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It says nothing of the sort. If "neurodivergent" people are going to imagine insults where there are none, that cannot be helped.

reilly3000 4y ago
Wow. Do you feel the same way about feminism? Racism? Do you doubt the existence or severity of ADHD, ASD, etc? In case there was any doubt on that last point, consider that each of those lower lifespan by about 30 years, have ~15X higher suicide rates, and are 1:2 are not able to work full time. Insults are in the eye of the beholder. For a person with a disorder marked by issues with eye contact and understanding social nuances, imagining insults that aren’t there IS the disability’s effect. If you comment on how much a black person enjoys watermelon and you do so objectively without malice, it’s still fair for that to be considered a big insult. Why? Because it has been used as a derogatory stereotype for many years. If you want to understand the perspective of neurodivergents, look up the terms “allistic” and “ableism”.
- Brian_K_White 4y ago
  It says only that eye contact commands attention, not that everyone likes it or has the same reaction or exhibits their reaction in the same way. If someone does not like eye contact, that is still an example of attention.
- MichaelCollins 4y ago
  When anybody hallucinates an insult where there was none, that is their own problem. You can't hold people accountable for offenses they never committed, for insults they never uttered, just because some crazy person hallucinates an offense.
  - hinkley 4y ago
    When you walk into a situation that has an intergenerational history rife with 'hallucinations' you don't immediately start talking about pink elephants. Stirring up a bad situation is not blameless behavior. It's the favorite realm of children, narcissists and saboteurs.
hinkley 4y ago
No, it's the same ableist nonsense that's been spewed since at least the Victorian era. If you're not making intense eye contact during difficult conversations you're not engaged, you're weak and undeserving of the respect you deny others. There are way, way more people who are alike in this way than are blind or deaf. Because it's not visible it's a 'safe' form of discrimination.

reilly3000 4y ago

Wow. Do you feel the same way about feminism? Racism? Do you doubt the existence or severity of ADHD, ASD, etc? In case there was any doubt on that last point, consider that each of those lower lifespan by about 30 years, have ~15X higher suicide rates, and are 1:2 are not able to work full time. Insults are in the eye of the beholder. For a person with a disorder marked by issues with eye contact and understanding social nuances, imagining insults that aren’t there IS the disability’s effect. If you comment on how much a black person enjoys watermelon and you do so objectively without malice, it’s still fair for that to be considered a big insult. Why? Because it has been used as a derogatory stereotype for many years. If you want to understand the perspective of neurodivergents, look up the terms “allistic” and “ableism”.

Brian_K_White 4y ago
It says only that eye contact commands attention, not that everyone likes it or has the same reaction or exhibits their reaction in the same way. If someone does not like eye contact, that is still an example of attention.
MichaelCollins 4y ago
When anybody hallucinates an insult where there was none, that is their own problem. You can't hold people accountable for offenses they never committed, for insults they never uttered, just because some crazy person hallucinates an offense.
- hinkley 4y ago
  When you walk into a situation that has an intergenerational history rife with 'hallucinations' you don't immediately start talking about pink elephants. Stirring up a bad situation is not blameless behavior. It's the favorite realm of children, narcissists and saboteurs.

hinkley 4y ago

No, it's the same ableist nonsense that's been spewed since at least the Victorian era. If you're not making intense eye contact during difficult conversations you're not engaged, you're weak and undeserving of the respect you deny others. There are way, way more people who are alike in this way than are blind or deaf. Because it's not visible it's a 'safe' form of discrimination.