Senior Twitter executive mocks people with autism

[Emily]

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/elon-musk-aspergers-autism-ableism-b2081917.html

Sure, Elon Musk can be problematic – but leave his autism out of it
If it is OK to mock one of the most privileged people in the world on account of them being autistic, then what hope do the rest of us ‘regular’ folk have?
Charlotte Colombo

Tomorrow is Global Awareness Accessibility Day: an annual awareness day dedicated to improving access and inclusion in digital spaces for everyone out there who identifies as neurodivergent or having a disability. But today, a video is going viral of a senior Twitter exec calling Elon Musk a “looney tune”, “mentally handicapped” and “special needs” on account of him being autistic.

In a lot of ways, the leaking of this clip, rife with ableist slurs, isn’t even about Musk, but about how deep-rooted ableism remains even in 2022. It doesn’t matter that Autism Awareness Day was just last month, or how many people in the public eye share their diagnoses, or the number of books, movies and documentaries released about autism.

In Musk’s case, it doesn’t even matter if you’re quite literally one of the most powerful people in the world. The fact remains that for autistic people, we will still be seen as inherently “lesser” because we are neurodivergent.
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f it is OK to mock one of the most privileged people in the world on account of them being autistic, then what hope do the rest of us “regular” folk have – let alone people from more marginalised backgrounds? It sets a disturbing and dangerous precedent about how much ableism people way below Musk’s elevated status should have to put up with, and further emboldens people to discriminate against the autism community and weaponise people’s diagnoses as a means of limiting and silencing them....

Caught on video:
https://www.projectveritas.com/vide...musk-for-believing-public-can-make-their-own/

 

[sharon sanders]

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