Neurodivergent peeps (and also neurotypical folks too, don't get me wrong) get interest policed really really often, yelled at for having fun wrong or enjoying things too much or ‘the wrong way

So this is a PSA to all you comrades, make sure you never do this. It’s like mocking someones laugh or smile, it makes them self conscious and ashamed in the moments when they feel happy

Edit: to clarify what I mean by interest policing:

someone having an interest in a topic or hobby that someone deems unacceptable and takes it upon themselves to ruin the persons fun and make them feel like shit for enjoying it. Like an adult liking lego, or a boy playing with a girl toy, anything like this. It’s especially common for neurodiverse people such as folks with autism, very easy for us to be fixated on our particular hobbies or whatever it is, that doesnt conform to traditional definitions of what ‘people your age/gender/demographic should like/ be doing’

basically it’s like if your friend likes a movie you don’t like, and you go out of your way to destroy the joy they have for no reason other than they liked something you didn’t

  • QuillQuote [they/them]
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    4 years ago

    They had good fashion sense imo, always thought their uniforms were pretty cool. shame it's forever tainted by fascism

    is thinking their clothers were cool reactionary?

    • Rodentsteak [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Their clothes were made by literal slaves who were worked to death in the concentration camps. Hugo Boss is a war criminal and was an active member of the nazi party. This makes them less cool.

      • Rodentsteak [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Also the SS uniforms weren't even well designed. I could get into the numerous design flaws, but basically? All those sleek black uniforms were instantly dropped in 39 by the Waffen-SS. Every single nazi who didn't have an office job refused to wear them.

          • Rodentsteak [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            That too. But also it somehow managed to be both too hot and too cold at temperate temperatures, it couldnt be properly washed in the field after it had made its wearer sweat bullets for hours (so they all smelled like shit), it was expensive, and it restricted movement.

            • SteveHasBunker [he/him]
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              4 years ago

              But also it somehow managed to be both too hot and too cold at temperate temperatures, it couldnt be properly washed in the field after it had made its wearer sweat bullets for hours

              I jeez my life is basically an SS officers existence.

      • QuillQuote [they/them]
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        4 years ago

        I don't think probably is a strong enough choice of words there