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A bit of Donnie propaganda for @autismswagsummit

Why you should vote Donnie:

He's the smart one without being just "the smart one."

He's funny.

He's sassy.

He likes '80s music and dancing to said '80s music.

He has fabulous fashion sense.

His inventions are awesome (seriously, I want a Turtle Tank of my own).

His powers, once he unlocks them, are awesome. Give me the mystic tech.

He's a father to at least two robots (S.H.E.L.L.D.O.N. and the P.S.D.D.).

He can still be a little stupid despite being "the smart one."

He does his best to show his loved ones just how much he cares about them. He isn't always successful, but he tries.

He struggles with processing his emotions, but he isn't villainized or ostracized for it. It's just part of him.

He has sensory issues, but just like his alexithymia, he isn't shamed for them by the other characters or the writers. He's just who he is.

Most importantly...his eyebrows. His Sharpied-on eyebrows. They're goofy and silly, and I love them.

So get out there and vote for Donnie!

Squaring up for the @autismswagsummit vote today

I know I already posted Donnie propaganda last night, but every vote counts! Go vote when the polls open up!

The poll is up! Let's go! Manifesting a Donnie sweep!

Semifinals

Guys, this is bad! We're in serious danger of losing the Donnie sweep!

PROPAGANDA AHOY!

i believe in donnie sweep !!!

remember to cast your votes at @autismswagsummit !!!!!

Down, but Not Out

We may have lost the battle, but there's still hope for the war. Come on, Donnie squad. Keep up the propaganda! Let's destroy the Wheel of Doom!

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We have a date! Donnie disciples, stay strong!

I have a slight feeling that Shadow's going to be obliterated, given how crazy the Donnie vs. Shigeo poll was, but we can't rest on our laurels. Prepare for the worst, but hope for the best. Shadow made it to the semifinals for a reason. He's a worthy opponent.

Good luck, everyone--on both sides!

Notice: The Wheel of Doom Semifinals and Finals will be postponed until Monday, March 13, due to personal life events.

Enjoy the weekend off everybody! I've also seen people asking if the main bracket Semifinalists will be making it to the Wheel, and the answer to that is yes! As per the community vote made before Semifinals, the losers of the last round will fight each other, instead of the usual randomized matches. Good luck to all of our remaining contestants, and I will see you later!

Plan of Attack

ATTENTION, DONNIE NATION:

As most of you know, Donnie lost in the @autismswagsummit semifinals poll against Shigeo "Mob" Kageyama. However, he has a chance at redemption via the Wheel of Doom. We're going up against Shadow the Hedgehog, the other semifinals loser, on Monday, March 13th, 2023. Shadow is a tough opponent, but I think we can do it if we just keep up the enthusiasm from the semifinals.

What we really need to brace for is the rematch against Mob--and Papyrus--if we do beat Shadow and earn a spot in the finals.

Our loss in the semifinals was a close one, but it was still a loss. Evidently, we need to make some changes. I don't have a guaranteed path to victory. Heck, I don't even have a lot of experience with these things. But I have some ideas.

Expand beyond Tumblr. I think this was one of our weak points in the finals. From what I heard, the Donnie vs. Mob poll really blew up on Mob-favoring Twitter circles, giving him a lot more votes than we anticipated. We need to close that gap. Infect Twitter. Infiltrate YouTube. Invade TikTok. Immerse every social media site in Donnie propaganda.

Appeal to previous Papyrus voters. Mob voters are probably going to stick with their previous decision; it was a choice specifically between Donnie and Mob. We may get a few on our side, but don't count on it. There weren't any barriers keeping Donnie voters from also picking Papyrus last time, though. We might be able to sway a decent number of people toward picking Donnie over Papyrus.

Keep up the propaganda. We're already strong in this department, but we can't afford to lose steam just because we had a minor setback. Keep making awesome videos and great artwork to promote the cause.

Be on time. A few people in the comments on the semifinals said that they would have voted for Donnie, but they were too late. A vote only takes a tap/click, and every vote counts. Make time to vote if you can.

Again, this isn't guaranteed to give us our desired result. It is fun, though, and I feel like it gives us a sense of solidarity--both within our own fandom and with other fandoms. Don't get in over your head, but do your best.

Good luck, everyone.

UPDATE---

As of March 14th, 2023, Donnie has conquered Shadow. Now he must face Abed Nadir in the Wheel of Doom Finals. It will be a tough battle, but as with the vote against Shadow, I think we can do it.

Stay strong, and good luck.

UPDATE 2---

As of March 16th, 2023, Donnie has defeated Abed. We're officially moving on to the finals!!! Get ready to face Mob again, as well as Papyrus. WE'VE GOT THIS!

200th Post: Propaganda Extravaganza

WHO'S READY TO CRUSH MOB AND PAPYRUS IN THE @autismswagsummit FINALS?!

Okay, maybe Donnie isn't guaranteed to win yet, but maybe some propaganda will help. Good thing I've got some free time thanks to spring break~

Reasons to Vote Donnie:

He survived the Wheel of Doom. He had to put in a little bit of extra work to make it to the finals, and he succeeded.

