aspie_comic_nerd wrote:
There is an "us" vs "them." It's because we are a minority and we are generally discriminated against and there's also a lot prejudice against us. It's no different than discrimination or prejudice against blacks, Muslims, gays/lesbians, or Jews. It's human nature to judge people others and to fear the unknown.
There are also a lot of people on the Autism spectrum that discriminate. Some aspies (such as myself) discriminate and are bitter because of past trauma or abuse from "normies."
The more educated people are on both sides of the fence the more barriers will be broken down and there will also be acceptance.
Hmmm...I can also see that.
However, in my limited observations on human behaviour (I am trying so hard not to stereotype or generalise), any trait which makes one individual different from another is 'grounds' for discrimination and prejudice.
I shall use an example which I read about...
http://global.christianpost.com/news/at ... on-119064/Atheists are being persecuted against, Muslims are being persecuted against, Christians are being persecuted against, Hindus and Buddhists are being persecuted against, Jews are being persecuted against, women are being persecuted against, men are being persecuted against, gay people are being persecuted against, Aspies sufferers are being persecuted against, NT's are being persecuted against...
Tell me, is there anybody left out there who isn't?
Again, I'm not saying that bashing "NTs" is good or right, since I don't believe such a thing exists, but I don't think that people coming here expressing pain over the treatment they've had at the hands of non Aspies to be the same thing as persecuting non Aspies.
05 Jun 2014, 11:53 pm
