Last night I was reminded of something that happened in the Thomas fandom that I can& #39;t believe I forgot about until now, and its a little upsetting thats been largely forgotten-
When we first heard about Theo a good number of fans rejected the idea of an autistic coded engine
When we first heard about Theo a good number of fans rejected the idea of an autistic coded engine
And yes, I can back up that this did happen.
Apart from this reply, I don& #39;t recall the arguments that Theo being Autistic was stupid or whatever being challenged, in fact at the time I fell for that bullshit mentality myself being a dumb 15/16 year old https://twitter.com/sleepyhenry/status/863192287534227456?s=19">https://twitter.com/sleepyhen...
Apart from this reply, I don& #39;t recall the arguments that Theo being Autistic was stupid or whatever being challenged, in fact at the time I fell for that bullshit mentality myself being a dumb 15/16 year old https://twitter.com/sleepyhenry/status/863192287534227456?s=19">https://twitter.com/sleepyhen...
Now that I actually get how representation works and have become more vocal about issues Autistic people face, there& #39;s no way I couldn& #39;t bring attention to this. In hindsight it was SO fucking ableist
So with that I sincerely ask...what the fuck guys?
So with that I sincerely ask...what the fuck guys?