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Cracked Article

Even as he decries A$'s harmful rhetoric, that's exactly what he spews.
 
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"Neither [Sheldon Cooper nor Elementary's Sherlock Holmes] is a good representation of autism, starting with the fact that both are very sarcastic men, and most people with autism cannot understand sarcasm."​

Sheldon doesn't usually recognize sarcasm directed at him, but he is able to direct sarcasm toward others. That's not uncommon for someone with AS.

I never got the impression that Elementary's Sherlock Holmes has AS. Sherlock Holmes from the BBC's Sherlock, on the other hand …
 
Jaywalker said:
"Neither [Sheldon Cooper nor Elementary's Sherlock Holmes] is a good representation of autism, starting with the fact that both are very sarcastic men, and most people with autism cannot understand sarcasm."
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He meant Sherlock from Sherlock. He was being sarcastic…
 
Ylva said:
He meant Sherlock from Sherlock. He was being sarcastic…
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I don't even get where the saracasm might have been implied even after reading what has been written....
:-/
Oh well, I'm not bothered. Got more important things to think about [emoji4]
 
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