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[–]Criticallacitirc 15 insightful - 1 fun15 insightful - 0 fun16 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

This is not meant to be mean, but even more evidence of the link with autism. Gay men, referring to mens pecs as tits, is a joke. They do not really believe mens pecs are similar to a woman's beasts. Once again, it's a joke.

[–]lovelyspearmintLesbeing a lesbian 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I'd say 9/10 people who say they've got autism are self-diagnosers, especially if they're a bit socially awkward (but not to the extent that would be considered pervasive and affecting their life in a variety of aspects). I can certainly pick out autistic people when people watching IRL, but it's pretty hard to tell over still images/text, or without seeing their entire body's language, not just their face.

[–]DiveBarDiva 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

A lot of people who claim to have autism are definitely fakers but the statistics for women that want to transition who are also autistic are suspiciously high.

[–]lovelyspearmintLesbeing a lesbian 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Probably because they're often very much under the radar (autistic women don't always fit the model of autism since the criteria was made based on the observation of autistic men and boys) and they're more likely to be gender non-conforming due to the nature of restrictiveness and discomfort that women's clothing and footwear have. For what it's worth, I bought into the whole TQ bullshit when it was first gaining speed, thinking I was genderfluid because I would wear more masculine clothing some days and more feminine clothing other days.

Thankfully I changed my mind, but I worry for the autistic women who gain an obsessive interest in TQ ideology and buy into it wholeheartedly, knowing how difficult and nigh impossible it is to change a special (or obsessive) interest. (I apologise for the essay length response :/)