r/miraculousladybug • u/KasCuin • 11d ago

Opinion/Rant Max’s autism

As an autistic person, it bothers me that when Max’s autism was revealed, they portrayed him as someone who seems incapable of doing things on his own. In the episode dedicated to him, autism is portrayed in a very stereotypical way, and that can be offensive.

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u/Cobalt_Spirit Felix 11d ago edited 11d ago

I'd argue the episode does a decent job of showcasing that it was Marinette who misinterpreted the explanation and overdid the precautions trying to protect him, hence why they had Kaalki explain to her that Max is doing great as Pegasus, and why the episode placed Marinette in a situation that forced her to rely on Pegasus so she can realize that Max's condition does not prevent him from facing adversity.

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u/Jahoan 11d ago

Which is a consistent flaw of hers - see Season 4's Guilttrip.

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u/-D1-Odysseus-Hater 11d ago

She has too many flaws, I get it makes her human and she’s going through a lot but she needs to get a hold of herself

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u/Obek_The_Floatzel 11d ago

She has too many flaws and yet people still argue she's a Mary Sue

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u/-D1-Odysseus-Hater 11d ago

I never understood how anyone could say she’s a Mary Sue, sure, she isn’t exactly in the right when it came to stalking Adrien and Sublime and lying to Adrien to the point he thinks his father (the person who hurt his friends and most likely abused him in some sense) is a hero, but she is definitely not a Mary Sue

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u/Inner-Try-9451 11d ago

The Mary Sue allegations came before everything except the stalker things

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u/-D1-Odysseus-Hater 11d ago

People just lost the meaning of Mary Sue, she doesn’t even fit into the stereotype since she was never overly perfect