Mattel adds an autistic Barbie to doll line devoted to showcasing diversity and inclusion

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3. I find this thoroughly disgusting

Most autistic people look just like anyone else. One doesn't really notice a difference until one takes time to get to know them. At that point, one might find that they process information differently and don't have as much sensitivity to social graces. And in many cases, they are brilliant in somewhat narrow fields.

Fuck the whole Barbie world, that has always existed to encourage us to judge each other based on external appearance. Fuck all of them. This is really sickening. And how does this "Autism self-advocacy network" (whatever that is) think they are helping in our understanding and support of people on the autistic spectrum?