasis should always be on our shared humanity, not 'pride' in immutable characteristics.
Recognition, yes, acceptance, yes ... 'pride' no thanks.
The world is divided into people that divide people into groups and those that don't. Paradox achieved.