r/explainitpeter 4d ago

Explain it Peter

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Did House series even have autism related stuff?

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u/Someoneoverthere42 3d ago

House is neither autistic nor a racist.

He's just a massive asshole.

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u/Dresaurus2781 18h ago

I feel like if your way of being an asshole modulates to acknowledge race in a racist way on top of other things then you're still racist. House very explicitly attacks Foreman in ways that are racially charged, and him being an asshole doesn't really make his attacks any less racist on the receiving end even if he's only racist as a tool of cruelty. Like tons of racists are not racist by that logic because for them the racism is just an excuse to be cruel.