this post was submitted on 09 Oct 2023
280 points (78.5% liked)
Autism
8403 readers
202 users here now
A community for respectful discussion and memes related to autism acceptance. All neurotypes are welcome.
Community:
Values
- Acceptance
- Openness
- Understanding
- Equality
- Reciprocity
- Mutuality
- Love
Rules
- No abusive, derogatory, or offensive post/comments e.g: racism, sexism, religious hatred, homophobia, gatekeeping, trolling.
- Posts must be related to autism, off-topic discussions happen in the "Hey What's Going On!" daily post.
- Your posts must include a text body. It doesn't have to be long, it just needs to be descriptive.
- Do not request donations.
- Be respectful in discussions.
- Do not post misinformation.
- Mark NSFW content accordingly.
- Do not promote Autism Speaks.
- General Lemmy World rules.
- No bots. Humans only.
Encouraged
- Open acceptance of all autism levels as a respectable neurotype.
- Funny memes.
- Respectful venting.
- Describe posts of pictures/memes using text in the body for our visually impaired users.
- Welcoming and accepting attitudes.
- Questions regarding autism.
- Questions on confusing situations.
- Seeking and sharing support.
- Engagement in our community's values.
- Expressing a difference of opinion without directly insulting another user.
- Please report questionable posts and let the mods deal with it.
.
Helpful Resources
- Are you seeking education, support groups, and more? Take a look at our list of helpful resources.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Autistic people might be too much but we regularly nudge people to do eugenics if they have a chance to birth babies with down syndrome. "Eugenics" is mostly bad but I doubt people would disagree with the prevention of creating babies with huge disabilities. Autistic people are in the gray area imo.
"Eugenics" is the state-sponsored regulation of human reproduction. Eugenics functions via public policy and the rule of law. Until it is mandated by the state, it is not eugenics.
You want to abort your baby because you don't like its genetics, that is your decision to make; the state should have no input. You want to privately persuade or even bribe people to abort or keep certain kids based on their genetic heritage, that is disgusting, but it is not eugenics.
The problems of eugenics are not due to the suppression of genetic diseases, but because of state interference in reproductive decisions.
Then the reddit post is not a form of eugenics? It's just a person shaming someone but not forcing them to do something.
Correct. It is only "eugenics" in the figurative sense, not the literal.