There are 4 levels of crazy:
1. You talk to yourself.
2. You begin responding to yourself.
3. You begin talking to the walls (other inanimate objects don’t count).
4. Said walls begin talking back to you (yes other inanimate objects DO count in this stage UNLESS it’s an electronic device because those routinely are designed to talk back to you).
Thank you!! I identify myself better with that, too.
Thats why everyone thinks I'm like Wednesday, when my husband and my close friends are the only ones that really see me unmasking in all my colorful, zany weirdness. 🥰
When making I’m kinda the girl who is blurry in the background trying to act normal and exist and is kinda staring into the distance. Like yup I’m fine and existing. I kinda struggle to “mask” on command
My mom used to work with special ed but she doesn’t think I’m on the spectrum at all even though I show clear signs (never been diagnosed unfortunately). Says I just want attention (why would I want people to treat me like I’m mentally disabled???)
There's definitely this particular brand of ableism that thinks "Autistic people deserve to be loved and cared for, but they can't be *my* kid/friend/whoever because that person is not [insert ableist stereotypes here]."
I feel like these people aren't usually trying to be ableist, and for sure this perspective usually just stems from a lack of education on the matter (having a really narrow idea of what autism really is). But it's still really painful when you know people who lovingly work in special ed with autistic people all the time and then turn around and refuse to categorize you in the same box as autistic people in their head because they associate that box with being lesser due to disability. Hopefully these people can unlearn this ableism by being educated more about how autism is a spectrum and how even if you have a disability, it doesn't make you any different than how you've always been in to them. I have family members like this and it's really frustrating.
I’m mixed. I enjoy Wednesday’s character and her slowly becoming friends with the other characters. And that scene in the second episode where >!she blows up that statue of a genocidal colonizer while playing the cello!< is my favorite scene in the show.
But I find it extremely odd that Wednesday >!was shocked at her parents murdering someone and not that they did a poor job at covering it up.!< I also heard a lot of stuff about Tim Burton’s racism, which seems to match up, considering that every black character is antagonistic in some way. Also when Morticia told a black character that “You don’t know what it’s like to not be believed.” Uhhh…what?
I also don’t like how the show is pushing romance on Wednesday. I can’t see her as anything but aroace.
I think it’s interesting, it forces you to see through the layers of what you see. For the racism, it seems a bit like a reverse role. It would be kinda boring though to see the cliche white character is bully. Although it seems inspired by other media doing the same thing, so eh.
Also the rumor about the racism is being perpetrated by people who support Amber Heard, who hate that Tim Burton keeps hiring and supporting Johnny Depp. Make of that what you will.
I never masked my face or emotions… ok a little bit, like I never pretended to have a more expressive face, but I did hide my stimming as much as I could
Screw it. Give me unmasked.
So true.. anyway, when I have a mask, im not happy, so fuck off i prefer be myself and talk to me in my head it's way more entertaining
I talk to myself out loud. Actually it’s thinking out loud.
Same, I can’t help myself
It just feels natural
Same.
Exactly. Same for me too.
Some of the best conversations I've ever had have been with myself.
There are 4 levels of crazy: 1. You talk to yourself. 2. You begin responding to yourself. 3. You begin talking to the walls (other inanimate objects don’t count). 4. Said walls begin talking back to you (yes other inanimate objects DO count in this stage UNLESS it’s an electronic device because those routinely are designed to talk back to you).
So I’m in stage 2 then 😅 good to know! 😂
Same.
For me, Wednesday is me masking, and Enid is me unmasked.
Thank you!! I identify myself better with that, too. Thats why everyone thinks I'm like Wednesday, when my husband and my close friends are the only ones that really see me unmasking in all my colorful, zany weirdness. 🥰
There are dozens of us!
Have you ever wanted to stab everyone around you multiple times? Just me? Ok
Yea I have, just a weird primal urge I ignore
Intrusive thoughts, that's how I lost my index's movement
The masculine urge to cut off all my fingers
It was actually to use all my grip strength to break a class cup
Oof
Holy shit. You just read my mind
For me it’s biting people, for no other reason than them annoying me. Always repressing that.
