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04 Jan 2017, 3:47 pm

Wolfram87 wrote:
Sunglasses. That is all.


I do really like wearing sunglasses, just because people don't see my eyes, and I can turn my head in their general direction, but not actually look at them.


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04 Jan 2017, 5:42 pm

I can only wear sunglasses outside on a bright sunny day.


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04 Jan 2017, 9:05 pm

Is inadvertently staring at someone too long an Asperger's trait or do men in general tend to make this mistake? Either way, I will do my best to not do it again.



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04 Jan 2017, 10:26 pm

EclecticWarrior wrote:
I think it has a lot to do with the current "all men are potential rapists" attitude in third-wave feminism. Autistic men have always been singled out as weirdos but the "rapist" label is fairly recent.


It's recent that women are talking about it, but we've always had to be on our guard like that around strange men. While most men are not going to try to harass or assault me, when it comes to strangers, there's a very real risk and just no way to know.

It's like... let's say you go to an area that's known for having high levels of robbery, and a guy walks up to with his hands in his pockets and asks for directions. He's probably just asking for directions, but you know there's also a real chance he's got a weapon and is about to rob you. You're naturally going to be on your guard and suspicious, right?

So for women, basically, every public area is that bad neighborhood, and every man you don't know and trust is that guy with his hands in his pockets.



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05 Jan 2017, 8:39 am

kraftiekortie wrote:
If somebody would say they are married, I would respect that. Why would somebody get "mean" about that?


I think because it directly addresses the situation and embarrasses them. If you don't come out and say "I'm married" then everyone can pretend that the man was just being friendly and not hitting on anybody.

I used to spend a lot of time with my former best friend, who coincidentally looks a LOT like me but is 9 years younger and more attractive. I wouldn't get bothered much when we were out together, but I'd get to see that it wasn't just me- men would treat her this way too. She would deal with it differently though. She's into science and reads a lot, but would slip into this role of a small child when a man she liked was interested in her. She would talk to him like a regular person if she was NOT interested. She didn't do as much of the ignoring either way.

This act though was really TOO BAD because I saw many guys who would have been great for her get away because she either turned them off by acting stupid or she didn't realize that her normal behavior was attracting them, NOT the dumb act.



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06 Jan 2017, 12:00 pm

EclecticWarrior wrote:
I think it has a lot to do with the current "all men are potential rapists" attitude in third-wave feminism. Autistic men have always been singled out as weirdos but the "rapist" label is fairly recent.
All women are psychopaths.

Just because I said it doesn't mean it is true.


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06 Jan 2017, 5:08 pm

'Oh, sorry. I thought you were checking me out.'