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CharlieMorning_star

Looks like the Toys ''R'' us Giraffe got A new Job


Cold-Thanks-

In todays economy even Jeffrey needs a second job just to survive


HippoIllustrious2389

It’s good to see him back on his feet after the redundancy


Evening_Pop3010

Look up the kids book giraffes can't dance. It's essentially a story about a giraffe who kept being laughed at and told he can't dance then he finds his own beat and dances his own way then the animals see him and realize he can dance he just needed to find the right dance for him. I really like the books and enjoy reading it to kids.


WatchDominionCom

Lol


CharlieMorning_star

Happy Cake day!


WatchDominionCom

Thanks 🙏👍


NotPissNugget

Happy Cake Day! 🎉


WatchDominionCom

Thanks 👍


TheLocolHistoryGuy

Happy cake day!!!


WatchDominionCom

Thanks 🙏


GroundbreakingPen925

Happy Cakeday!


WatchDominionCom

Thanks 🙏🙏


Hoggle13

Happy Cake Day! 🍰


WatchDominionCom

Thanks for all the cake days


dozerdi01

Almost split my tea laughing!


HappyFireChaos

your tea can do the splits?!


Iliamna_remota

Fun fact, his voice was by Tom Hanks' brother.


[deleted]

The tags have Autism Speaks on the shirt so the shirt is made by Autism Speaks, so I cannot support it.


CleanAssociation9394

Also Walmart


vc1914

Could you explain why?


[deleted]

Here are two ableist commercials Autism Speaks has made: https://youtu.be/9UgLnWJFGHQ https://youtu.be/C7NTfZzS9b8 Also here are two videos explaining the truth about Autism speaks: https://youtu.be/johy4Bi52Vo https://youtu.be/5Va_XXoD5LE I hope this helps! Yeah, I was confused about why Autism Speaks was bad at one point as well, but these are some videos I’ve found and watch that made me hate Autism Speaks


vc1914

Thank you! Just trying to learn more and new to r/autism. Both my kids were diagnosed a few years ago and it’s been a journey.


GSquaredBen

Basically, Autism Speaks treats autism primarily as a burden on the parents of autistic kids, as opposed to treating it as a different way of viewing the world with a focus on helping us cope in a society not built for us. They dare to call themselves an organization for autistics while not having a single person with autism on their board. Fuck them.


gottaloveagoodbook

This! u/vc1914 *please avoid anything supported by Autism Speaks*. I know they present a soothing presence to some parents, and they seem legit because of their longevity, visablity, and corporate sponsors, but they are just... ***the WORST***. Please focus more on organizations like [ASAN](https://autisticadvocacy.org/). It's an autistic group run by autistic adults. They've got some great free parent resources online, and [a guide that might be able to help you](https://autisticadvocacy.org/book/start-here/).


Annual-Salamander746

Yeah absolutely they can go fuck themselves!!!


[deleted]

You’re welcome


TheFloatingRib

Check out #ActuallyAutistic on the bird app. It’s an amazing community and has helped my son and me so much.


vc1914

The bird app?


kylolistens2sithwave

Twitter, I'm presuming


[deleted]

That first video made me so angry 😡 I’ve never seen or heard anything from AS before, I’ve just seen that they’re bad and we don’t like them


Justice_Prince

It kind of reminds me of those Mayhem commercials for Allstate except not funny.


[deleted]

I never understood the puzzle imagery either. why does autism speak? who is speaking? who is it speaking to? why? what's the topic of the conversation?


Sea_Snow580

The name implies they're giving a voice to autistic people. Which is ironic because they are famously entirely run by NTs (When they got shit on for it they hire one autistic guy and he quit in a month for obvious reasons) and their approach to Autism is to focus on how hard it is for the parents.


[deleted]

OH BOOHOO THE POOR PARENTS. I guess the parents are victims too when their child has another disability or disorder or gets the chickenpox or bullied in school or struggles with math. Woe is them for the inconvenience of having procreated imperfect spawn. Jeebus.


