tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post9149043730173866875..comments2023-05-09T06:00:19.599-04:00Comments on Autistic Hoya — A blog by Lydia X. Z. Brown (2011-2020): Avoiding TokenismLydia Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484063914873791571noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-32355265696038813642012-04-07T17:19:33.761-04:002012-04-07T17:19:33.761-04:00Tokenism is so sad. How can you claim to be making...Tokenism is so sad. How can you claim to be making efforts to include people, only to not really be accepting them, their ideas and their opinions? The sad part is as much as the token may try to fight against the issue, often there are rules that have been set down to help squash their voice, proving they truly were selected as a token, not with the intent of making them an active participant.Kirstiehttp://www.storybookperfect.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-61203483712743946502012-04-07T16:50:58.212-04:002012-04-07T16:50:58.212-04:00What a wonderful post! My son has autism, and I w...What a wonderful post! My son has autism, and I work for an autism organization. I don't think there are any autistics on our Board. (Although I could be wrong.) I certainly believe that there are many well-qualified autistics who would serve the organization well. Thank you for reminding us of this important point... although we shouldn't NEED to be reminded!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07785853556154091250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-67794470181646776012012-04-07T14:10:08.056-04:002012-04-07T14:10:08.056-04:00Did you not read the sidebar?
Look up there at the...Did you not read the sidebar?<br />Look up there at the top of the page, left side. Click the links explaining why the Autistic Community (that means Autistic people), by and large, prefer identity-first language, NOT person-first.<br /><br />People get to define for themselves what they want to be called. Outsiders don't get to tell people what language is or is not more respectful. <br /><katie millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09066919932013866984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-76880365363446382592012-04-07T13:58:25.773-04:002012-04-07T13:58:25.773-04:00a) that's a derail.
b) Not only is it a derai...a) that's a derail. <br />b) Not only is it a derail, which is inherently disrespectful, but it's exponentially more disrespectful in that it disregards the stated wishes of the vast majority of Autistic people who have stated a preference.<br />c) No, really. A quick google shows you that. Or, oh, looking to the sidebar.<br />d) Do you have anything actually relevant to say or are you Neurodivergent Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02815685510033244185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-62999533838356712142012-04-07T12:57:35.570-04:002012-04-07T12:57:35.570-04:00Would have been a far better article if the author...Would have been a far better article if the author had used the more respectful "People first" language.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-39031445054014800732012-04-07T12:19:44.986-04:002012-04-07T12:19:44.986-04:00Good article. This is something I've been tryi...Good article. This is something I've been trying to put into words for some people I work with.Debinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-29860533686838738222012-04-07T10:45:43.499-04:002012-04-07T10:45:43.499-04:00This is what I said (almost verbatim, since I use ...This is what I said (almost verbatim, since I use scripts) at the Autistic Empowerment- Civil Rights Model panel at Georgetown. I will post the whole script on my blog when I get a chance.<br /><br />I will begin by talking a little bit about tokenism……. Tokenism is a civil rights issue and concern. Tokenism is the policy or practice of limited inclusion or representation of a traditionally Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-47298262938288491332012-04-07T07:58:33.765-04:002012-04-07T07:58:33.765-04:00It looks like this whole thing is about Autism Spe...It looks like this whole thing is about Autism Speaks' appointment of John E. Robison.LionKinghornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05482876004497136864noreply@blogger.com