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Bf got me a shirt that says “Team Awesome” with “autism speaks” on the sleeve that kinda blends in with the shirt. Gonna wear it on the family vacation and see if anyone notices 🤞
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Anonymous 10w

We’re supporting autism speaks now 🫩

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 10w

Wait are we not supposed to??

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 10w

hi! just trying to be purely informative but much of the autism community finds AS to be problematic bc of the way their past campaigns fearmongered about autism and how they didn’t involve any autistic people in their organization. also the puzzle piece is also seen as problematic bc the implication that we are “incomplete”, “don’t belong” are “puzzling”, etc.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 10w

it’s ok that you didn’t know, it’s just an opportunity to learn! not trying to shame you at all /gen

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 10w

Oh shit I thought that was a different organization. Thanks for letting me know! I shan’t support them anymore

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