The fact that both rottmnt and depk were both cancelled makes me feel kinda weird about how autistic people are seen. In both these shows there is great autistic rep, Sheldon is not. Like you said, his autistic traits are the butt of the joke but he's not canon to be autistic so apparently it's okay!? The show was not cancelled(right?) But when the autistic people aren't the butt of the joke and are canon to be autistic, the show gets cancelled. Ik it's probably just cause the shows werent that popular but makes you think. I might just be overthinking so idk
I absolutely love your content and art, but I agree that the whole math / nerdy stereotype of autistic people is over used and lot but I feel like Norma and Donnie are perfect representations‼️‼️ :D
two characters that I identify with a lot in animation as an autistic person as well are Entrapta from She Ra(written as autistic) and Marcy Wu from Amphibia(wasnt written as autistic but the creator encourages the autism headcannons) if you haven't watched any of these shows they are some of my favourites so I definitely recommend them :>
I think Norma is one of the best autistic characters ever written. I know many autistic people and none of them are exactly like her, but I immediately recognized her autism right of the bet
I'm just glad that people recognize that Sheldon is not good autistic rep. My parents always compare me to him and I get a tad bit annoyed. At the same time glad to see shows with good rep get recognized (even if they were canceled)
There is also Moxie from HB that is heavily autistic coded, he isn’t the best representation because he is basically a punching bag. I don’t watch the show anymore because of my personal experience with their fans along with the creator but it pains me that Moxie is written that way
I watched a video a few years ago where someone was talking about autistic-coded characters. Sheldon Cooper was brought up as a bad example. Other characters they mentioned that are either autistic or autistic-coded (some good and some bad) included a character from Steven Universe (I don't remember if her name was Opal or Peridot), Hiccup from HTTYD, and the main character in The Good Doctor (which they described as a mixed bag because of the science prodigy trope but still showcasing autistic overloads well). I haven't watched much ROTTMNT despite loving TMNT. The art style and different characterizations from other series are hard for me to get used to. I will say, though: Donnie might be my favorite character in it instead of Leo for once! I haven't watched any episodes that focus on Donnie yet. What episodes do you recommend?
Imo the thing with Sheldon is that a lot of people with a high iq skip parts of the development or just have a completely different way of thinking, so people with a high iq sometimes get mistaken for having autism so that’s kinda how i see it. But yeah whatever he has they shouldn’t make fun of it
The fact that both rottmnt and depk were both cancelled makes me feel kinda weird about how autistic people are seen. In both these shows there is great autistic rep, Sheldon is not. Like you said, his autistic traits are the butt of the joke but he's not canon to be autistic so apparently it's okay!? The show was not cancelled(right?) But when the autistic people aren't the butt of the joke and are canon to be autistic, the show gets cancelled. Ik it's probably just cause the shows werent that popular but makes you think. I might just be overthinking so idk
I would love to see more video essays for ROTTMNT, I never get tired of watching them /nf
YES‼️‼️
You draw more pictures then i ever will 💀✋🏾
I absolutely love your content and art, but I agree that the whole math / nerdy stereotype of autistic people is over used and lot but I feel like Norma and Donnie are perfect representations‼️‼️ :D
two characters that I identify with a lot in animation as an autistic person as well are Entrapta from She Ra(written as autistic) and Marcy Wu from Amphibia(wasnt written as autistic but the creator encourages the autism headcannons) if you haven't watched any of these shows they are some of my favourites so I definitely recommend them :>
I’ve seen Amphibia and She-Ra!! I love them both
GOT SO EXCITED WHEN IT OPENED WITH HELLO KITTY SPEEDPAINTS 💖💖 THEY'RE SO CUTE AND I LOVED WATCHING THEOUGH THE VIDEO 🥰🥰🥰
I think Norma is one of the best autistic characters ever written. I know many autistic people and none of them are exactly like her, but I immediately recognized her autism right of the bet
I'm just glad that people recognize that Sheldon is not good autistic rep. My parents always compare me to him and I get a tad bit annoyed. At the same time glad to see shows with good rep get recognized (even if they were canceled)
There is also Moxie from HB that is heavily autistic coded, he isn’t the best representation because he is basically a punching bag. I don’t watch the show anymore because of my personal experience with their fans along with the creator but it pains me that Moxie is written that way
Not me liking Young Sheldon and Sheldon 😭
I watched a video a few years ago where someone was talking about autistic-coded characters. Sheldon Cooper was brought up as a bad example. Other characters they mentioned that are either autistic or autistic-coded (some good and some bad) included a character from Steven Universe (I don't remember if her name was Opal or Peridot), Hiccup from HTTYD, and the main character in The Good Doctor (which they described as a mixed bag because of the science prodigy trope but still showcasing autistic overloads well).
I haven't watched much ROTTMNT despite loving TMNT. The art style and different characterizations from other series are hard for me to get used to. I will say, though: Donnie might be my favorite character in it instead of Leo for once! I haven't watched any episodes that focus on Donnie yet. What episodes do you recommend?
Imo the thing with Sheldon is that a lot of people with a high iq skip parts of the development or just have a completely different way of thinking, so people with a high iq sometimes get mistaken for having autism so that’s kinda how i see it. But yeah whatever he has they shouldn’t make fun of it
help i made a non-human character learnin human culture and now is autistic coded what am i supposed to do with my child-
Wait…what it got cancelled 😱
Wait, Sheldon isn't autistic?!??!?! I feel so stupid bro💀
im autistic aswell
My little brother is autistic