Comment Re:Ethics? (Score 1) 556
I'm not talking about "my intolerance" I'm talking about using terms like "sperglord" and "asperger's patient" as insults you ableist piece of shit.
I'm not talking about "my intolerance" I'm talking about using terms like "sperglord" and "asperger's patient" as insults you ableist piece of shit.
Insofar as they apply to gamergate as a whole and not some assholes we ban on sight, your harassment claims are false, but if they were true that still wouldn't make your spreading hate speech about autistic people okay. That said, your behavior is echoed by the outlets Gamergate is boycotting, which is the main reason I've gotten involved in the advertiser writing campaign to begin with.
Why is Gawker Media describing Gamergate as composed of "angry Sonic the Hedgehog fans"? (We didn't organize on a sonic forum, it's not a best-selling game or franchise this decade, it hasn't been involved in a censorship controversy - but there is a stereotype that Sonic fans are autistic!) Why is "neckbeard" used to mean misogynist in anti-gamergate circles? Why were the gamers are dead articles filled with stereotypes of nerds that just so happen to describe people with aspergers'? Why are 4chan terms okay when applied to people on the autism spectrum but not to women or people of color?
Autistic people are not your shield.
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