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22 Sep 2016, 11:32 pm

How ‘Ghostbusters’ Holtzmann has become a queer, autistic hero


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23 Sep 2016, 8:41 am

Why not Kate McKinnon? The movie itself was a lame reboot with weak characters and little actual humor.



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24 Sep 2016, 4:39 pm

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http://fusion.net/story/350298/ghostbus ... er-autism/

' . . . and used physics metaphors to explain her feelings—sounded almost exactly like declarations I’ve made to my closest friends, . . '

' . . . One user pointed to her clothing and idiosyncratic posture as possible examples of sensory sensitivity management, writing that Holtzmann “wears soft, baggy overalls because they are nice to the skin,” and “sits with legs crossed or feet propped up, any other way feels wrong and uncomfortable.” . . . '


This is good stuff! Thanks for sharing it. :D

I don't want to go overboard and become too optimistic, but I think aspects of the world are becoming more free and open.



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07 Oct 2016, 9:17 am

Didn't see the movie, didn't really care too. But the article was pretty interesting anyway. Although I never took the type to closely dissect this woman's behaviors or anything.