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[Thumbnail description: A person's face made of red, purple, and blue stars with the caption "We're right here and we're gonna write the story. You'll see it written in the stars. We were here. #BoycottToSiri"]
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#BoycottToSiri was an online campaign started by Amethyst Schaeber as a protest to the controversial book To Siri With Love, written by Judith Newman about her autistic son, Gus. Many autistic people found the content of this book to be disturbing, namely a section where Newman questions whether her son actually has a mind or not, contemplating sterilization, and detailed accounts of Gus's personal life that came off to many as a violation of privacy. Newman apologized, though her apology was seen as insincere. There are remnants of a discussion she had with advocates that did not end well, which can be viewed on Facebook here. If you do not have access to Facebook, you can view an HTML file of the whole conversation here. You may have to download the file to view it. Below are several articles and other media recounting the campaign. The hashtag on Twitter can be viewed here.
Articles
An Open Letter to HarperCollins About to Siri with Love by Susie Rodarme
Why To Siri With Love is a Wrecking Ball of a Book by Maxfield Sparrow
'To Siri With Love' Author Fires Back: Book 'Wasn't Written for Autistic Audience' by John Bonazzo
Why 'To Siri With Love' Is Incredibly Damaging to Autistic People Like Me by Kaelen Rhywiol
Why we must #BoycottToSiri/ An open letter to Judith Newman by Lydia Brown
To Judith With Love...or maybe not by Autistic Zebra
An Autistic Parent's Reaction to Siri: Impact > Intent by Cuil Press
Good Buddy Kyo- Boycott To Siri With Love
Autistic readers boycott To Siri, With Love, autism mom's 'love letter' to her son by Cellie Simkiss
People on the Autism Spectrum Are Boycotting 'To Siri With Love' by Elizabeth Cassidy
Boycott to Siri- about the anti-autistic eugenics in a best-selling book, Board Game Geeks
An Autistic Children's Librarian's Take on To Siri with Love and Parenting Books
Dear Judith Newman, I'm Writing this For You because You Didn't Write For Me by Kim Sauder
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