7 points
A posted picture by an individual is not a community collectively deciding.
3 points
I know and I wasn’t specifically addressing that picture but also multiple comments stating that someone might abuse self diagnosis, which to me is just gatekeeping.
-2 points
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
3 points
Gatekeeping is specifically excluding people for arbitrary stated reasons. You’re keeping the gate closed when you gatekeep
0 points
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”