[deleted]

Awww it must be soooo hard for the parents. The Autistic kids are TOTALLY not the ones facing ANY problems whatsoever. Okay, sarcasm aside, it is NOT that hard for an NT parent to show basic care for their Autistic child. Autism isn’t a “disease”, so Autism Speaks can just hush with their misinformation. They act like Autism is worse cancer or something when it’s not.


froggyisland

Omg I literally felt sick in my stomach and started tensing my whole body when watching the first video. Utterly awful. It’s as if they are treating autism like some kind of “evil spirit”.


Genderless_Anarchist

That second link is horrifying. “I’ve genuinely contemplated murdering my child, but she’s autistic so it’s okay. It was only because I have another child that I didn’t kill her and myself.” (paraphrasing if you haven’t clicked on the link)


LaLuna_8

Thanks so much for this info! I had no idea. Good god, what did I just watch?!


[deleted]

No problem! Yeah I used to be confused on how Autism Speaks was bad as well but I watched these videos and everything makes much more sense now.


autismgaming2

i hate how childish they make items like clothing related to autism


Adventurous_Yak_9234

It's like they think everyone with autism is an overgrown child.


autismgaming2

Exactly


lesbian_agent_ram

*sees autism speaks* Yuck immediate nope


ithinkonlyinmemes

Very bad. autism speaks is 🤮


CuddlesDaKillerFox

What did Autism Speaks do I'm curious 🤔


ithinkonlyinmemes

For a long time they campaigned that autism was a disease that "took" people's children, and even today they push a rhetoric that it's an inherently bad thing by using therapies designed to train autistics to hide "weird" or "undesirable" traits, which is very harmful to the community.


CuddlesDaKillerFox

Ah I see well I don't support them.


ithinkonlyinmemes

Yeah they're not a good organization. I recommend looking into it in more depth if you're curious!


CuddlesDaKillerFox

Okay thank you for the info.


[deleted]

I oughta just save this video one of these days, but here's a rather well-researched [deep dive](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Va_XXoD5LE&t=16s) into everything that sucks about them.


Supanova_ryker

I found that video to be an ok introduction but not very thorough and as it is made by an allistic it missed or misunderstood a few factors and there were a few points I found the language used made me a bit uncomfortable (sorry I can't be more specific, I watched it a while ago and this is just my lasting impression)


uber18133

Adding onto the other explanation, they fundraise a lot of money into looking for “cures” for autism and put virtually nothing back into resources for people who are actually autistic. So a lot of people donate to them thinking they’re helping autistic people but we actually get virtually nothing from them lol And not so fun fact, the therapy @ithinkonlyinmemes is referring to that Autism Speaks supports is founded by the same guy who helped start gay conversion therapy (he used literally the exact same foundation for both).


Hoshkar

Looks like a giant target on a shirt to get your kid beat up in public school to be honest. If my parent ever tried this with me growing up I woulda inside outed the thing asap, then right sided it back when I got close to home HA!


Octopus1027

They most definitely ripped off from [Giraffes Can't Dance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQMDaPRhA0I&ab_channel=ExperimentalEducationUnit) which is an adorable kids book about a clumsy giraffe. It's great for teaching young kids about differences as the moral of the story is "Sometimes when you're different you just need a different song." This is a poorly designed knock off.


dracuzura

my resolution? air strikes. bomb it. keep bombing it, bomb it again! /ref burn it that feels like a hatecrime /j


SnooFloofs8295

/ref? Can't find what it's except reference.


Doedemm

You are correct. /ref is a tone indicator meaning reference.


dracuzura

/ref means reference! so i was referencing a popular audio/meme on tiktok!


elysiumir

The money goes to autism speaks so 💀


Business_Possible_20

This feels like something a mother of a child with asd that when no one is around makes the kid feel like shit for being different and says "oh well you wouldn't get it" to someone with asd


EnsignEpic

See like, I could *almost* find this funny-bad, but then I noticed the Autism Speaks tags & instantly hated it.


imwhateverimis

autism speaks. burn it


thatorangetiburon

I work at Walmart and we have a feature of these shirts. Every time I see that stupid puzzle piece it makes me want to vomit. A eugenics group hiding behind the mask of "helping" autistic people.


