• Cryophilia@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    That’s not gatekeeping

    This is gatekeeping:

    We „the autistic community“ have decided that self diagnosis is valid and that is a fact. So lets just not discuss

    • Haui@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 year ago

      No, it is not.

      From oxford languages:

      the activity of controlling, and usually limiting, general access to something. “Wal-Mart’s cultural gatekeeping has served to narrow the mainstream for entertainment offerings”