Today, marks yet again another day that I've been asked if I'm autistic. No, that's just my Korean accent. Apparently I look "too white" to have one. FML
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Today, while at my friend's house, I noticed her brother had a bit of an accent. I laughingly said "Is it me or does your little brother have an accent?" She stared and replied with "No, he has autism." FML
Today, for the second time this week, I was asked to stop putting on such an obviously fake "British" accent. I am British and have lived here all my life. FML
Today, I was interviewing a woman for a job. She told me that she may need days off because of her artistic son. I jokingly replied, "Does he color on the walls or something?" She then stared at me with a weird look on her face. Autistic, her son is autistic. FML
Today, like every day since birth, I have a sensory processing disorder that stops me hearing things properly. It's worse with accents. I live in the Southwest and I can't understand anyone's spanish accent. I'm not racist, I swear; I'm just disabled. FML
Today, a customer asked me if I was English, because I was struggling to understand what he was saying. I said yes. He then called me a liar, and said I must be "one of them Polish immigrants." Oh, and he also had a thick Scottish accent. FML
Today, a guy at work pulled me aside to tell me that I probably shouldn't be working a job where I have to interact with customers, because of my autism. I don't have autism. FML
Today, my teenage daughter asked me if accents are hereditary. FML
Today, I tried to explain autism to my classmates. One of them, a professional cunt who's always looking for an excuse to lecture people, accused me of being "ableist" because my explanations weren't accurate, and said I shouldn't explain things I don't understand. I'm actually autistic. FML
Today, I was told to rub in my sunscreen because I looked like a ghost. I wasn't wearing any. I'm just that white. FML
Today, I was accused of digital blackface and culturally appropriating my own culture. FML
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Wingman527 22
Even if you were autistic, why would they ask?
fk18 27
It's sad how much people are judged based upon their looks these days, Sorry OP
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Comments (77)
MrDonSalvetti 27
Sooo according to that kind of people, if I have a strange accent in english or french or I don't know maybe swedish, I automatically become autistic? Yeah, seems totally legit to me...
Mauskau 36
'murica.
Brandi_Faith 34
I too find it weird that they didn't ask where op was from (due to the accent) as oppose to asking if they were autistic.
PoisonOrchid 21
I'm actually not surprised. With the diagnosis rate of Autism rising and Autism being talked about in the media without the actual understanding of what Autism actually is changing, a lot of people assume that anytime someone exhibits any "strange" or unexpected behavior it is caused by Autism. I have two young children and anytime they act out in public I get one of two responses: either I get told I'm a bad parent or I get asked if they are Autistic. It's extremely ignorant, but it's not surprising to me.
sunyaph 23
that's makes that person look very stupid.
worldclassrager 41
Too white? Skin color doesn't mean anyrhing.,.
missyfiona89 28
I think the perpetrator(s) meant that OP looks too white to have a Korean accent.
Brandi_Faith 34
Their comment makes no sense. Where do they live & how sheltered have they been if they think white people can't have accents? They must think all of the UK is autistic as well. Idiots.
kingdomgirl94 29
You're missing the point... if it was a British accent they wouldn't have said anything since its not unusual to find white people with a British accent, but because they assumed OP was white, they thought that there was no way he could have a Korean accent.
RedPillSucks 33
This is not surprising. OP doesn't fit into the preconceived box. I have Chinese friends from Brazil and people are stunned when they hear them speak Spanish. I've also got white friends raised in Jamaica and people are stunned to hear the Jamaican accent.
brand125 17
21 - we understand that, you just repeated it for nothing...
KimchiKim 9
Hey man. I'm Korean too. At least they weren't racist to you am I right? XD it often sucks to be Asian in public because often times strangers are racist to you and make fun of you. I know that feel bro. Be proud if your heritage. Korea has always been badass!!
itsmecutiepie 17
I find Asian guys so sexy (usually), although when I see them in public they always seem so shy and when I talk to them they think I'm just joking or being polite. Makes me so sad. This one guy told me I could stop faking it and go talk to my friends again, and I literally had to spell it out for him: "I am attracted to Asians. I find you very handsome and I am trying to hit on you for ***** sake. So give me that phone number before I kiss you right here right now. :"D" So yeah, my message to Asian boys: don't be so shy, there's tons of girls who think you're super cute and hot and yummy. There's even Facebook groups for Asian men and white women (AMWF). So yeah. Don't be shy. ;3
vikky538 29
stupid people... don't know how to talk to other people.. how on earth they can mix autism and accent and comment on it...
NostalgiaFreak9 43
I remember back when I was in 6th grade, these douchebag 8th graders looked at me and asked if I was in Special Ed.
NostalgiaFreak9 43
I'm not in Special Ed by the way.
DewTutorials 6
Our generation .-.
RedPillSucks 33
Every generation
fuckercakes 21
Sad how autistic is the first conclusion everyone jumps to.
PoisonOrchid 21
It really is. Drives me insane. If people would take two seconds to attempt to understand what Autism actually is, they would make ignorant comments like this.
lina21 12
Since when would having an accent make you autistic? And even if you were, that's rude to say it
YaYa53 2
Way to go America!