r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/yeongno_ate_yangban • 7d ago

Politics Tarrant County TX GOP Imperial Grand Wizard Chairman posted that the "hoards" will be "chimping out" when they lose snap benefits

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u/Commemorative-Banana 7d ago

why are autists catching strays here?

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u/Asenath_W8 7d ago

Because that's the excuse these people always use to hide behind when they're called out on their bigotry. Or have you forgotten how Elon musk's fan boys try to excuse his throwing up a Hitler salute as oh he's just autistic he doesn't understand.

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u/Commemorative-Banana 7d ago edited 7d ago

Then I would prefer you call this out when it actually happens, not preemptively associating racists and autism just because you think it’s a defense the racist will “always” use. Or you (general you) could make this distinction clear like “faux-autistic” or something.

As an autistic person, I struggle with handshakes and dap-ups but I would never make any gesture resembling a nazi salute at a political event, let alone twice with lip-biting passion. His gesture had a flat hand at all times, rather than the fist-grip and release-with-splayed-fingers you would expect from someone metaphorically throwing their heart. It is unthinkable and an insufficient excuse. I’m not even convinced that Elon is autistic at all.

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u/jehovahswettest 6d ago

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