@gwynnion

By chance your post completely chimes with this book I started reading this evening: The Autist's Guide to the Galaxy: Navigating the World of "Normal People" by Clara Törnvall.

I have so many neurodivergent people in my life and I want to do better by them.

@gwynnion I actually found that to be a helpful crack talking to clueless, but well-intended dudes about the systematic nature of sexism/ sidelining of female perspectives. Basically wait for them to say they couldn't identify with a female PC in a game (because it often came up on its own, if recommending anything with a female lead or customizable character) and then point out that outside of customizable characters, we all pretty much had to play (straight, cis, abled, white) men.

Even on good days when they wanted to get it, I could not transmit the additional pressure to be "good representation" when in male-dominated spaces on my father and brother.

@gwynnion The first amendment allows one to believe and do certain things. Once you use that privilege to place you in any group; even if it is a minority group, all of a sudden others in a majority group look at you with demon eyes and spitting fire.

No one people want to remove the 1st amendment privilege. (They're not rights. We never had rights.)