Nah, being emotionally stunted by the patriarchy isn’t the same as neurodivergence. One of them can be fixed with therapy and introspection and it doesnt prevent you from participating fully in society; the other is a legit disability that makes you into an other and is socially disciplined. Maleness more often than not carries power, neurodivergent people have any power they could have taken from them.
Yeah, my male friends except one almost hide from me anything serious in their life including their job, girlfriends, etc. I guess I do too (edit: I actually live an embarrassing life of failure and foibles though, that needs to be ignored and lied about), and my liberal sister is similar to not wanting to talk about anything serious for fear of being political or unpleasant.
You are completely correct. I apologise if my flippant comment was a generalisation. As both a male and a neurodivergent, I find it difficult to separate the two.
It’s all good, i didn’t assume any ill-intent. In classic ND fashion I just took the joke way too seriously and went to town trying to explain why it was innacurate. Apologies if my response was too negative or made you feel bad.
Nah, being emotionally stunted by the patriarchy isn’t the same as neurodivergence. One of them can be fixed with therapy and introspection and it doesnt prevent you from participating fully in society; the other is a legit disability that makes you into an other and is socially disciplined. Maleness more often than not carries power, neurodivergent people have any power they could have taken from them.
Yeah, my male friends except one almost hide from me anything serious in their life including their job, girlfriends, etc. I guess I do too (edit: I actually live an embarrassing life of failure and foibles though, that needs to be ignored and lied about), and my liberal sister is similar to not wanting to talk about anything serious for fear of being political or unpleasant.
You are completely correct. I apologise if my flippant comment was a generalisation. As both a male and a neurodivergent, I find it difficult to separate the two.
It’s all good, i didn’t assume any ill-intent. In classic ND fashion I just took the joke way too seriously and went to town trying to explain why it was innacurate. Apologies if my response was too negative or made you feel bad.
All good. ❤️