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VioletMassacre posted...

Thinking someone with autism would even be able to go acting doesn't really understand autism. I mean, it's not impossible, but it wouldn't really be worth it for anybody.

For the record? This attitude, which Sia herself expressed, saying that autistic actors weren't as capable as the actress she chose, is precisely why people are upset. THIS keeps autistic actors from getting steady and well-paying work, which is why people generally advocate for people who belong to stigmatized/marginalized groups to get to play roles that relate to their own conditions- it's not because people who don't have that given trait can't do it. It's that casting people who don't have those conditions all the time because you're working under the assumption that the stigmatized people are somehow inherently less capable makes it harder for the stigmatized people to make a living.

OniRonin posted...

theres plenty of autistic actors. fuck off

Also, this. Your argument has already been disproven before it was made. You're putting forth the idea that autistic actors are less capable than neurotypical actors... even when the role depicts their neurodivergence. It's completely absurd.

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