The boycott was started on Thursday by Amythest Schaber, an autistic person who makes Youtube videos and was described in Newman’s book as a “manic pixie dream girl” without consent. The Mighty reached out to Schaber, who declined to comment.
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People in the autism community have rallied around Shaber in support of the boycott, criticizing Newman’s views and portrayal of autistic people. . . . Read full story
Source: People on the Autism Spectrum Are Boycotting ‘To Siri With Love’
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[…] and which are set out elsewhere, in my first article as well as by third party authors [1], [2] and [3]. Now it has been revealed that Newman has enlisted her friends in writing positive […]
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