RE: Aziz Ansari Doesn't Pick Up On "Non-Verbal Cues" and Gets Treated Like A Rapist
January 16, 2018 at 10:09 am
Whether Aziz is on the autism spectrum or not is irrelevant. He made her so uncomfortable she was at a loss as to how to respond to his persisting approach. It's easy to fault her for not saying "no" from the get go, but perhaps she didn't want to say "no" directly for fear of coming off as impolite or disrespectful.
I do empathize with Aziz (if indeed it is true he's on the spectrum), but he's a smart and high functioning guy nevertheless, and should have known better. Hopefully a lesson for Aziz and others like him: No more trying to imitate James Bond and no more applying PUA bullshit you read online. You're either a natural and good with social cues or you're not (in which case, ask for consent first). Men on the autism spectrum generally like to be explicitly told what other people want from them, so this shouldn't have been any different.
I empathize with Aziz, but it's not he who was the victim. It was the woman he made uncomfortable that was the victim here.
I do empathize with Aziz (if indeed it is true he's on the spectrum), but he's a smart and high functioning guy nevertheless, and should have known better. Hopefully a lesson for Aziz and others like him: No more trying to imitate James Bond and no more applying PUA bullshit you read online. You're either a natural and good with social cues or you're not (in which case, ask for consent first). Men on the autism spectrum generally like to be explicitly told what other people want from them, so this shouldn't have been any different.
I empathize with Aziz, but it's not he who was the victim. It was the woman he made uncomfortable that was the victim here.
