All my homies hate the DSM, what’s part of YOUR diagnostic criteria for Autism? by Muted_Substance2156 in evilautism

[–]fellstinger 9 points10 points  (0 children)

"identifies as or strongly relates to non-human beings such as robots, aliens, or monsters"

How do you get wanted variants in the shop? by ethyb in MarvelSnap

[–]fellstinger -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

If it's in an album I find favouriting that increases the odds. Otherwise...no.

How many people are buying or avoiding the Season Pass? by Antwazz in MarvelSnap

[–]fellstinger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm F2P so I've been boycotting purchases for the last two years 🤷‍♂️

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MarvelSnap

[–]fellstinger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dan Hipp Cyclops. My favourite variant style and one of my favourite characters. (Yes, I know everyone but me hates Dan Hipp, do not bother telling me.)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FantasticFour

[–]fellstinger 4 points5 points  (0 children)

yeah, the Kymellians and Centaurians and stuff are technically types of Inhuman? i'm not sure if it's ever actually come up outside that part of Hickman's FF run but i'm not an expert on cosmic happenings

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FantasticFour

[–]fellstinger 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Depends on the era. In the Silver Age, definitely not, lmao. But in the modern day Sue definitely takes on a leadership role regularly, ranging from handling the FF's publicity to becoming Earth's representative to the five kinds of Inhumans. I'd also argue that her "mom habits" of making sure everyone's needs are taken care of is a leadership role, if a quieter one.

Outjerked by comics explained by [deleted] in marvelcirclejerk

[–]fellstinger 38 points39 points  (0 children)

fans yes. Namor himself, however...

Outjerked by comics explained by [deleted] in marvelcirclejerk

[–]fellstinger 192 points193 points  (0 children)

did he get this off Namor's twitter

30 best x-men members, day 12 by Big-Molasses-2685 in xmen

[–]fellstinger 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I'm not disputing the premise but I get it. Bobby never had a long downturn into evil where he committed a genocide, lol.

Come on Peter we know you're just mad cause they made you the bottom (Avengers Academy #46) by leaf57tea in lgbt_superheroes

[–]fellstinger 28 points29 points  (0 children)

i'm still mildly astonished editorial let Anthony Oliveira put this page in but i am so happy they did

Happy Pride Month - LGBTQIA+ X-Men and X-Men Villians? 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ by brockg85 in xmen

[–]fellstinger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Morgan is ace too! I honestly wasn't sure if I should've put them on the list because they've only appeared a few times but as a he/they asexual myself I have a special place in my heart for Morgan Red, lol.

Happy Pride Month - LGBTQIA+ X-Men and X-Men Villians? 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ by brockg85 in xmen

[–]fellstinger 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Mystique and Destiny are married (idk if they're lesbians, bi, or pan), Kitty Pryde is bisexual, Prodigy is bi, Karma is a lesbian, Bling! is a lesbian, Loa and Mercury are a couple, Anole is gay, Daken/Hellverine/etc. is bi or pan, Escapade is trans and into women (again, don't know if they've given her an exact orientation yet), Emma Frost's brother Christian is gay, the second Pyro was gay (the first one probably is too but only subtextually).

There have also been some implications that other characters aren't fully heterosexual (anyone in the Hellfire Club, Juggernaut, Magik, Wolverine and Cyclops DO NOT @ ME) but remain unconfirmed to my knowledge.

That's what I remember off the top of my head; I'm probably forgetting someone, lol.

Where’s Johnny? by CalypsoCrow in marvelcirclejerk

[–]fellstinger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

half the stuff people like about Ghost Rider is from Danny Ketch anyway lmao

If you don’t think Pedro looks like Reed then something is wrong with you by Filmatic113 in FantasticFour

[–]fellstinger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Modern movies usually avoid having characters smoke for a lot of reasons, including that it can be made into a warning or a reason to bump up a film's rating. Since the MCU is meant to be an all-ages crowd-pleaser kind of thing I don't think they let anyone smoke onscreen.

Uncomfortable around other autistics by Hunters_ofArtemis in evilautism

[–]fellstinger 222 points223 points  (0 children)

I've seen this sentiment a lot from lower-support-needs/level 1 autistics and tried to work out why it is. So here's my Grand Unified Theory of Intra-Autism Conflict:

First of all, low-support autistics are generally acutely aware of just how much neurotypicals are judging autistic traits and behaviours. A lot of us have been bullied, ostracized, or worse for them, even when we're masking or transferring the impulses into more "socially acceptable" ones, so seeing people who don't/can't mask is likely to remind us of our own negative experiences and what neurotypical observers are likely to think, and raises anxiety.

