Laurie Penny

We Will Never Be Normal. Autistic people don't need a cure, because neurodivergence is not a disease. Eat all the Tylenol you want.

Autism doesn't need to be cured, because neurodivergence is not a disease.
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Hey. It’s my birthday. If you’d like to make my day, you could sign up as a paid subscriber to my substack. I’m building back up after a couple of years of burnout, and I’m excited to be back writing- and your support would mean a lot.

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We Will Never Be Normal. Autistic people don't need a cure, because neurodivergence is not a disease. Eat all the Tylenol you want.

This is not the first time the far right has declared war on autism.
I will be joining, on the side of autism, and you should too.

open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...

Thank you. Again, with respect, there’s a lot about my career that you don’t seem to understand. Obviously, I don’t have the same high support needs as someone who is non-speaking. But what sort of approach should I be taking?

I don’t want to be rude- it sounds like your son’s condition is very disabling, and that must be hard for the whole family.

"Non-conformity is the opposite of fascism, and the backlash against autistic identity is already building beyond the ranks of the far right - a swelling social animus against the sheer number of autistic people now daring to describe our lives without apology."

With respect, there’s a lot you don’t know about my life, and I’d thank you not to make assumptions.

I’m sorry, what comorbidity?

I’m neither self-diagnosed nor mildly affected.

Thank you. I’m not sure I’m making that much of a difference, but I’ll keep trying.

Penny Red | Laurie Penny | Substack Laurie Penny's blog. Politics, pop culture, gender and power. Click to read Penny Red, by Laurie Penny, a Substack publication.

Hey. It’s my birthday. If you’d like to make my day, you could sign up as a paid subscriber to my substack. I’m building back up after a couple of years of burnout, and I’m excited to be back writing- and your support would mean a lot.

lauriepenny.substack.com

We Will Never Be Normal. Autistic people don't need a cure, because neurodivergence is not a disease. Eat all the Tylenol you want.

This is not the first time the far right has declared war on autism.
I will be joining, on the side of autism, and you should too.

open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...

‘Burn the list.’

YES I LOVE THEM SO MUCH

We Will Never Be Normal. Autistic people don't need a cure, because neurodivergence is not a disease. Eat all the Tylenol you want.

Autism doesn't need to be cured, because neurodivergence is not a disease.
New essay: open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...

By whom?

Graham Linehan: Father Ted creator denies harassing trans woman Graham Linehan, 56, appears in court on charges of harassment of Sophia Brooks, 18, and criminal damage.

Graham Linehan is a famous, successful comedian.
He is ALSO an obsessive anti-trans extremist who is well known to the police.
In fact, he's up in court tomorrow on charges of criminal damage and harassment, after allegedly attacking an 18y/o and smashing her phone:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This story has escalated so quickly that I honestly think some people don't know who they're defending and haven't properly checked Linehan's record.

Graham Linehan: Father Ted creator denies harassing trans woman Graham Linehan, 56, appears in court on charges of harassment of Sophia Brooks, 18, and criminal damage.

Graham Linehan is a famous, successful comedian.
He is ALSO an obsessive anti-trans extremist who is well known to the police.
In fact, he's up in court tomorrow on charges of criminal damage and harassment, after allegedly attacking an 18y/o and smashing her phone:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Why do racist rioters get treated with so much respect? I want my country back, too.

Why are we treating racist rioters with so much respect?

New post:
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Why do racist rioters get treated with so much respect? I want my country back, too.

Why are we treating racist rioters with so much respect?

New post:
open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...

Votey

Votey

"Where, now, in the face of actual state repression, are all those free speech warriors? Where’s the outrage from everyone who spent the past decade defending free expression by demonising uppity minority groups?

That’s not a rhetorical question." goodlawproject.org/the-free-spe...

"Where, now, in the face of actual state repression, are all those free speech warriors? Where’s the outrage from everyone who spent the past decade defending free expression by demonising uppity minority groups?

That’s not a rhetorical question." goodlawproject.org/the-free-spe...

I Designed My Own Squid Game and You'll Never Guess What Happened Next. The real prize wasn't the lessons we learned about diffuse responsibility for the depravities of late-stage capitalism. It was the friends we killed along the way.

An essay about sadism, social experiments, anti-capitalist game design, and the surprising things I learned while running a Squid Game of my very own:

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So they’ll arrest 474 people for holding signs opposing genocide, but the people trying to burn down immigration centres have legitimate concerns? Is that right? Have I missed something?

Pardon?

So they’ll arrest 474 people for holding signs opposing genocide, but the people trying to burn down immigration centres have legitimate concerns? Is that right? Have I missed something?

Norwegian specifically?