tanteJun 15
I wonder if this trend of "Kidults" (as in adults buying toys or having other very "child-like" hobbies and preferences) is fueled by how little pathways to joy we leave to adults so many revert back to when Ninja Turtles made them happy.
Show threadNeoJun 15
@tante i don't know if this (kidults as a term) is not also ableistic in regards to people in the autistic spectrum 😅.
I can only talk about myself but I certainly do have my comfort cartoons, plushies and other trinkets that are less associated with adulthood and I am ("high functioning") autistic.
I wonder why it has to be labeled like that.
Can't people just enjoy things that brings them comfort regardless of age 🙈.
I don't want to be labeled as "kidult" just bc of my neurodivergence. I am still functionally an adult.
Show threadtante
@singingWolf There's absolutely different reasons for those sets of behavior as you described. From what I know "Kidults" describes neurotypical people actively deciding to follow "child-like" interests. It's also not generally seen as negative, more seen as a new category that recently exploded
Jun 15 at 12:35pmWeb