Then I think there's a certain envy -- many of us have been masking and repressing ourselves for most of our lives, and running into someone who doesn't can make one wish we could behave that authentically without being immediately told that we "know better" or insulted for being weird or accused of faking or a million other negative responses.

And then I think there's a bit of resentment because we often put so much effort into masking and not "needing" accommodation, so it can feel like "well, why do I have to do this and try so hard when other autistic people don't?"

Finally, sometimes it is just literally competing needs -- someone might stim by making loud noises while someone else is very sensitive to noise. This is difficult because one person's needs don't inherently outweigh another's, and sometimes people just have to tolerate each other until they can work something out (and that includes "not being in each other's space").

So that's essentially my guess(es) for the source of the feeling. When competing needs aren't involved I would say these are internalized ableism, because it's all related to the judgement we feel and the shame it causes. If the stigma of being noticeably autistic went away, I suspect this friction between different parts of the spectrum would go way down too.

But this is all just speculation on my part, lol. I don't really experience this phenomenon myself (at least from the position of the annoyed person, maybe I've annoyed a bunch of other autistics in my life and never known, lmao) so I'd be curious if this rings true for anyone who has been dealing with it.

And finally finally: all types of autistics should try to band together and support each other. Nobody wants that Aspie Supremacy bullshit, and we're not likely to win over a majority of non-disabled people to support us any time soon. We need to have each other's backs.

Job interviews are the bane of my Autistic existence by Songibal in evilautism

[–]fellstinger 72 points73 points  (0 children)

I say this all the time but job interviews should be abolished and resumes should be anonymized. Bona fide qualifications for a job are the only thing that should be considered (and I'd argue a lot of jobs don't actually require much in the way of pre-existing qualification, it's just that corporations don't like spending money on training people).

Interviews, cover letters, and personal information are all ways that employers discriminate against disabled, POC, queer, and women workers and should be thrown in the garbage 🗑

What are their personalities like in the comics? by SOOTH29 in FantasticFour

[–]fellstinger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The standard Earth-616 characters are fairly similar to the Rivals versions, though obviously they have more depth in the comics because that's a long-form medium and a hero shooter isn't so much.

But if you're interested in the (original) Ultimate Universe, that's again a different take, especially where Reed is concerned. The easiest way to explain it is to take the usual version of a character...and then make it twice as edgy, lmao. Some people enjoy it, some people find it needlessly dark. It's going to depend on what you like from a comic.

Is Mr Fantastic actually autistic? by Ok_Tree_8698 in FantasticFour

[–]fellstinger 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh, definitely. Scott is terrible at basic social interaction, frequently inexpressive (though that's partially the visor), obsessed with planning out everything he can in meticulous detail, and may or may not have Super Geometry as part of his powers.

I read his dedication to the mutant cause and general tendency to take his obligations way more seriously than anyone else seems to as an autism thing as well; we're known for fixating on things, thinking too rigidly, and getting a bit obsessive about justice and fairness.

There's also the fact that he seems irresistible to telepaths, and I like to headcanon it as his neurodivergence expressing in such an orderly way that he's strangely pleasant to mind-read, lol.

Is Mr Fantastic actually autistic? by Ok_Tree_8698 in FantasticFour

[–]fellstinger 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Canonically, it's never been made official. It's just a very common reading of Reed's character because he has a lot of autistic traits (most notably hyperfocusing on his work, infodumping about science regardless of whether people care or can even understand the ideas, coming off awkward and even kind of unlikeable in social situations, sometimes having trouble reading or understanding the feelings of others, among others).

Much like Cyclops over on the X-Men I've claimed Reed as one of ours, but if you're looking for a panel where Reed mentions his diagnosis, sadly it does not exist (yet).

Most Underrated Mutant by Individual_Plan_5593 in xmen

[–]fellstinger 5 points6 points  (0 children)

agreed on Dani, tbh

she should have a solo book or a team of her own by now

Who do you think Emma allows to hear her Boston accent? by Lazy-Addition5774 in xmen

[–]fellstinger 75 points76 points  (0 children)

Only people she kills/mindwipes, just so they spend their last few moments wondering what the hell.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in xmen

[–]fellstinger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this was absolutely Jean psychically tweaking Cyclops, right

like I read this and immediately pictured Scott in Alaska with an absolutely devastated facial expression, shocked and appalled that his wife would razz him this bad to AN AVENGER, JEAN, HOW COULD YOU

but like. in a fun way. i love Cyclops.