Froya wrote:
PBL187: About the joke you made about the meat smoking thing. Maybe if you had added that it was a joke, like this for example --> (joking), it would have been easier for people to understand it was a joke. Remember, people with autism have a tendency to take things literally
Anyway it's just a tip!
Well if people had been more reasonable about it like you were, it would have all been avoided. I did put a laughing face on it, and even for people with ASDs it was obvious. What's obvious to me is that it's such a cage, taboo subject here that people get really wet about even the mildest implication of homophobia.
This will probably bring even more heat but I will say it anyway: I'm gay, for real, and I despise homophobia (I would even if I wasn't gay myself), but a joke is a joke. I've seen jokes that were more offensive than mine but I still found them funny, despite me being depicted in it. Humour is humour, if I see literal homophobia then I won't laugh or find it funny, but if it's just a joke then I respect that. I have no problem whatsoever with homosexuality, including my own.
I know that people will have their own opinions whatever I say, so if people wanna now believe that I have internalised homophobia and/or hate being gay just cos I'm not too sensitive and anal (no pun intended) to take offence to any and all jokes about it, then fine, whatever, keep judging me.
I too have autism btw (AS), and marked dyspraxia, and, undiagnosed but clearly present schizophrenic tendencies, so while I should be aware of the literal thing, people here should also be aware of my defects, including the same tendency to take things literal. It works both ways, whether y'all like it or not
That said, this is helping me to get my post count up without it looking like I'm doing that on purpose, so thank you one and all
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