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Another discriminatory article

MrsSparrow

Hi all

Not sure if anyone has seen this. Another media article comparing autism with negative traits in the disguise of reporting. Would he make the same comparison to a person in a wheelchair? Or blind?

www.theguardian.com/.../israel-suffers-collective-autism-hope-change

Sorry if this is in the wrong place, just upset they think it's ok to use autism in this way.

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  • I think the article erroneously conflates autism with the psychology of a nation, and I don't notice any interesting possibilities. To label a whole nation autistic is absurd, and helps to propagate negative stereotypes surrounding the 'lack of empathy' and insularity of autistic individuals. The author of this article should have taken a more critical stance.

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  • I think the article erroneously conflates autism with the psychology of a nation, and I don't notice any interesting possibilities. To label a whole nation autistic is absurd, and helps to propagate negative stereotypes surrounding the 'lack of empathy' and insularity of autistic individuals. The author of this article should have taken a more critical stance.

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