theaubisticagenda:

goldenheartedrose:

hawtistic: I am sick and tired of feeling like fucking Cassandra when I tell people about Jon Stewart being a raging ableist. And now I have video proof: the interview with Naomi Watts which I saw over my fall break a year and a half ago, which made me erupt in fury and instantly lose all respect for Jon Stewart. I’ve come close to being triggered by people on here, including my friends, treating him as some kind of savior. (I mean, shouldn’t the “Rally For Sanity” be big enough of a clue that he isn’t the biggest friend of disabled folks?) I can’t watch the video because I know I’ll be triggered again, but the words he said are etched into my brain: ”Uh yeah, this is a benefit AGAINST autism, not FOR autism. Who out there is saying ‘Go Autism!’?” Jon Stewart has been dead to me since October 7, 2010. And if you can see this and still support him, you may as well be too. I reblogged this originally back when it was first posted, but yeah, I sort of doubly triggered myself by watching this again (and reading the notes on this post), but yeah. Jon Stewart is a piece of shit and I’m not sorry for thinking so, and if you are going to rush to defend him? You’re terrible and feel free to unfollow me right the fuck now. “Who would support something FOR autism? Wouldn’t that be cruel?” No. No, it wouldn’t. Fuck you, Jon. Fuck you.

Content Warning for personal story including censored ableist slurs, internalized ableism, stealth eugenics references, and strong emotional reactions.

I’ve watched The Daily Show with John Stewart since I was around 11 years old. I loved his show. It was Jewish (whoot, representation!), funny, and dealt with topics I enjoyed.

In 2008 when he did that fundraiser for Autism Speaks called “Night of Too Many Stars” which featured Colbert, just by the way, he mentioned it on the show. I will never fucking forget what he said. (It was the exact same shit as before.)

You know 10/11 year old me did when he said that? I fucking cried. John Stewart made me fucking cry when he said that.Because who could be “for autism?” Yeah, I’m just a mistake. I actually threw shit at my TV I was so pissed. Because I knew I was nothing more than just a r****d. Just like everyone said. Because I shouldn’t have been born. After all, one of my fucking idols said it, so it must be true. And there’s an organization out there making sure people like me never get falsely born again.

Thank god.

Wouldn’t want more lazy, st***d, fucking r****ds like me, right? Us fucking burdens on society.

Just in case you ever wanted to know why I hate Autism Speaks so fucking much, or why I turn off the TV whenever Jon starts talking about autism? This is why.