Comment about hiring actors with autism.
Original Tweet . I agree that not even giving a chance to actors with autism ( if true) can be discriminatory, but there are hyperboles/distortion in many replies (as usual). Especially the ones mentioning ableism. Certainly this great movie (and others) proved one can use actors with autism, and it's definitely a plus if the main message is to spread awareness about discrimination and wrong stereotypes. Promoting empathy and solidarity towards people with autism at the same time. But the distortion comes when it's insinuated in some replies, or said explicitly in the hashtag #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs , that it's a must to hire actors with autism. Or, in general, actors with specific traits or characteristics if they are the core of the movie. No, it isn't. Which has been proved with many counterexamples in cinema. Counterexamples. Brokeback Mountain with 2 straight actors efficiently interpreting gay characters. Sean Penn interpreting Harvey Milk , a gay activist (an...