The "Neurodivergent Gaze"?
What is a "gaze" anyway? And is there a "neurodivergent" one?
When is it ok to talk about "neurotypicals" & "neurodivergents" in a general way? And when does doing so cause harm?
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In this video, I deconstruct the idea of what a "gaze" can mean, and importantly, what it doesn't mean. We discuss the idea of a neurodivergent style, and why it's probably not great to make any judgements based on people's clothes, no matter whether you caveat doing so as "speaking generally" or not.
As an autistic person who was a goth kid in the early 2000s, I understand the world of alternative fashion & subculture, but remain adamant that there is no place for essentialist thinking within the neurodiversity movement. And way too often, when you judge people for dressing "in the male gaze" you end up stumbling into misogyny yourself.
A "gaze" is not simply a list of things people like, it is not an aesthetic. It is a consequence of power dynamics, and it is far more interesting to view the neurodivergent gaze in terms of overthrowing certain power dynamics.