Here he is on his way out of hell, carrying trophies from his Wheel of Doom battles. (I wanted him to look just slightly deranged, but I think I created Cocaine Turtle. Sorry, Donnie!)

He's canonically autistic. He's the only canonically autistic character left in the running. Who better to represent autism than a character who actually has it?

Here is confirmation from Ron Corcillo, one of the writers for ROTTMNT, that Donnie is autistic.

He has swag. Just look at these outfits from "The Clothes Don't Make the Turtle!"

Fabulous. (Also, JoJo reference in the second picture, I guess.)

He's just awesome all around. He's the smart one of the team, but he can also be short-sighted and stubborn. He puts on an arrogant and self-interested front, but he's gentle and loving deep down. He relies a lot on his tech, but he's still a capable and frankly amazing fighter.

And he absolutely loves his family. :)

He's out for revenge against Mob. We lost the semifinals by one percent. We're here to run it back.

This was Donnie's absolute lowest standing against Mob. It will be difficult, but I think we have a shot if we just band together and keep up the pressure.

So support Donnie in the finals! Vote Donnie!

Okay, we've got a week to bring Donnie to the top. Let's do this, Hamato stans!

GRAND FINALS

Mob is winning, and Papyrus is closing the gap! Did none of you listen to my plan of attack?! >:( /lh

Seriously, though, we can't let Mob get away with this again. I know the MP100 fandom is huge, but we have spunk. We have rage. We have ooze. Donnie made it this far. Let's give him the redemption he deserves!!

GRAND FINALS

what do y'all have against mob, this is goofy.

Sorry if I came off as over-aggressive with my last post. I really don't mean any sort of offense or harm to members of Mob Nation.

I can't say that I really have anything against Mob specifically, since I haven't had the opportunity to watch MP100 in full (I tried to start, but the website I was directed to only shows you 5 minutes per episode before forcing you to become a premium member). At most, some of the comments on the poll feel a tad mean-spirited...but even then, that's a tiny, tiny minority. Every fandom has those people, too. So it's nothing about Mob. It just feels good to band together with others and rally against a common "enemy." Donnie, Mob, and Papyrus are all champs just for making it this far, and I hope this event does more unification of the fandoms than division between them, but I will still have my favorite of the lot.

I'm also very, very passionate about Donnie's entire existence. He's the first canon autism representation I've ever seen that I genuinely love; Entrapta from the She-Ra reboot feels kind of infantilizing to me, for example. Donnie's allowed to just...exist alongside the others not as a mere sideshow, but a feature presentation. And Nickelodeon ripped this beautiful, important representation from our hands through their abysmal handling of Rise. He isn't even real, but I feel bad for him and want him to have some success while he's down on his luck. This isn't an excuse for stirring the pot and getting overzealous, but maybe it's an explanation.

I can promise that I'll do my best to remain respectful to fans of the other competitors; there will be no name-calling, intentionally picking fights, etc. on my end. With that said, I will remain passionate to the end. I'll be rooting for my purple softshell boy and trying to recruit others to our side, no matter how impossible the odds may be.

Excuse me, OP? All I see is an amazing video. "Not well done," my shell. :p

I made a shitty propaganda slides

@autismswagsummit

My list of reasons you should vote for Donatello in the Autism Swag Summit Finals! The propaganda isn't well done, but I contributed what I could.

In all seriousness, vote for who you want. Made this all in good fun, and congrats to the future winner.

Animal Swag Summit when?

A miscellaneous collection of animals people have sent into my inbox

Do not despair rottmnt fandom! We still have a ninja’s greatest weapon—hope! If we keep hoping, Donnie just might win! But why should you vote for Donnie, you ask? Well…

Donnie is canonically autistic and has so much swag it’s unreal.

Donnie has helped educate people on autism and neurodivergence in general. He may or may not have been the driving force for my realization that I might be autistic. Donnie seriously changed my life with that piece of information.

Donnie is very realistic autistic representation. He’s just an autistic character who’s allowed to exist and exhibit autistic traits without being scrutinized for it. I love when he stims!

Donnie presents many autistic traits such as low empathy, monotone voice, sensory issues, difficulty with emotions and feelings, special interests and stimming!

In conclusion, please vote for the autistic turtle! Maybe it’s because I’ve been fixated on rottmnt and autism for the past seven months but I genuinely believe that he deserves to win. I hope that you can give Donnie the support he needs to win this competition with his clear superior autism swag! 💜💜💜

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(I am way too invested in this competition, someone help. Even if Donnie doesn’t win, he’ll always be a winner in my heart!)

🐢💜

Autism is when you dissasociate because theres so many people talking at once and you can't focus because for some god forsaken reason you can hear electricity and then somehow you a way to leave the situation to blast loud music through bulky headphones and colorcoding turtle facts.

Autism is also when you want to share your special interests with the people you love and they don't care about it and tell you to shut up and feeling upset about it and have a meltdown like an hour later and wanting some deep pressure therapy but you have no service dog and nobody to lay flat across your chest so you pile up a whole lot of pillows to try and help it but nothing works.

Donatello SWEEP

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Donnie's got it in the bag this year!! He's got the best swag of all the Autism babys he has the most swag of all of them!!!

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