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in light of criticism of how sia’s new movie is ableist, we should support media that doesn’t portray neurodiversity, specifically autism, through an ableist lens. theres a short called “loop” by pixar that features a non-verbal girl of color who is (1/5)
in light of criticism of how sia’s new movie is ableist, we should support media that doesn’t portray neurodiversity, specifically autism, through an ableist lens. theres a short called “loop” by pixar that features a non-verbal girl of color who is (1/5)
is portrayed madison brandy, a non-verbal autistic teenager, unlike how sia casted a neurotypical actress in the role of an autistic character. the team that worked on loop also collaborated with autistic self advocacy network, an autistic led organization, compared to how (2/5)
sia consulted autism speaks, a group that has been criticized for causing harm. the article with this information can be found here: https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/sia-film-music-ableism-autistic-representation-film. this short features pixar’s first non-verbal character of color and is available to stream on disney + (3/5)
if you would like to read articles reviewing the short from the perspective of someone who is neurodivergent or has neurodivergent family members, here are some links:
- https://themighty.com/2020/01/pixar-short-loop-review-autistic-adult/
- https://themighty.com/2020/01/review-disney-pixar-loop-autistic-girl/
- https://whatsondisneyplus.com/loop-review-from-the-perspective-of-an-autism-parent/
- https://autisticandunapologetic.com/2020/01/15/loop-review-is-there-a-place-for-neurodiversity-at-disney/
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- https://themighty.com/2020/01/pixar-short-loop-review-autistic-adult/
- https://themighty.com/2020/01/review-disney-pixar-loop-autistic-girl/
- https://whatsondisneyplus.com/loop-review-from-the-perspective-of-an-autism-parent/
- https://autisticandunapologetic.com/2020/01/15/loop-review-is-there-a-place-for-neurodiversity-at-disney/
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ultimately, while it is important to criticize media that features inaccurate and harmful portrayals of neurodivergent people, it’s also important to support media that includes accurate representation. (5/5)
i apologize, i shouldve been more specific; the main character is a nonverbal Black girl https://twitter.com/candyskie/status/1350461883531321344
if ur interested in supporting other media with positive autistic rep, u can check out this! https://twitter.com/1mpavidus/status/1350480223796490240