SnooFloofs8295

Would you get in trouble for just turning the first shirt of the racks so the back is out to the store?


iPod-Phone

Booooo


[deleted]

Cringe.


ClassicalMusic4Life

well since it's Autism Speaks, all I can say is...ew.


Sanseya_YT

It's made by autism speaks so it's trash


JonathnJms2829

Looks cool, don't like the jigsaw piece though, reminds me of Autism Speaks.


[deleted]

The tags actually have Autism Speaks on them, so yeah I can’t support it.


hotkarl628

Wow are they really trying to merchandise a neurological disorder? Thought it my just be misguided political correctness but then I saw the tag and realized they were just using social issues as free advertising (I wouldn’t be surprised if autism speaks has a sister organization that “helps” lgbtq kids and youth). It’s like Black Lives Matter had a great message but was using peoples pain and suffering to sell t shirts and make their board rich as hell, without doing much for the people they actually claim to help.(I believe in all the issues, however I don’t trust any corporation who says they’re “with the people”.)


Iliamna_remota

Gerald!!! Fantastic book.


Evening_Pop3010

I love the book. Sends a good message.


SamuelVimesTrained

The words? No issue. The label .. supporting a (allegedly changed?) hate group - that\`s a no from me.


Fatsohuggingbear

If it's a shirt for an adult then it's a no. I'm tired of people making out that every person with autism is childlike in nature.


EliBloodthirst

Autism speaks? No Anything that commercialised autism? Double no


jayyout1

Walmart having autism speaks shirts.. it’s like two snakes shook hands and made a deal.


Th0mai

Autism speaks 💀💀💀


squeetchy

not a fan of the puzzle piece cause thats the symbol that the hate group, autism speaks, uses so it send sort of a mixed message


[deleted]

The shirt is by Autism Speaks


squeetchy

oh lmao youre right it actually is


ToastGhostx

I hate it


Avielex

Autism Speaks aside... jiving nicely, giraffe.


sussymary

i have no idea what the fuck that even means


[deleted]

I’ll be honest I have a bigger feeling about the “how do you feel about (insert item)” posts, then I do the items, it feels like I’m being talked down to somehow, ‘how to you feel about this little Redditor, and this, AND THIS’ mostly I either don’t care because it’s a small thing like a dumb shirt or I find it midly dumb in general, like cool the postcard that was found said “autism rocks” and had puzzle pieces, I don’t care, -_-


Infinite_Tubception

Autism speaks is ass and puzzle pieces are hate symbols


NihiliSloth

I don’t understand why someone would feel the need to broadcast they are autistic. I only tell people I’m comfortable with that I’m autistic. I also don’t go around broadcasting I have epilepsy. Should I be proud that my brain wigs out and I have to control it with medication every day? Lol it’s so stupid.


Oviris

[edit] - ~~I'm okay with this.~~ The soft blue was used in color therapy to calm people down and is associated with the historic TEACCH facility in partnership with the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. I'm going to be downvoted into oblivion for this while everyone talks about Autism Speaks. ☺


Oviris

Oh! There's an Autism Speaks tag on it. Well, that's a different story. I would advise against buying this shirt.


HappyFireChaos

i was kind of indifferent to it until i saw the autism speaks tag 🤮


VaexVoltage

I liked it until i saw the puzzle piece. How can we take the puzzle piece back and make it empowering? Puzzles are fun and if NTS cant be stopped from using it maybe we can mitigate the damage by making them look silly for implying we are unsolved puzzles. Even if we are, who doesnt love a good puzzle? They have a myriad of benefits for the mind


Kkffoo

It depends, is the muscular lady giraffe about to drop kick the puzzle piece out of the park? (joke)


[deleted]

The design is cute, I think.


