This is a follow up piece to my last blog post on how Social Justice Warriors harm the autism rights movement. That previous post drew a fair amount of attention and got re posted on various sub reddits with an anti SJW slant. It generated many interesting discussions not just about SJW’s and their antics but about autism as well. One thing became clear and was more than a little worrying. Many who are anti-SJW seem to have a bad impression of autistic people. Indeed I saw many use the term autistic as an insult against SJW types.

Now my own experiences of the autism community are that autistic people tend to have a fairly low bullshit threshold. They tend to despise lying and generally are very ill disposed to the whole notion of identity politics and all the SJW bullshit it entails. So what gives? How have many aligned with the backlash against SJW nonsense got it into their heads that the SJW mentality is somehow synonymous with autism? Then the penny dropped and once it did it started to piss me off more and more. So here is my explanation and redress.

The spectrum is for anyone

The simple truth is that anyone can claim to be autistic. There is no blood test or other obvious way of distinguishing an autistic person from a neurotypical person. For this very reason it is known as the invisible disability. This is even truer when the person claiming to be autistic is sat behind a computer screen. Anyone can make the claim and it’s almost impossible to be found out. And I put it to you that many of the people who claim to be autistic on-line are not.

So why would an SJW pretend to be autistic?

Well in many respects it is the Golden Ticket they all seek. TO understand why this is the case one first needs to understand the SJW mind-set and identity politics in general. Core to their out look is the idea that the world is divided into the oppressed and the oppressor but this is not a simple black and white distinction, there are a various grades of oppression and conversely various grades of privillage. The more oppressed one is the more one can crap on about how oppressed one is and, more importantly, tell other people how horrible they are for oppressing them.

Now in this hirearchy of oppression there are various groups some more oppressed than others. So women beat men because women are apparently oppressed, being gay adds another level of oppression as does being from an ethnic minority, disabled, transgender and or of a minority religion. These layers of oppression stack and can be combined in a what is joking known as the oppression Olympics.

So the pinnacle of oppression would be the trans, gay, paraplegic, Muslim, black person, born biological female person, now identifying a man, who suffers from depression has a lisp and is morbidly obese. Such an individual would be so oppressed that they can be excused saying anything to anyone no matter how vile the words they say. All us mere mortals can do when faced with such a gold medal oppression Olympian would be to wring our hands in shame and listen to them tell us exactly what a bunch of cunts we are.

This is what SJW’s aspire to, this is what they secretly wish they could be because in the topsy turvy world of SJW double think oppression equals power. The more oppressed you are the more power you have in SJW land. That power translates to the ability to be vile to other people with impunity. The more oppression points one acquires the more horrible one can be, the less able other are to retaliate and the wider range of people you can attack. So, for example, a black woman can attack a white woman with impunity but not a gay black woman. I know this seems mental to any sane person reading this and that’s because it is batshit crazy but I don’t make the rules I merely report them. Remember oppression equals power in the Orwellian nightmare of internet social justice double think.

So what’s a cis white guy to do?

At the other end of the scale of oppression, and at the top of the privilege stack, is the dreaded cis*, straight, white, male. These are, in SJW land, the scum of the earth responsible for pretty much every problem ever had by anyone in the past present and future, across all dimensions, time lines and possible parallel universes. We cis, white, straight, males are basically a combination of Adolf Hitler, the plague and genital warts all rolled into one horrible package of systematic oppression and intrinsic cunty behaviour.

This generalisation applies to pretty much all of us and it’s not racist or sexist to characterise an entire race and sex in this manner because errr hummm oh it’s something to do with the patriarchy I think. You will have to ask an SJW I have never really worked out why it’s not racist to be racist to white people to be honest. I guess I just don’t have enough oppression points to wrap my nasty, dictatorial, testosterone addled, feeble male mind around the double think necessary to understand the concept.

*For those not verse in social justice speak “cis” describes someone who was born the same gender as their biological sex i.e. not transsexual.

So what if a potential wannabe SJW is in fact a cis, white, straight male? What can they do if a life of hand wringing guilt does not appeal? I guess they could pretend to be gay that would earn some oppression points but that’s kind of hard to maintain in this modern world of social media. There would always be the risk of be outed as straight, perish the thought! Pretending to be bi would be less risky but you don’t really get many oppression points for being bi. Bisexuality is like the syncronised swimming of the oppression Olympics, no ones really sure if its even a real sport.

So what to do? This is a quandary faced by many such young men, the poor little soldiers. They want in on the game, they can see their “oppressed” peers getting stuck in and being utterly ghastly to the fellow humans with almost complete impunity and they like the look of that cake and are hungry little piggies but damn it they had the darned bad luck to be born privileged. It’s so unfair!

