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> "The internet has kind of killed my 'autistic pride,' so to speak," says Gillmer. "The constant use of it as an insult makes me want to hide it, so I tend to

> "The internet has kind of killed my 'autistic pride,' so to speak," says Gillmer. "The constant use of it as an insult makes me want to hide it, so I tend to not bring it up unless it feels like I'm not communicating properly." I cannot for the life of me understand why I see "aspie" or "spergy" used as insults on both reddit and tumblr.

ZanyProgrammer 10y ago
As far as anti/pro SJWs are concerned, I've mostly seen it as an insult by pro SJWs against white nerdy autistic gamergate basement dwellers.EDIT: which annoys me, since I'm more on the Pro SJW side by default.
- bitwize 10y ago
  Queasy nerds make SJWs uncomfortable because they are perceived as much more likely to display shockingly inappropriate sexual behavior. Since women have the right not to fear for their lives or chastity, the reasoning goes, they have the right not to have any contact with queasy nerds, and so they must be expunged from the places in society where they nest (computing, gaming) in order to create "safe spaces" for women. This is also a subtext in the upcoming 2016 Ghostbusters film: the villain is a queasy nerd who summons ghosts to Manhattan as revenge for getting the mockery and rejection he deserved; so it is up to the Empowered Womyn Ghostbusters to exorcise him so NYC can become a safe space again.
jackmott 10y ago
I use spergy as compliment. But only like, internally in my head, or with close spergy friends.
bitwize 10y ago
I find it quite annoying that we can't say "retarded" anymore but "autistic" and "autism" are valid insults. This has a lot to do with high-profile autistic people such as Christian Weston Chandler, who have a whole host of other psychological and emotional damage that has little to do with autism itself. They are the ones who wear their condition on their sleeve and try to use it to excuse all sorts of reprehensible behavior. Until in the public mind the words "autism" and "Asperger's" become associated with cringe.
danielhooper 10y ago
Teenagers are mean.

ZanyProgrammer 10y ago

As far as anti/pro SJWs are concerned, I've mostly seen it as an insult by pro SJWs against white nerdy autistic gamergate basement dwellers.EDIT: which annoys me, since I'm more on the Pro SJW side by default.

bitwize 10y ago
Queasy nerds make SJWs uncomfortable because they are perceived as much more likely to display shockingly inappropriate sexual behavior. Since women have the right not to fear for their lives or chastity, the reasoning goes, they have the right not to have any contact with queasy nerds, and so they must be expunged from the places in society where they nest (computing, gaming) in order to create "safe spaces" for women. This is also a subtext in the upcoming 2016 Ghostbusters film: the villain is a queasy nerd who summons ghosts to Manhattan as revenge for getting the mockery and rejection he deserved; so it is up to the Empowered Womyn Ghostbusters to exorcise him so NYC can become a safe space again.

jackmott 10y ago

I use spergy as compliment. But only like, internally in my head, or with close spergy friends.

bitwize 10y ago

I find it quite annoying that we can't say "retarded" anymore but "autistic" and "autism" are valid insults. This has a lot to do with high-profile autistic people such as Christian Weston Chandler, who have a whole host of other psychological and emotional damage that has little to do with autism itself. They are the ones who wear their condition on their sleeve and try to use it to excuse all sorts of reprehensible behavior. Until in the public mind the words "autism" and "Asperger's" become associated with cringe.

danielhooper 10y ago

Teenagers are mean.