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Has anyone else noticed a general hostility towards men on the autism spectrum within leftist spaces?

July 21, 2021
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I've developed a social hypothesis that most people feel a natural need to treat a particular group as an "other" to feel superior to and dehumanize. It's obviously a highly cynical hypothesis but considering the treatment I've experienced within "progressive" circles as an autistic man it leads me to wonder if such a hypothesis has legs.

I don't really know how to exactly express how the dogwhistles manifest but they're very clear when you're looking out for them. The fact that the stereotypical misogynist a progressive typically thinks of has a lot of overlap with stereotypes of autism such as poor grooming, bad social skills, obsession with special interests (and gatekeeping due to much of their identity being wrapped up in having those interests,) a difficult time empathizing with experiences of others.

It's caused me to steer clear of most progressive circles. The only ones I really hang in anymore are the highly wonky ones like r/neoliberal and subs like this that call progressives out for hypocrisy despite promoting similar causes.

Most autistic men I know flirted with the alt right at some point in their life and the dogwhistling from progressives was undoubtedly a big reason.

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Title Has anyone else noticed a general hostility towards men on the autism spectrum within leftist spaces?
Author Final_Bruh
Upvotes 197
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Date July 21, 2021 1:34 AM UTC (1 year ago)
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