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Autistic girl community 10w
Why the actual fuck do people sexualize us so much
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Anonymous 10w

I think they perceive us as easier to manipulate, “manic pixie dream girls”, and/or more chaste or serious.

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Anonymous 10w

They def see you as easier to manipulate because of the social cues going over your heads BUT there's also the assumption that you're totally inexperienced or should just feel lucky that a guy is giving you attention so they've got it in their head that you'll treat them like kings

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Anonymous 10w

you guys are getting sexualized?

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Anonymous 10w

they’re jealous of our autistic rizz

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 10w

Men are conditioned (not that they can't unlearn it) to be attracted to things that remind them of youth (gross, yes) such as naivety or innocence. Those are things that autistic girls or girls with low incidence intellectual disabilities are assume to have in bulk. It's either "her mind doesn't do what mine does so she'll be easy to control/use" or "her mind doesn't do what mine does, how cute that she needs me"

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 10w

Manic pixie trope is also relevant for some men but overall it's an objectification because they see you as a body with a compromised mind. Very horrible.

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 10w

I think also when so many autistic women say they get along better with men socially they see it as a pick me thing and think their chances are better 🤷‍♀️

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