But lets not forget the ladies …… that would be sexist!

The SJW prospects for a white middle class female are not really that much better either. Sure they get a few oppression points for being women but in the modern oppression Olympics the oppression of women really does not cut much mustard these days. You see they went and passed all those pesky anti sex discrimination laws, put in place a whole load of programs for girls so that they now out-perform boys at every level of education and indeed out earn men in their early careers. All this has kind of pulled the rug out from under the whole oppressed women thing. Having a vagina just does not get the same oppression points as it used to back in the good old days.

Let’s face it girls there are just a gigatonne of other far more oppressed people than middle-class white females and there is even a nasty rumour that white middle-classed females might actually mot be oppressed at all, the horror!! The budding female SJW could always put on black face and do a Rachel Dolezal I suppose but that’s kind of hard to pull off and one always runs the risk of being outed as white. This indeed was what happened to poor Rachel. So with this strategy there is always a danger that one would immediately forfeit all those precious hard-won oppression points with the publication of one childhood photo showing a smiling blonde girl.

Although give Dolezal her due she clung on to those oppression points for dear life and managed some quite spectacular metal gymnastics to convince many that she was in fact “transracial”. That is, a biological white person who identifies as black a bit like a transsexual born one sex but identifying as another gender. She basically invented a whole new category in the oppression Olympics, now that’s some grade A double think! So hats off to Dolezal for effort. But for most white middle class female tumblerites blacking up is not really a viable option. I mean what would the neighbours or mummy and daddy think! They might even cut ones allowance!

So what are white cis scum of both genders to do? What indeed. It’s a conundrum faced my many a narcissistic, millennial generation, university student desperate to get in on the whole SJW gig.

And then they learn about autism…….

When learning of autism I can only imagine that it is much like the scene from South Park when Cartman discovers Tourette’s syndrome. Here is a condition that does the following for the budding SJW

1- It immediately gives a tonne of oppression points. I’m not exactly sure where autism fits on the oppression scale as I’m no expert but it’s pretty high. It certainly earns you more points that just being gay it might even be on a par with being trans. Lofty heights indeed! So a bag load of oppression points can be grabbed instantly.

2- These oppression points can be easily added to any other points accumulated. They are stackable with points gleamed from ones sex, sexuality, race and religion. Indeed in the case of females there is somewhat of a multiplier effect because autistic females are in 1:4 minority within autism so female autistics are an oppressed minority within an oppressed minority and it does not get any better than that in SJW land!

3- No can ever realistically catch you out. Short of someone hacking your doctor’s records there is really no way of anyone ever exposing you are neurotypical. Unlike pretending to be gay or black, claiming autism is practically impossible to be called out on with any certainty. It’s the perfect crime!

4- It gives one an additional excuse to be a total douchebag to your fellow humans. As discussed above, accumulated oppression points entitle one to be progressively more and more beastly to ones fellow humans. With autism oppression points, however, we get bonus multiplier effect as well. You see because of the nature of the condition any backlash from ones victims can immediately be reflected with a special move unique to autism. In the face of any criticism the SJW can immediately claim to be being doubly oppressed because their social conduct is being judged by neurotypical standards and that judgement is itself oppressive!!! So if they are called out on being a douche the SJW can just turn around and say “Actually I’m not being rude I’m autistic and that means I don’t pick up on social cues or follow the normal social rules of etiquette like Neurotypicals and to judge me in such a way is a very prejudiced thing to do… you fucking total nazi cunt!”. What a powerful special move! If you think I jest then think again I’ve seen this move performed before more than once.

5- It immediately gives an excuse for why they have failed in life. Rather than actually having to take any responsibility for themselves they can blame their substandard school grades, shitty job or lack of job, lack of sexual partners and lack of real friends on being autistic. “Oh us autistic people are so poorly served by education and there is so much prejudice against us. None of this is my fault. It’s the worlds fault, it’s, societies fault, its cis white males neurotypicals fault etc etc”. It is the perfect way to avoid any responsibility for life’s little setbacks. Of course it should be noted that genuine autistic people do actually face all these problems I do not want anyone to think I am belittling the plight of actual autistic people.

6- Any minor successes that they have had in life are immediately amplified! They can claim to have achieved x, y or z seemingly mediocre triumph “in spite” of their “disability”. With great personal effort they have overcome their “affliction” and won at life! Now that 3rd place swimming cup they won in high school is elevated to an achievement of herculean proportions. Of course this feeds nicely into the general narcissistic “special snow flake” mentality of the modern SJW.

