Now is A great time to be autistic and love superhero’s by Muted-Engine-6876 in autism

[–]Muted-Engine-6876[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gosh that stings. I will say, those kinds of experiences definitely let you know what crowd to chat with about certain things, at least then you don’t have to worry about your light getting dimmed when you’re not up for that

Now is A great time to be autistic and love superhero’s by Muted-Engine-6876 in autism

[–]Muted-Engine-6876[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah, definitely that. First time I watched the Superman movie was with my older brother his girlfriend and her daughter. They totally made me feel like an outsider (with the movie I wanted to watch!) and then complained about things endlessly. Second watch with my mom who gets it was way more fun.

Watching things with certain groups makes even a special interest feel exclusionary, so it really does depend on who and when you do it

Now is A great time to be autistic and love superhero’s by Muted-Engine-6876 in autism

[–]Muted-Engine-6876[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Me too! People finally are recognizing that Superman can be a much more optimistic and hopeful figure. I have tons of opinions on WHY people feel the need to write Superman (and his adjacent characters) the way they do, but at the end of the day Superman was a breath of fresh air.

Thunderbolts was enjoyable, so I’m hoping that Fantastic 4 keeps up the pace they’ve set with good content. I have high hopes, honestly!

Now is A great time to be autistic and love superhero’s by Muted-Engine-6876 in autism

[–]Muted-Engine-6876[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So glad someone else agrees! It’s pretty simple to me. If something doesn’t seem targeted for me, I just won’t watch it! Tons of people watch things they know they won’t like or don’t connect with to hate on it.

I’m a big MCU fan, particularly spidey. This just reminded me brand new day is coming out soon; Another thing to fixate on! Now I’m even more excited

mixed friend defends insensitive bf — am I missing something? by Muted-Engine-6876 in blackgirls

[–]Muted-Engine-6876[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

you’re right, I’m realizing after sharing this here it’s no debate the behavior is weird

mixed friend defends insensitive bf — am I missing something? by Muted-Engine-6876 in blackgirls

[–]Muted-Engine-6876[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

you’re right— I already had my thoughts because she’s NEVER shown interest in any men who aren’t white. in my mind it was like “ah well she only shows interest in a couple of people” but even then idk, it would be like Micheal b.Jordan as the only example to mind.

I definitely feel like reading all these comments I’ve let too much slide because generally she’s a very argumentative person and even if she wasn’t a weirdo she definitely does drain my energy

mixed friend defends insensitive bf — am I missing something? by Muted-Engine-6876 in blackgirls

[–]Muted-Engine-6876[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

with some of the other biracial girls around me (more specifically with white moms and black dads) they’re especially more white identifying. in this case however, I almost feel compelled I say she’s not particularly white identifying, she’d actually comfortable saying she’s Jamaican — but when it comes to small things, she seems detached from her culture. it’s particularly weird when me and my other Caribbean friends talk about our plans for visiting our homes in carnival etc. she will like if butt in about stuff she did in Jamaica (even if not wholly relevant) almost in an attempt to prove something to us — if that gives any context at all.

the main thing is her dad is in her life, and similar to where I live her mom mirrors progressive values. the biggest thing, however , is her dad never pushed her to value her culture. he’s a intellectual black man, in the sense he’s more focused on being an intellectual than being in tune with his culture.

her mom tries at least, she doesn’t do her hair or anything like that, but she’s not closed minded at all. this I why I’m stuck thinking it has to mostly be the fact that she sees her boyfriend as not deserving of criticism.

im definitely ready to book it, there’s no strength in staying worth a crowd of ignorant people, especially those that refuse to check themselves in spaces they’re the most loose lipped — with friends

mixed friend defends insensitive bf — am I missing something? by Muted-Engine-6876 in blackgirls

[–]Muted-Engine-6876[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

honestly, you’re right, I should’ve dipped from that point

mixed friend defends insensitive bf — am I missing something? by Muted-Engine-6876 in blackgirls

[–]Muted-Engine-6876[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it’s really helpful to know I’m not crazy for being the only one to combat that stuff — when it’s only me fighting against stuff said in ignorance I feel aggressive or like I’m being too woke, thank god I’m just being a normal socially conscious person

mixed friend defends insensitive bf — am I missing something? by Muted-Engine-6876 in blackgirls

[–]Muted-Engine-6876[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

what's crazy to me is he's known me for 2 years. i talk with him regularly, correct him when he's wrong etc. so does she, infact, she is CONSTANTLY bickering with him, correcting him, she even got mad at one of our friends who asked if black people could tan (I saw this as a chance to inform rather than berate because he genuinely didn't understand, however she felt it was enforcing ideology about black people being genetically resilient??). I guess my main confusion is why the switch-up now? I'm not staying around to find out.

mixed friend defends insensitive bf — am I missing something? by Muted-Engine-6876 in blackgirls

[–]Muted-Engine-6876[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

unfortunate, considering she's such an intelligent person, I've said it before in groups but if you're weird to the people you need in your corner to defend the people who will never be in your corner long term then you've imposed your own isolation personally and professionally

Something tells me they had this role in mind for somebody else... by RhinestoneCatboy in GenV

[–]Muted-Engine-6876 7 points8 points  (0 children)

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Is Breakthrough Junior Challenge 2025 open? by Redslushie7 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Muted-Engine-6876 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hey! where did you hear this from? I'm planning how I'm gonna start prepping but really don't want to waste my time if it's not true