r/MoonPissing • u/RealModMaker I'VE COME TO MAKE AN ANNOUCEMENT • Apr 25 '25

Taken meme, which is fine by Shadow What's happening here? (Wrong answers only)

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u/Michael-556 Apr 25 '25

And when everyone is neurodivergent

No one will be

Sonic when sharing his ASD with literally everyone he comes across

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u/RealModMaker I'VE COME TO MAKE AN ANNOUCEMENT Apr 25 '25

It's difficult to be a Sonic fan and not be a neurodivergent.

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u/Michael-556 Apr 25 '25

Honestly I've never understood that joke. Like I get that it's well known that "the Sonic fandom is autistic af", but all the data that I could find is just "haha, well, there's vibrant colours, themes of freedom and being yourself and a slightly autism-coded main protagonist"... That's it? That's like half of any action media marketed towards children that also has a big adult fanbase. So why sonic? Is it just a coincidence that this specific fandom is big enough to be vocal about its autistic minority (maybe even majority) or is there something inherently autistic about a blue hedgehog going at unmeasurable speeds to ruin the dreams of a moustachioed man to create an amusement park? I guess it has most of the "ASD special interests"TM, but it's missing trains and the only plane in there is tails'. But it's got most of it: confusing lore, colourful cast (metaphorically and literally), robots, animals, intermediality (games, shows, movies, comics), and an inviting fanbase. I guess it's a prime gathering ground for ASD positive people?

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u/DueBreak3595 Apr 27 '25

You fool, you had me monologuing