7- It gives reason as to why no one likes them. Rather than coming to terms with the fact that their narcissistic personalities are just inherently unlikable they can now turn their lack of friends into becoming yet more bonus oppression points! “No one likes me because they are prejudiced against autistic people its sooooo oppressive”. Cha ching!

Note: Now I need to stress again that the oppression points list above actually rings very true for many genuinely autistic people. Much like in the South Park episode mentioned (S11E08- “Le Petit Tourette) the kids with Tourettes genuinely have problems with their condition and get seriously pissed off when they realise Cartman is faking it just so he be a douche. So I am not trying to belittle the plight of those with autism I merely going after those that use autism for their own ends.

The golden ticket indeed

With a list like that no wonder so many budding SJW’s opt for the autism gambit. Now not all of this is entirely conscious and calculated. Many SJW types do suffer from various forms of narcissism, sometimes these may be genuine cases of narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) but for the most part they are just selfish pricks who have been taught their entire lives that they are special snowflakes. When reality bites them in the arse, normally about the time the go to university, and they realise they of tepid ability at best it must be like their world is crashing in around them. I’m sure the psychological distress at having ones special snow flake bubble burst by the jagged edges of real life must be genuine. So any way to explain this away will be grasped at. Obviously they are not going to actually grasp the nettle of reality and accept they are not quite as special as they mums told them so an excuse must be found and autism is just that excuse.

Once the autism option is revealed they really must feel like Cartman in the Southpark episode. Its a light bulb moment, an epiphany, dare I say, a revelation that can wash away the nagging cognitive dissonance they feel from the reality clashing with their cherished special snow flake status. So this is why we have so many tumberlites who “identify as autistic”. It is the perfect cover story. Not only does it make excuses for their failures in life but it also gets them in on the whole SJW gig and allows them to indulge in bashing their fellow humans whilst playing the victim. All that potential attention must be hard to resist for any young narcissist. But this is not a victimless crime, far from it, the victims of this crime are the genuinely autistic people of this world, kids like my son. Don’t confuse the humour and tongue in cheek nature of the above ramblings. This is one of the ugliest tricks the SJW’s play. It makes me and others in the autism community rightly pissed off.

STOP IT!

The problem is that autistic people do face genuine bigotry and prejudice. I have seen many times the word “autistic” being used as a substitute for “retard”. The term “sperging out” is often used as well to describe either an overly pedantic and protracted rant on some pointless minutiae of an argument or quitting a discussion in a rage. The notion being that this is typical Asperger type behaviour. Whilst there may be some element of truth to the former (many Aspies will indeed get caught up in minute details on their topics of special interest) this should never really be seen as a negative, indeed this attention to detail is one of the autistic minds greatest strengths. And “Sperging out” in a rage is just a complete mischaracterisation based on the idea that autistic people are prone to meltdowns (autistic meltdowns are hugely misunderstood phenomena – but that’s a whole other topic).

These insults terms are, however, but a tiny part of the problem. Autistic people are widely considered as stupid and incapable by teachers, employers and the public at large. This is simply not the case and so they are genuinely precluded from the work place and education because of false conceptions about how they are. This really is oppression and it really does need to change. This is what genuine autistic self-advocates and their allies like I fight for. So when some SJW decides that they will “identify as autistic” they commit two major crimes against genuinely autistic people and one against themselves.

Crime 1

They besmirch the good name of autism. SJW’s are amongst the most unpleasant individuals you will ever encounter. Rude, condescending, judgmental, stubborn, inflexible and generally obnoxious. For each one that claims to be autistic, or worse still who then uses autism as an excuse for their unpleasantness, the reputation of autistic people is sullied further by their antics. This is why so many in the anti-SJW community seem to have a negative view of autistic people. And who could blame them? The only “autistic” people they have encountered thus far are obnoxious SJW’s who “self-identify” as autistic. It would be hard not to get a bad impression if that is was you sole experience! No wonder autistic people have a bad rep in the anti-SJW online community.

Crime 2

They belittle the very real problems faced by genuinely autistic people. Each time some whinny, privileged, middle class SJW starts moaning about the first world problems they face and using “autism” as their excuse they take away from the genuine plight of autistic people. Autistic people face genuine discrimination and bullying throughout most stages of their lives but the plethora of fake autistics shouting loudly about their trivial problems means Joe Public is becoming deaf to the issues faced by the genuine cases like my little boy.

