• Zorque@kbin.social
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      A poster above stated neurodivergent wasn’t a synonym for autism, I’m pretty sure for a lot of people it is a synonym for “different”.

      Eddie does represent a counter-culture that was prevalent at the time, for many that codes as “neurodivergent”.

      • almar_quigley@lemmy.world
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        How does counter culture have any relation to actual neurological conditions. I think that’s the questions people are asking. This whole post is insulting and stupid to actual neurodivergent people.

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      I dunno enough about stranger things to comment about thar but in general characters who are like socially awkward get labelled as autistic.

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        If you haven’t even seen the show, why are you defending the characterization? If you had seen the show, you would know Eddie Munson is not socially awkward, especially compared to most of the other main characters who actually are portrayed that way.