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Last night was the first time I ever saw anything like this one minute video clip from the 2nd episode of the 3rd series for the IT Crowd involving football. Its the absolute best portrayal of how I’d be at a football game too (along with many other popular neurotypical social functions)!

Since my best friend (an Aspie guy in the U.K.) linked me to this YouTube video, it has me wonder what percentage of Aspies think and feel the same way as Moss (and those like me) about such things as football games.

I’m sure this same level of distaste for football isn’t limited to (God only knows how many) Aspies. There are some neurotypicals who probably share these same thoughts about football. However, I doubt NTs would say they’d rather be weird than act like everyone else (especially since they generally are ‘pack’ creatures who crave to fit in with some clique and are terrified of traveling through life solo). I also should add that there probably are some Aspies who love watching sports like football (I’m not personally aware of any yet).

Richard Ayoade plays the character Maurice Moss. By just viewing this one minute clip, along with reading Wikipedia’s brief description of Moss’s character, that I’d have to agree Moss is an Aspie. He is described as being highly intelligent, lacks¹ social skills, is a “standard nerd” who struggles to communicate with anything that doesn’t have a keyboard, and lives at home with his mother, who also dresses him².

In case if viewers of this clip can’t comprehend the fact that there are many people with higher levels of intelligence who simply are too smart to surrender a vital part of who they are simply to accommodate those who don’t get why others are different, then I guess its something Aspies are going to have to vigorously attempt to educate society about. If this statement sounds arrogant, then I must be unintelligent because I cannot think of any other way to say what NEEDS to be said.

I’m thankful for my friend introducing me to some more British humor! In my opinion, it’s the best!… along with ‘having’ weird and a sweet style! This little ‘football’ clip is a keeper for me. It will always lift my spirits!

Postscript — This too from Wikipedia that shouts absurdity and discrimination:

Despite the company’s dependence on their services, they [Moss and Roy] are despised, ignored, and considered losers by the rest of the staff.

Parents be aware of the probable package that comes with being eager to have a genius child. You might think it would make you proud, but in reality, most likely your child shall suffer life being despised, ignored, and considered a loser. Monk types are another example.

There is a huge difference between being able to regurgitate massive amounts of information stored in memory (knowledge gained by education) versus being able to create (generate) novel³ thoughts.

¹To say he ‘lacks’ social skills is a misleading description, because that’s merely popular opinion and relative. If Moss was in an Aspie culture, his social skills would be wonderful. Any neurotypical in an Aspie culture would be the one sorely lacking social skills.

²Most Aspies can dress themselves just fine without anyone else’s help.

³Novel as in new or unusual in an interesting way.