• NephewAlphaBravo [he/him]
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            2 years ago

            I don’t know much about how ADHD interacts with metaphor enjoyment)

            It doesn't, it just makes us read wikipedia lists of metaphors until 4AM

          • CanYouFeelItMrKrabs [any, he/him]
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            2 years ago

            That makes sense, it could totally be a great metaphor for people with control disorders.

            I don't know much about X-Men media but I think most can control their powers like most superheros. But I know there are some storylines about trying to keep control as well

            I think the X-Men were originally also meant to represent the persecution of racial minorities and that really didn't make sense to me. Makes more sense as a metaphor for neurodivergance for sure!

        • FourteenEyes [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          God I wish I could trade my ADHD for eye lasers or some shit. I could manage that with those ruby glasses, and my room would be clean

      • GarfieldYaoi [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        Yeah, I took some comfort in stories like this as a neurodivergent kid who's probably queer, and that's the source of me being iffy.

        "Yeah, I am discriminated against by the normals too! Thanks media for showing that I am not just not inferior, but if I play my cards right, possibly superior!" That's why edgy 14 year old me loved pre-character development Gaara (who for whatever reason, I thought he was a medic at first but was quickly disproven)