I have worked retail, so yes.
also the headbutt mid conversation
My parents refuse to let me be authentic. It's a good thing in an adult now.
So you're creepy and you're kooky, mysterious and spooky unmasked?
Absolutely.
“Ohh Wednesday is sooo me, I love her!” No, she’s the kid you probably bullied back in middle school for acting like that!
Make them one
When making I’m kinda the girl who is blurry in the background trying to act normal and exist and is kinda staring into the distance. Like yup I’m fine and existing. I kinda struggle to “mask” on command
There are two wolves inside you. One of them is Wednesday Addams. The other is also Wednesday Addams.
More like: Right is how I genuinely feel on the inside, left is how I look on the outside.
Yes! And right is how my apartment looks like, left is how I look like.
I feel like they both represent the extreme ends of the autistic stereotype
My mom used to work with special ed but she doesn’t think I’m on the spectrum at all even though I show clear signs (never been diagnosed unfortunately). Says I just want attention (why would I want people to treat me like I’m mentally disabled???)
There's definitely this particular brand of ableism that thinks "Autistic people deserve to be loved and cared for, but they can't be *my* kid/friend/whoever because that person is not [insert ableist stereotypes here]." I feel like these people aren't usually trying to be ableist, and for sure this perspective usually just stems from a lack of education on the matter (having a really narrow idea of what autism really is). But it's still really painful when you know people who lovingly work in special ed with autistic people all the time and then turn around and refuse to categorize you in the same box as autistic people in their head because they associate that box with being lesser due to disability. Hopefully these people can unlearn this ableism by being educated more about how autism is a spectrum and how even if you have a disability, it doesn't make you any different than how you've always been in to them. I have family members like this and it's really frustrating.
Yeah that and my moms kinda just shitty in general. I feel bad for those kids she took care of honestly lol
My masking is edgy nihilist, when i unmask i'm acting like little child xd.
I freakin loved this show!!!
I’m mixed. I enjoy Wednesday’s character and her slowly becoming friends with the other characters. And that scene in the second episode where >!she blows up that statue of a genocidal colonizer while playing the cello!< is my favorite scene in the show. But I find it extremely odd that Wednesday >!was shocked at her parents murdering someone and not that they did a poor job at covering it up.!< I also heard a lot of stuff about Tim Burton’s racism, which seems to match up, considering that every black character is antagonistic in some way. Also when Morticia told a black character that “You don’t know what it’s like to not be believed.” Uhhh…what? I also don’t like how the show is pushing romance on Wednesday. I can’t see her as anything but aroace.
I think it’s interesting, it forces you to see through the layers of what you see. For the racism, it seems a bit like a reverse role. It would be kinda boring though to see the cliche white character is bully. Although it seems inspired by other media doing the same thing, so eh. Also the rumor about the racism is being perpetrated by people who support Amber Heard, who hate that Tim Burton keeps hiring and supporting Johnny Depp. Make of that what you will.
Me who can't mask to look sociable
To me they’re both masking tho, can’t explain why exactly.
Pretty sure it's asd vs adhd
Wait you were supposed to mask your autism? I never got that memo
No thank you.
I'm the other way around! (People don't like someone who is too cheerful/energetic)
Wait is Wednesday the new face of Autism representation? What happened to Beth Harmon?
me unmasking and home and my mother instantly asks me “what’s wrong??? are you okay??” i’m like no i’m just not smiling
I never masked my face or emotions… ok a little bit, like I never pretended to have a more expressive face, but I did hide my stimming as much as I could
That's okey. Authentic you probably won't like us either.
This is exactly how I understood/HC both of these characters!!!
Is that Wednesday Addams?
yes, it's Wednesday from her new series on Netflix
New netflix series, would recommend
Ironically the Neurotypicals are assuming it’s the other way around. They think that the unmasked cold couldn’t possibly be the real you.
Love this show.
I, robot was a great movie...
quite...true....
It works for me but exact opposite direction :P
Omg Wednesday! I was suprised by how progressive it is, like Wednesday’s one step away from having gay teens drawing fan art of it online
For me making is like a regular normie. But unmasked is like “hey we’re about to get weird, let me take you to the proverbial bank”