Omg did y'all see this news story about Popheads???

You'd rather be gay and autistic than a fuckwad? What a lovely sentiment. It really lifts my spirits to hear that. It just completely raises my sense of worth as a gay man on the spectrum to know that at least I'm not as bad as a fuckwad. Oh wait, that's what you just called me so I guess I'm an autistic, gay, fuckwad then, which evidently puts me in last place.

Also, 'I'd rather be...', 'At least I'm not a...', etc. These kinds of statements are meant well I know, but I hope you can see how that language is a little othering to the people you are trying to support. At least that's how I feel when I read shit like that. I ask myself, who am I ranking slightly ahead of today? A homophobic asshole, an inbred moron, a fuckwad, the list goes on.

I made this post as a joke, making out that Popheads is an autistic gay mecca (which I think it is based on reading posts and comments over there). Gay people are actually overrepresented on the spectrum compared to the general population as I'm sure you know, yet funnily enough, it has taken me much longer to accept my autism than my gayness.

Your attempt at shaming me failed by the way. Evidently this joke bombed. It's not the first time I've unwittingly said something inappropriate and offended people. It seems to come with the territory. And pity I wasn't able to get all ten of the fake internet points I was expecting. I'm devastated.

I will extend you all the benefits of the doubt that you denied me by not telling you to go fuck yourself. Xoxo

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