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[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Hey that’s not fair to BBT, half of those jokes were “Sheldon is neurodiverse”

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No! Stop! He's not! - The showrunner for some reason

[–] Bgugi@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Because if you acknowledge that he's autistic, then a LOT of the series becomes "laugh at a nasty charicature of a disabled person."

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

That's how the representation should be handled.

This guy is awkward but has all these friends, they laugh and sometimes don't understand him but they're still friends.

If the show could be that progressive about neurodivergence then it might actually be good.