Here’s the truth: otherised men are more likely to be deemed as “unsafe”.

Gay, POC, and neurodivergent men are more likely to be tagged with “unsafe” than heteronormative neurotypical white men.

There’s lots of research on this. For example, autistic Black men are at higher risk of violence because their autistic traits are perceived as threatening.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359665239_I%27m_just_different-that%27s_all-I%27m_so_sorry_Black_men_ASD_and_the_urgent_need_for_DisCrit_Theory_in_police_encounters

Reply to this note

Please Login to reply.

Discussion

No replies yet.