Bagism

A metaphorical medical condition in which your entire body is always covered by a bag that is imperceptible to other people, but you yourself feel and act awkward all the time because it’s hard to see out of your bag or move around in it.

Sort of a twist on John Lennon’s original idea of the same name, except that instead of everyone else wearing a bag, only you have one. Lennon’s idea was of a world where everyone is equal, but with this kind of bagism, it’s the opposite because you’re different from everyone else.

Of course, this condition doesn’t exist in reality. But it does make a decent metaphor for autism.

Todd: Oh, I’m sorry I bumped into you by mistake, I’m just clumsy because I have bagism and it’s sometimes hard to tell where everything is.

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Steve: I just read a book about John Lennon, and he was talking about bagism. I think it’s such a great idea!

Sal: Oh, trust me, bagism is overrated. I‘ve had it for my whole life.

by Unstable Sub-Genius February 26, 2023

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