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My video on Sia/Music is live, and, with it, my YouTube channel is officially launched!
I run through how 'Music' is harmful, how we got here, and steps that Sia and we can take to rectify some of the damage done #ActuallyAutistic #SiaDoesntSpeakForUs
I run through how 'Music' is harmful, how we got here, and steps that Sia and we can take to rectify some of the damage done #ActuallyAutistic #SiaDoesntSpeakForUs
Massive thank you to @131Jj for speaking to me about the harrassment and abuse he received as a result of Sia's fans, which I understand have continued to escalate recently.
Please check out the links in the description in order to elevate the voices of nonspeaking autistic people, and support @Communica1st's new short film by nonspeaking autistic people, #LISTEN. #ListenToNonSpeakers communicationfirst.org/LISTEN/
Here is a full summary of Sia’s actions in the last 24 hours. Fun fact, Tiktok is actively suppressing it...
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🧵 So if you're wondering why disabled people specifically autistic, people are pissed at Sia, here's a summary of what happened in the last 48 hours. And Trigger warning because Sia gaslights and mocks disabled people. So around Thursday the trailer for see his new film “Music”
I’m thrilled that @Refinery29 asked me, an #ActuallyAutistic journalist, to write about the ableism implicit in Sia’s upcoming film Music. #SiaDoesntSpeakForUs refinery29.com/en-us/2020/11/…
Thank you @catquinn and @atthecrosswalk infinitely!
One tiny thing that understandably got cut from the draft was a mention that this issue is also VERY common with trans roles being played by cis people (often with no trans folks being consulted). It causes similar transphobic harm and stereotypes.
The Sia movie: what’s going on, my perspective as an #ActuallyAutistic person, and why #SiaDoesntSpeakForUs. Thread:
For anyone who doesn’t know what’s going on, Sia created and directed a movie called Music, and the trailer came out yesterday. I won’t be linking it because frankly it’s nauseating but if you really want to see it, google is right there for you.
From what I can gather, this movie is about a woman who has to take care of her half-sister who is nonverbal and autistic. So what’s the controversy? Well the main issue is autistic character is being portrayed by a neurotypical actress, Maddie Ziegler.
