Ummmm Pretend This Cat On A Catwalk Is My Celebratory Piece For 413

ummmm pretend this cat on a catwalk is my celebratory piece for 413

The hard truth about autism acceptance that a lot of people don't want to hear is that autism acceptance also inherently requires acceptance of people who are just weird.

And yes, I mean Those TM people. Middle schoolers who growl and bark and naruto run in the halls. Thirtysomethings who live with their parents. Furries. Fourteen-year-olds who identify as stargender and use neopronouns. Picky eaters. Adults in fandoms. People who talk weird. People who dress weird.

Because autistic people shouldn't have to disclose a medical diagnosis to you to avoid being mocked and ostracized for stuff that, at absolute worst, is annoying. Ruthlessly deriding people for this stuff then tacking on a "oh, but it's okay if they're autistic" does absolutely nothing to help autistic people! Especially when undiagnosed autistic people exist.

Like it or not, if you want to be an ally to autistic people, you're going to have to take the L and leave eccentric, weird people alone. Even if you don't know them to be autistic. You shouldn't be looking for Acceptable Reasons to be mean to people in the first place. Being respectful should be the default.

im sure were all thinkin it but i also want to point out that most people ive met who hated furries did so because they didnt understand what they were in the slightest. ive been told so many times by those people that furries do...very illegal things, not to mention the amount of people who only know about furries from the whole fuckin at conventions thing. its a stereotype that forms because they dont want to do any research on what a group actually is. its easier to just have someone you trust like an influencer or a friend tell you a couple details and run with that alone for like a punchline or smth

and the exact same goes for lgbt, trans folk especially. they hear that a lot of trans people physically transition so they think that means all of them transition. they hear that a couple detransition and they think that all of them are brainwashed or liars tryna pressure everyone else. they hear a joke about trans women being creeps or something and they just go with that because without actual research, thats all they have to go off of. these kinds of reactions just come from a place of confusion and a lack of willingness to further understand a group youre not part of

hating furries is just a silencer on the gun that is hating on lgbt+ tbh

omg yall this drawing is ass so i redrew it more cartoony how we feelin

ok forgot to post wwhooooopsiessss

i dunno howw i feel about this one but eh she looks pretty and shes fun to draww so

[3 hours, august 10]