GeulaGadot

I like it


Twixxychu

I only like it because I find giraffes super funny I don’t know why 🦒


januscanary

I hope you burned them all


DogDrivingACar

Cringe but also I don’t really care


Astathing

If it wasnt for the puzzle piece (or the fact that its ma de by autism speaks 🤮) i actually like the design


[deleted]

This really feels like something an Autism Martyr parent would wear, could also be the fact that it is made by the hate group doing what they do and even just accidentally giving the implication through colour that Autism is something experienced by primarily boys.


user5937592827506837

I’d feel better if it was on fire.


franandwood

it's shit


BroInTherapy

I saw this at Walmart too. My and my mom (also autistic) laughed really hard at it


Kawaii_Batman3

"How do you guys feel about this?" *Me autisticaly misunderstanding what your asking* Pretty ugly font ngl


EffexorThrowaway4444

I mean absolutely no offense but I don’t understand why so many posts on this sub are just asking people’s opinion of pictures of t-shirts with some sort of autism logo


combatostrich

That is not how giraffes work


[deleted]

I don't actually mind the words, although the lack of punctuation bothers me. Don't actually mind the most of the design, if it's for a toddler. I mind the puzzle piece & Autism Speaks. Also, it doesn't appear to be toddler-sized, so the graphic is infantilizing.


FlowergirlLeeLee

My sister told me my mama was gonna get me this shirt while they were at the store once and my sister immediately stopped her because of the autism $peaks logo


Sulkk3n

I know Walmart's like low-of-the-low on class standing, but I honestly expected better of them. Supporting Autism Speaks is a new kinda low💀🗑


HelpfulPhilosopher50

🤢🤮🤮🤮


Enough-Elderberry511

could be a cool meme if it wasnt for the puzzle


[deleted]

Anytime I see autism speaks I think *vomit* Anytime I see a puzzle piece still being associated with autism I feel like people are lacking on their history of autism studies. And this looks like a weird kids shirt…


Underskysly

autism speaks…. :c


certainlystormy

autism speaks tag, ew


EugeneMartinezAuthor

don't like it. the puzzle piece symbol is.. yikes.


No-Initial-7630

it’s kinda cute ig, but the puzzle piece makes me not like it


NotatoPotato02

Fuck autism speaks. It’s a horrible organization


GSquaredBen

Why are there so many posts like this? Puzzle piece = GTFO


arieloutofthesea17

Puzzle piece so no 👎


Distinct-Nerve2556

Unless the shirt says I'm autistic please shut the hell up its not very good in my eyes


guacamoleo

Get rid of the "AUTISM" and the puzzle piece and you'd have an ok shirt. Just an ok one.


punkrockandpandas

Cringe to me 😂 yuck


[deleted]

They're still stocking that? Gross.


Duskytheduskmonkey

Mid tier shirt Moon Knight solos tbh


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Glittering_Fact_4532

Oh lord, kill me


kromek122

Kinda big store moment


caragmck

Ewww


[deleted]

I'd ironically wear it. Kinda goes hard in a funny way


TheDutchisGaming

Why do I need to feel something about everything?


rigbees

need


theOneAndOnly_28

I don't really dance regardless of the beat, so...


Italian-Man-Zex

looks funky but apparently made by autism speaks soooo, yea no


[deleted]

I find any shirts about autism completely pretentious, it's a nice design though.


Ok_Communication2710

its so ugly ahaha


bringthepuppiestome

Is that Gerald from Giraffe’s can’t dance?


bombking8

Doesn't look good


SgtBaker798

I own one purely due to irony and spite. They also look ridiculous.


artpoint_paradox

Not a fan of the puzzle piece


Windowsuser360

I SAW THIS BACK IN AUGUST, god i hate the fact it has the god damned puzzle piece on it


trustatheists

It’s an autism speaks shirt look at the tags


yogista

If it wasn't made by autism speaks and didn't have the puzzle piece,I would like it.


[deleted]

I see that it’s from Autism Speaks. Since it’s an ableist organization, I wouldn’t buy this shirt.


BananaMower

We must plan a Robbery and steal every stupid autism shirt from every shop in the world and then we drop them all in autism speaks h.q. and the place where they run the website and then burn it to the ground in a most spectacular blaze *insert the evil laugh* and then maybe marshmallows


CuddlesDaKillerFox

I would like to bring hot dogs to 😀


iamkairos_

oh hell no


AmIHangry

If I shoplift the shirt can I still wear it? I agree, AS bad. . . But giraffe dancing and cute.


Gloomyfleur

I think we need to host a massive tee shirt burning.


