H/t Vox Day: Sam Hawken, an early promoter of the video and parent to an autistic son, now objects to popular usage of the phrase “The train is fine” to embarrass and discomfit spergy shitlibs in shivvy rhetorical fashion:
And you can be damned sure that I’m not going to turn autism into a joke because I don’t agree with somebody. It’s like me labeling as bipolar anyone who’s the slightest bit moody. I’m bipolar and I wouldn’t wish the condition on anyone, even in jest.
It’s occurred to me to take the video down and let these assholes find it somewhere else, but I feel like that’s giving in to them. Running away from pricks just emboldens them to be even more prickish, and I don’t think that’s the result we want. So I’m writing these words now in the hope that maybe somebody somewhere will get it. …
All I ask of those of you reading this is: stop it. You think you’re being clever and funny, but you’re not. You are being an awful person, and while you might believe it’s for a good cause, whatever point you’re trying to make is lost. Sure, your friends might have a hearty chuckle at how you called someone autistic and isn’t that hilarious, but those of us who live the struggle are not laughing. Our kids aren’t laughing. Our brothers and sisters and cousins and nieces and nephews who suffer with ASD aren’t laughing. It’s not a joke.
We are able to contact the Autistic Reporter. Although he declined to reveal his location, he agreed to a brief 3-way telephone interview. Below is the transcript:
AR: I don’t understand. So you’re happy when the train is fine, but you’re sad when a shitlord says the train is fine?
SJW: Yes.
AR: OK. And you’re happy whenever anyone says the train is fine?
Shitlord: Yes.
AR: So you’re happy all the time?
Shitlord: Yes
AR: OK. Then we should all become shitlords and be happy all the time. Please start by reading SJWs Always Lie. You can buy it for Kindle or in paperback. Here is the ISBN-10 number: 9527065682. It has 236 pages.
The ONN Autistic Reporter went full Nazi after the Madrid train bombing, and was let go by the network. He was last spotted interviewing Breivik using expired media credentials. Authorities reported that he was disturbingly enthusiastic about the facility, and had to be forcibly removed from the premises.
Citizens are encouraged to immediately report any non-neurotypical activity near mosques and/or repetitive comments about damaged trains to their local authorities. The subject is reported to be armed with 13 guns and 347 rounds of ammunition, and claims he is able to hit a snickers wrapper 87.6% of the time at 43.9 meters.
