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Commission of Gibby for Bonnie.

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Hey I've been thinking about this a lot and I wanted to ask you, do you think George was on the autistic spectrum?

Hi there, I apologise for such a late response.

You know, I've thought about that as well. A lot actually. I've been told I could be autistic but haven't been officially diagnosed, so I won't speak on that, but I am neurodivergent. One of the things which drew me to George in the first place was the fact I could relate to certain qualities he had which point in that direction. Namely the way he became obsessive about his interests -- immersing himself in research, watching the same films and tv shows over and over again, losing track of time, using them as a way of connecting with people, etc. and a strong desire for perfection in himself.

Examples of what I'm referring to:

"The thing about George -- and we all feel it strongly now that he’s gone off us -- is that he plunged into things. Whatever he got into, whether it was the sitar and Ravi Shankar or the Maharishi, he walked right in and never looked back." — Marianne Faithfull, Memories, Dreams and Reflections (2007)

"George had a really curious mind, and when he got into something he wanted to know everything." — Olivia Harrison, Rolling Stone (2011)

"When [Olivia] first met George she didn't know what George was talking about half the time, he was always quoting Python or ‘The Producers’. He used to say to Olivia ‘Ah my little Swedish bombshell’ which she explained she obviously didn’t look Swedish, but it was a line from the movie The Producers." — Olivia Harrison in Sydney, Australia (2005)

"Maybe there was just too much to do, but the house and the garden became an obsession with George. He found out everything there was to know about Sir Frank Crisp, how and why he built that extraordinary house and garden, why he wanted to re-create the Blue Grotto of Capri and build a mini Matterhorn in the Oxfordshire countryside. He wanted to get inside Sir Frank’s mind and fit into his old boots, and he seemed to want to do it alone. I can be obsessive, but then I get bored and need a change." — Pattie Boyd, Wonderful Tonight

Whether any of this actually means George was neurodivergent I don't know. It's always made me wonder though. It's difficult because not only do we not know George personally, the concept of there being a wide spectrum didn't become mainstream until after he died. There's such a lot of information nowadays which wouldn't have been available to him.

What you also have to consider is the influence of other factors such as experiencing extreme fame at a young age, growing up in post-war Liverpool, his family, and his introverted personality. He was often said to be very sensitive about his privacy and personal space, but I think most introverted people would struggle with that and being secretive was a common Harrison trait. He struggled to succeed within the school system even though he was smart, but he also grew up in a free-thinking household which would've made the rigidity of the outside world harder.

On the other hand you have quotes like this one from Olivia:

Q: Did George separate his private life from his life as a musician? OLIVIA: He didn’t separate anything, he knew no boundaries and was very open about everything, sometimes excessively so. Sometimes he said very funny, but rude things, and when I pointed it out to him, he just said, ‘I don’t have a private life, I just don’t know when you can say something.’ — Süddeutsche Zeitung (translated by Andrea of harrisonarchive) (2011)

What interests me about this is the last line where George says he "doesn't know when you can say something" and that he attributes this quality to being famous. The thing is, we know from various anecdotes he acted this way long before he was famous, and therefore it's unlikely to be the reason he had trouble knowing what was socially appropriate. His mum, Louise, had a reputation for her bluntness as well, so you could argue he got it from her, but I'm not sure that would hold up long into adulthood and after engaging in as many circles as George did. You also can't rule out the possibility of Louise being neurodivergent.

I've noticed all these parts of George come up repeatedly when his friends and family talk about him in every stage of life, and the suggestion he couldn't control it is mentioned several times as well, mostly by Olivia.

"When he opened up to you, he opened up completely. He didn’t know how to do things in half-measures -- which was really positive and sometimes really detrimental to himself." — Olivia Harrison, Mojo (2011)

"George really said everything that crossed his mind. I used to say, 'You really can’t get a thought to your brain without it slipping out your mouth.’ And he was painfully honest. It was an endearing trait, but sometimes you hoped that he wouldn’t be quite as honest as he was going to be." — Tom Petty, Rolling Stone (2002)

To reiterate what I said before, I'm by no means qualified to diagnose anybody and don't claim this to be concrete evidence. However, I hope it might encourage people to take a deeper look into understanding George's behaviour. I find that because there isn't a traumatic childhood to point to, he's not given the benefit of the doubt or afforded the same sensitivity as the other Beatles. People are much quicker to assume he acted out of spite and analysis of him is shallow.

Thank you for the question and giving me a chance to pull my thoughts on this together! If anyone would like to add their thoughts please feel free to share.

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can you do a Old luthien and beten moment?

Of course~

I apologize for the delay.......... :,)

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Pumpkin Soup with a side of bread

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Displays of physical affection in The Lord of the Rings (2001—2003)

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Spooky movie wallpapers 🎃 -M

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so can we start hunting down white liberals now or what

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Pippin + Onion Headlines

Bonus: Gandalf @ Pippin

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the fellowship as Florida man headlines

Aragorn:

Legolas:

Gandalf:

Boromir:

Gimli:

Frodo:

Sam:

Merry:

Pippin:

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since I’ve been on the topic of my personal favorite LOTR ships, I wanna say I cannot imagine a better (funnier) couple 2x combo than Frodo/Sam and Merry/Eowyn because it would force everyone in the Shire to decide which relationship dynamic is weirder, 1. Known Traumatized Weirdo In Love With His Own Gardener or 2. Local Youth Has A Tall Sword Girlfriend And We’re Just Supposed To Understand Why

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The European Roma institute for arts and culture just released a 253 pages book on the romani resistance during World War II, written by a collective of European historians

It is available for free here

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Redraw of the Dimeshipping Wedding day picture I once did!

They are on Dismal Downs. Magica holds a bouquet of thistles and lilies. The national flowers of Scotland and Italy.

The ring on Scrooge’s finger is shaped like a raven’s feather and contains a piece of Trasluna.

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Gandalf: I am, as the kids say, awake.

Merry: You mean woke?

Gandalf: Yes, but that is grammatically incorrect.

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Fabio Celoni, homage to L'Inferno di Topolino

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Akiva Shtisel from Shtisel is a beautiful autistic !!

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Why Amandla Stenberg’s Inuit Greenlandic heritage matters

A fews days ago I saw an intersectional feminist Instagram account posting a post about examples of colorism in Hollywood where a dark-skinned black character were played by a light-skinned or mixed black actress (Amandla Stenberg playing the main role in THUG for example)

I agreed (and still do) with this post, but then I looked in the comment section and was bothered by the “whitewashing” of Amandla Stenberg’s etnicity by referring her as biracial when her Danish father is in fact half Inuit Greenlandic.

By referring Amandla as only biracial and half-Danish, you’re invaliding the 300-year old opression that the indigenous people has faced by Denmark. Their culture was partly stripped off. For example the face and finger tattoos which was brough up again when rapper Josef Tarrak and his wife got them as the first Greelandic couple in modern history.

Most Greenlanders do NOT consider themselves Danish and wants indenpendance, but the Danish goverment has refused because they continue to insist that the Greenlanders should fix their own problems first with the high rates of domestic and alcohol abuse and suicide rates, which is bullshit as it’s all a result of the Danish colonialism! Even Greenlanders living in DK (not all, but some) have been let down by the society. Some have even died on the streets!

To get a somewhat better understanding of Greenland’s situation, I would recommend watching “Kampen om Grønland” (The Fight for Greenland) if it’s possible for you.

Of course it should be up to Amandla to choose what to identify as, but calling her biracial is incorrect as bi means 2 in latin. The more correct term would be mixed.