#u have to reconsider how u treat his character in a way that isnt ableist | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

fiveeeee · 6 months ago

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i think ppl forget sometimes that ppl who genuinely do not feel emotions do not do much of anything, bc u need emotions to feel motivated to do things and make many decisions. not feeling anything are characteristics of depression and schizoid personality disorder and both are characterized by lack of drive to do much of anything. often ppl use emotionless as short for smart and cold but truthfully those ppl are not emotionless, they must be motivated by something whether curiosity or fear or a sense of utilitarian morality.

and i think also ppl forget there is a price for repressing ur emotions. that shit is incredibly taxing on ur body, incredibly stressful. it will straight up make u sick. so all of this must be considered when u have a character that doesnt express themself much.

#this is my problem with ppl taking the idea that gears doesnt feel things at face value #he cant be relentlessly hardworking like that and also truly emotionless #he must be motivated by that #and even if he is repressing the way he feels there must be consequences to that #beyond the simple lack of connection with others that comes as a result #plus also if someone presented themself the way they do in real life #i am fairly certain theyd be identified as autistic #but i think some ppl dislike that label bc as soon as u label him with some sort of social disability #which is surely something he has #u have to reconsider how u treat his character in a way that isnt ableist #and ppl may find that if u assume that he does just have a social disability #then the way u were writing him before was ableist #idk #anyway.#puts these thoughts on tumblr #my previously private gripes

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