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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mustrum_Ridcully" data-source="post: 5646413" data-attributes="member: 710">Something kinda difficult to put into the right words, but anyway: An interesting aspect of that episode was that Red Flag basically fought against something almost anybody today would appreciate - a cure against potential life-crippling brain damage. As this brain damage can also lead to potentially highly gifted people (albeit still with severe limitations.), e.g. Alphas. It is not the first example were media in general highlights the fascinating talents that Autists can develop. I wonder if there is a message behind it in this case. Going beyond the issues often raised with X-Men, where it's the humans fear of the mutants that leads to conflict (and vice versa) and it's a power struggle, but also a message that even those that we don't fear and just feel pity for are more than it seems, that they have talents we should appreciate, and that overall, they are still humans and not just some kind of divergence from the norm.It feels kinda dangerous, because in the real world, being an autist for example doesn't give you the power to perceive data signals or understand all language. It's a pretty nasty condition that makes life very difficult for you and everyone involved. But on the other hand it is positive, as we shouldn't just see people as victims of their body, but as equal members of our society.</blockquote>