[OOC] We Are the Crystal Gems

[HaltingBlooper]

A Mars post would be great!

Also, on an unrelated note, it's great to hear people who talk about how Autism makes it so people with it are burdens to others and need to be "helped", and I get to laugh at them, because I got into both of the accelerated middle schools in my city, both of which it is incredibly hard to get into if you're starting at 6th grade.
Because I have Autism and know at least three other people in my classes who do too and are my friends.
I mean, if I went from overreacting to everything and not thinking logically to above-average social behavior with like 3 medications and 30 minutes a week of therapy for three years, think of what someone else could do.
Also, the people who think that "Autism" is one thing are funny.

[21308]

@Akayaofthemoon Oh hey Akaya, pretty much nothing. It has been a slow day. Wanna see a thing I made?

[21308]

@HaltingBlooper Yeah, I really hate the internet's attitude toward autism in general. That, and the propaganda spread by a certain organization that shall not be named. It's cool to hear that you're doing so well but wow, you're only in 6th grade? Way to make me feel old.

[Raijinslayer]

@HaltingBlooperI can't post because I don't want to leave Loony behind. Also, finding out you're in the sixth grade makes me think about some of the conversations we've had in this thread, the 'Reggie teaches Sex Ed' convo in particular. Oh godm what have I done

[Loony]

@HaltingBlooper Mars post might have to wait for me first Orz

The attitude towards people with autism makes me quite sick sometimes to be honest. Someone I know even went as far as to say to my face -knowing that three friends (one of them quite close) of mine have autism and a cousin of mine does as well- it'd be more merciful to kill them because they are a burden to society... !?!?!?!?!?!? Like holy shit. I mean I deal with some crap because GAD but never shit like this and it's really gross to be honest.

And afgndkgndk the misconceptions about autism are amazing thanks to organizations like PeTA (I have a fucking bone to pick with PeTA as well as a, uh, more obvious candidates *Cough* Austism Speaks *Cough*) having people think you get Autism from milk and crap. Or that all people with Autism have the same symptoms. Or that it's a fucking personality trait or something.

@21308 You mean Autism Speaks? Yeah, f*ck that organization.

[Loony]

@Raijinslayer Don't bring that Altiverse event up, Raijin, it's scaring Eve, and god knows what Reggie will do when he finds out you're scaring Eve, creator of him or not. XD

[21308]

@Loony Yes, I care very little for them as well. Their awful claims would honestly be pretty laughable if they weren't hurting actual people.

[Raijinslayer]

@Loony Hey, it's his fault it happenrd, not mine. He's got nothing on me.

Reggie: *points DE at Raijin's head* "Wanna bet?"

Raijin: (0_0) . . . .I'll stop.

[Loony]

@21308 All three of my friends with autism agree that this organization needs to go and quick. > . < A teacher in my school has a very young child with Autism and supports the organization and I don't know if I have the heart to tell her more about the organization...

[Loony]

@Raijinslayer

*Eve silently cheers for Reggie*

I swear one day Reggie is going to get into huge trouble for pointing his gun at anyone who even remotely seems like a threat to Eve. XD

[HaltingBlooper]

Autism Speaks is horrible! They think Autism is some sort of disease and they treat Autistic people like they are some sort of sub-human thing dependent on others for everything. One of their leading members was thinking of committing suicide (And murder) by driving her car with her Autistic child in it off a cliff, but stopped herself because of her non-Autistic's daughter's fate. I have issue with this because:
1. Obvious reasons
2. The fact that she had the nerve to say this in a video interview
3. She didn't get punished for almost committing murder-suicide?

Isn't premeditated child murder still illegal if they confess that they were going to?

[Loony]

@HaltingBlooper Right there, though I have many reasons to not like this organization, that alone should be enough to open one's eyes. Not to mention that most of their money that is actually going towards Autism if for prevention rather than actual services to help those who already have it, which definitely doesn't give off a good message. And they're so terribly convinced that vaccines are what cause Autism which only makes the children of mal-informed parents have a higher risk for many health issues that will make living much more difficult than if they even had Autism. And all that money is going towards research that is essentially bullshit.

[21308]

@Loony I've been in an awkward situation like that too. I was tempted to tell the parents about the awful stuff that company gets up to but couldn't think of a polite way to put it. Educating people is definitely good though, hopefully if people keep spreading the word more and more people will get it. Really I'm surprised that Autism Speaks' promotional material alone doesn't put people off.

[21308]

@HaltingBlooper I felt the exact same way and that clip alone told me everything I needed to know about the company. I mean, I'm all for forgiving people who are willing to admit to crappy stuff they almost did, but the sappy sympathetic light it portrays her in as she talks about almost murdering a child is just too much.

[Loony]

@21308 I'm usually cool with speaking my mind and receiving bad reactions because hell I'm Kurdish but this teacher is a really cool friend of mine but I also think of her as a vast superior (I tend to think of most everyone as my superior) so I couldn't bring myself to tell her. But yes, the promotional material alone is off-putting.

[Loony]

This is super off topic but I was recently trying to do some Eve art that wasn't just abstract patterns and shapes but of actual things and I realised Eve art would work really well for a Witch's Lair aesthetic in Madoka Magica; lots could pass as familiars or even Witches themselves...Funny considering she was originally an OC for that universe that branched off into something else entirely...

[21308]

@Loony Their 'I am Autism' video was especially... well, I assume you've already heard everything there is to be said about that video.

But I've had enough anger for now, this Eve art idea of yours sounds really cool.

[Loony]

@21308 Don't even get me started on that video e________________________e

It will be revealed in time...Along with the Sodalite redesigns. XD All of Eve art thus far has been done solely in poorly made dollar store black gel-pens because I really wanted the messiness to it. I expect Eve would go nuts with color once she has access to them but it's so much more...free, I guess, to just go nuts with the pen and not care our messy or clean or good or bad something turns out. No fear of messing up the sketch since there's none to begin with and all, and I don't have to think about colours...It feels really natural somehow. Not natural to me I suppose since it's very different from my usual art, but you know what I mean. ^ ^"

[HaltingBlooper]

@21308 I didn't watch it because I heard it was scary, so can you tell me about it? (Unrelated to Autism, I get scared easily)

[21308]

@Loony Very well then. You have helped inspire me to start practicing art so I can make stuff too. I mean I know I made my avatar but eh, I'm not even that satisfied with it, it's only a really basic look at how I want Spinel to look.