Autistic girl community on Yik Yak | Can anybody explain what ppl on tiktok mean when they say ppl are ‘sexualizing their autism?’ I fear I just.,. don’t understand how that occurs. Every time I think about it, I get extremely confused.

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Can anybody explain what ppl on tiktok mean when they say ppl are ‘sexualizing their autism?’ I fear I just.,. don’t understand how that occurs. Every time I think about it, I get extremely confused.

Anonymous 5w

Basically, it’s a mix of infantilism and fetishization of especially autistic girls of women being more childlike and innocent

Anonymous 5w

hey so that’s disgusting 😃 we love fetishizing/sexualizing a whole disability 🥰 i’m glad i haven’t seen anyone talking bout that on my feed 😭

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Anonymous 5w

I think as someone who is very straightforward, a touch of the ‘tism is helpful becuase they will be too. I think it’s problematic to fetishize for the reason stated above but it’s not like that’s the only reason out there. I’d say it’s more case by case, like a spectrum.

Anonymous

#1 5w

Again, this is stereotypically

Anonymous

#1 5w

Thank you for explaining, that unfortunately makes much more sense now

Anonymous

#2 5w

Yeah it’s really odd 😭 I don’t know why people would find that remotely okay or attractive for that matter. It was only a video or two mostly of people explaining why it’s weird (I feel like that should be obvious) but the actual sexualizing of it is like?????? It’s a disability?

Anonymous

OP 5w

no fr that’s wild , but at least you didn’t come across someone actively doing it 😭

Anonymous

#2 5w

My thoughts exactly I fear