“Is there really a friend like Dong Geu-ra-mi of ‘Extraordinary Attorney Woo’?” A sad answer from real people with autism
Autistic peopletold stories of the violence they have suffered while talking about the popular drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo.”
People with autism talked about whether they actually have non-disabled friends like Woo Young-woo (Park Eun-bin), a lawyer with autism spectrum in ENA’s “Extraordinary Attorney Woo.”
On August 7th, on the YouTube channel Cereal, which has about 310,000 subscribers, a video titled ‘Do you have a friend like Dong Geu-ra-mi? We asked real people with autism about this’ was posted.
In the video, Dong Geu-ra-mi (played by Joo Hyun-young), a non-disabled friend of Woo Young-woo (played by Park Eun-bin), a lawyer with autism spectrum in ENA’s “Extraordinary Attorney Woo”, was mentioned.
The mother of A, who has autism, said, “In fact, autistic people have very few, if not none, non-disabled friends.”
A’s mother said, “I thought my son could feel happier if he hangs out with non-disabled people, but that’s just a dream,” she added, “I hope there will be opportunities for disabled people to gather often.”
Another person with autism, B, talked about their difficult school days.
B confessed, “In my case, I was bluffing too much when I was in middle school that they started to bully me by using that as an excuse.”
B said, “They say it’s a joke, but I can’t say anything because I think it would be more terrible if I talk more as I already experienced their humiliating prank.”
Yoon Eun-ho, Korea’s 1st professor with autism, also spoke up.
Yoon Eun-ho said, “It can be said that 99% of people with autism have experienced harassment,” adding, “When I looked into the motives of the perpetrators, I found out that the people who commit violence are recognized by their peers.”
Non-disabled C, who comes from a school that has people who bully the disabled at school, said, “The kids use the word ‘disability’ like a slang” adding, “When any friend acts a little lacking, they call that friend ‘Woo Young-woo’.”
Source: insight
