Matthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social

Wait is Mr Darcy on the autism spectrum? I’m sure this has been discoursed extensively but I’m just now seeing it

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acerbic otter is HOT (NO not like THAT) @acerbicotter.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 11:42 UTC

I never interpreted it as such, I interpreted it as "he's a rich guy in a society where that's very important, so he can be an a-hole to people and get away with it" also in those times men weren't expected to be sensitive

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lorem ipsum @whiskeynachos.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 06:37 UTC

are you fucking kidding me, man?

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(((Asa Zernik))) @asazernik.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 08:08 UTC

I have heard very convincing arguments from people on the spectrum. See eg the Yubi Reads thread on The Other Place. Would make sense for Austen to have met autistic people and just put that into her pile of Ways People Are Sometimes.

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George @geofisher.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 06:50 UTC

By the time you finish this book I suspect you’ll be fully Mr Bennet-pilled

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George @geofisher.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 06:41 UTC

Yes. And there is a miniseries adaptation from the 80s where the character is absolutely coded that way, to the point that my wife and I think they overdo it a bit!

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