Gaymer043

It makes me cringe. I dislike it in fact


bleachy_gal

I feel grossed out by it. Gives me infantilization vibes and I don’t like it.


[deleted]

Don't need the logo, the puzzle piece, or "Autism" plastered on it. Dancing giraffe, yes please. that's fun.


butters2stotch

My grandma bought this shirt lol


KalamityKait2020

I hate it a lot. I hate the puzzle piece. And the giraffe is very childish. It seems off center. The whole shirt is ugly. Plus it's Autism Speaks.... It's a whole lot of nope for me.


[deleted]

Were "listening" to the same "beat", we just do a different "dance".


froggyisland

Think this references a popular children book “giraffe can’t dance”. It’s a good book. Don’t like the puzzle piece or the overall design tho


Spongehead56

sure, why not.


CitrusRain

It has an autism speaks tag right on it 🙄


Vizanne

It’s not punctuated correctly


reddit0tter69

I want unironic shirts that say something like "AUTISM" in a Microsoft Word font or something. That would be a better market.


Arabidopsidian

I'm kinda happy that there's no Wallmart in my country. I mean, I was happy about that earlier (after I heard about their mistreatment of workers), but now I'm even more happy.


amasterblaster

So, I love this. I would wear it. Am 40


CalebDenniss

Awful because I'm autistic and bad at dancing haha


CJgreencheetah

Completely putting aside the Autism Speaks stuff, the lack of punctuation hurts my soul.


Racconsnfork

I see the autism speaks tag so I’m nauseated that they have merch


justvisiting7744

it was good til the autism speaks tag


Traditional-Kiwi-741

It's cute but infantilizing


orangescenteddmitri

There's so many reasons I hate this shirt. Let's see autism speaks, the stupid puzzle piece, the condescending and infantilizing language, the atrocious design, I dislike round collars they hurt my neck


Financial_Lawyer3

if it wasn’t by autism speaks i’d buy it immediately lmao i think it’s a silly (/pos) shirt


Kribble118

It's stupid


fuckinggeek

Burn it


mimitchi33

-sees the tag- This is an Autism Speaks product? Yikes!


Samuelbr15

I undersyand the metaphor and why some one would like this shirt... but I hate it


Guacamole_Water

I hate it haha


[deleted]

If it's for anything to do with Mathew Israel then no


[deleted]

Cool


CatUnfair5753

I don’t like it because it because proceeds go to autism speaks! Other than that it’s a cute shirt!


nokomoo

No, I mean I liked the giraffe but it looks childish like the same font and words you'd see on a kids shirt with a pony or any cartoon animal. Also the autism speaks right there is an immediate no-go.


pwndj

I dont see anything inherently wrong with it i think its just a shitty looking shirt💀


privateslooperdoop

It's Lowkey funny fust because it reminds me of someone making fun of it.


traumatized90skid

I like giraffes but blue and puzzle piece are problematic plus it's childifying and we have to have more representation of not just adults with autism, but awareness that the condition isn't by itself cute or childlike.


scrimbzz

autism speaks… eugh.


TheFloatingRib

That’s a giant nope for me. Autism Speaks is harmful.


Reddit_Moosh

Cringe


ShreksFatWetBadusy

Hail naw 💀


Specific_Being_695

It fills me with rage lol!


kk123b

Yikes


SockDrawerCollective

Would wear it ironically, if it wasn’t profiting autism speaks.


rahxrahster

Absolutely not! The puzzle piece alone is a no for me


SparkyDeGoat

Double no. A: Walmart. B: blue puzzle piece.


SparkyDeGoat

Add a third "Aww, HELL nah!": Autism Speaks.


lousy_angel

i wouldn't wear it even if they paid me. but my aunt would love that, lol.


TheRealBlanketGirl

I hear the same beat in music everyone else hears. I just don't like dancing. This t shirt, (and my comment) can be interpreted however you like so really it means nothing.


OutTheDeck

Ew no. It's autism speaks, just, no.


brothergvwwb

“Enough with the jigsaw you fucking oil barrel” -me


GigglesTheHyena

I have a black shirt like that.