Further, there is a very real backlash happening against the SJW mentality and there is a danger that in this backlash certain genuinely oppressed groups will be forgotten or dismissed along with the SJW’s themselves. As the internet purges the dirty bath water of SJW types we run the risk of throwing the baby of autism rights out the window as a well. As noted above, and in previous posts, autism rights is a genuine civil rights movement that needs genuine support. If a fledgling rights movement to get caught up in a justified backlash against SJW stupidity it will cause prolonged suffering and pain to all autistic people the world over.

Crime 3 -Self-inflicted injury

Many of the people that use autism as an excuse for shitty behaviour have some genuine psychological problems that need addressing. Narcissistic personality disorder can be a debilitating mental illness and it can have a serious impact on one’s life, but it can be treated with appropriate therapy. But this will never happen if the subject is actually “identifying as autistic” and using that as an excused for why their life is a mess. Autism is not and never has been a mental illness and does not require psychotherapy of any kind. So in erroneously self-diagnosing these SJW types are ultimately self-harming because some clearly need professional help.

A note on self-diagnosis

Self-diagnosis of autism is a dangerous business. There are a multitude of psychological and neurological issues that could be confused with autism by a non-expert. Indeed autism itself is such a varied condition that it is often misdiagnosed by the experts even today. NPD is one psychological condition already mentioned that could feasibly be misconstrued as autism, particularly by the sufferer. The very nature of NPD makes an erroneous self-diagnosis more likely. No one wants to be a narcissist but autism has some street cred in certain circles these days so that would feed right into the way a narcissist might think! Additionally certain types of depression, anxiety disorder or indeed other atypical neurologies could also be mistaken for autism but a non-expert.

Now self-diagnosis can have its place, particularly for adults trying to make sense of some problems they have faced in their lives. If you self-diagnose and things start to make sense then great BUT if you want to start dispensing advice to others about autism or if you want to start getting involved in the autism community then get a fucking proper diagnosis. Do not buy into this bullshit that you know your own body and mind best, you probably don’t. In fact you are probably the very worst person to diagnose anything about yourself. The internet makes things worse because a little knowledge is a dangerous things. Anyone can, if they think about it hard enough find some autistic traits in themselves, given the wide nature of the spectrum almost any person on the planet could with and hour or so of “google scholoring” convince themselves they were on the spectrum. Of course armed with a bit more knowledge most of us would quickly realise how wrong we were and that’s where the doctors come in – they have that extra knowledge cos rather than looking up shit on the internet they actually went to school for the best part of a decade to learn how to judge these matters.

So why write this?

In writing this piece I am really looking to target three groups of people Firstly the SJW’s themselves. This is a plea to your better natures. By “identifying as autistic” you are causing harm to the autistic community. This is not a victimless crime, it is not a bit of fun. Kids like my son will face enough shit in their lives without having the public’s perception further marred by your antics. Sure everyone wants to be special and I guess I can understand the allure of convincing yourself that you have a condition so that none of problems you face are your fault. But please for the sake of genuinely autistic people the world over try a bit of honest introspection and if there is any doubt in your mind get a proper diagnosis before you publicly identify yourself as autistic.

Secondly I want to try and repair some of the damage done to the reputation of autistic people. If you are reading this and are part of the backlash movement against SJW nonsense then you might have a bad impression of them. This is probably because most of the people who you have encountered that claim to be autistic are in fact SJWs trying to cash in on the Golden Ticket. Real autistic people, in general, have a very low tolerance for SJW bullshit. They have a propensity towards honesty and sometimes brutally honest truth. They also, in most cases, tend to be tolerant of others and genuinely wanting to help. Now I don’t want to generalise too much and being autistic certainly does not preclude one from being a prick but on the whole I would say the genuinely autistic are less likely to fall into the SJW mind-set than the neurotypical population. Basically most of the “I identify as autistic” crowd on Tumblr are not autistic so please, if you are judging autistic people by their behaviour, could you rethink and reassess your views?

Thirdly I want the genuinely autistic people and their allies to be aware of the false prophets amongst us. As in any community there tends to be a great comradery between members. I feel incredible compassion and a desire to help anyone who tells me they are autistic or are a parent/carer of an autistic person. This natural urge to bond with those in our community can sometimes blind us to those that are doing harm to the movement we care about. I don’t want to start a witch hunt or anything like that but it is wise to be cautious. Shitty behaviour towards others in the community and to Joe public should be called out we should not let our sense of comradery blind us to this. Often such behaviour will simply be frustrations and anger boiling over into harsh words but sometimes it might be the tell-tale calling card of the Social Justice Warrior and these parasite need to be weeded out wherever possible. Autism is not their Golden Ticket to douchbagery we must not let them get away with it when they try to use it as such.