Hannah Gadsby

So mum said this to me, but also because I was thinking a lot about proto-renaissance, I made these connections. And this is the gift of autism. Like you make connections. Your brain has more connections going on. And so in art history, I don't know if you know this, but it's a myth where people sort of like, oh, back in the day, not everyone could read. So they learnt from paintings and pictures.

So mum said this to me, but also because I was thinking a lot about proto-renaissance, I made these connections. And this is the gift of autism. Like you make connections. Your brain has more connections going on. And so in art history, I don't know if you know this, but it's a myth where people sort of like, oh, back in the day, not everyone could read. So they learnt from paintings and pictures.

So mum said this to me, but also because I was thinking a lot about proto-renaissance, I made these connections. And this is the gift of autism. Like you make connections. Your brain has more connections going on. And so in art history, I don't know if you know this, but it's a myth where people sort of like, oh, back in the day, not everyone could read. So they learnt from paintings and pictures.

And that is not correct. They learnt through oral storytelling. Stories would be told. Stories are familiar. And the art played a purpose of freeze-framing the stories into familiar parts of the stories, points of the stories. So, you know, the most famous one, I guess, is Christianity has been frozen to the crucifixion. Now there is a big story, but that is – the freeze frame is on that moment.

And that is not correct. They learnt through oral storytelling. Stories would be told. Stories are familiar. And the art played a purpose of freeze-framing the stories into familiar parts of the stories, points of the stories. So, you know, the most famous one, I guess, is Christianity has been frozen to the crucifixion. Now there is a big story, but that is – the freeze frame is on that moment.

And that is not correct. They learnt through oral storytelling. Stories would be told. Stories are familiar. And the art played a purpose of freeze-framing the stories into familiar parts of the stories, points of the stories. So, you know, the most famous one, I guess, is Christianity has been frozen to the crucifixion. Now there is a big story, but that is – the freeze frame is on that moment.

That is a big decision. Like, because from that freeze frame, you can leverage a lot of shame and guilt because that's like, that's your fault. But there are some great stories in that whole narrative, but that freeze frame and that, you know, in mythology, it's the same thing. It's like a lot of stories are freeze framed at the moment. A woman happens to be nude. That is a,

That is a big decision. Like, because from that freeze frame, you can leverage a lot of shame and guilt because that's like, that's your fault. But there are some great stories in that whole narrative, but that freeze frame and that, you know, in mythology, it's the same thing. It's like a lot of stories are freeze framed at the moment. A woman happens to be nude. That is a,

That is a big decision. Like, because from that freeze frame, you can leverage a lot of shame and guilt because that's like, that's your fault. But there are some great stories in that whole narrative, but that freeze frame and that, you know, in mythology, it's the same thing. It's like a lot of stories are freeze framed at the moment. A woman happens to be nude. That is a,

That is a strong freeze frame there. So art history has this tendency to freeze frame and I think generally our storytelling sort of circles trauma and then solves it in a whodunit kind of way and then we don't have stories that then talk about, hey, I went through trauma but I'm all right, like, This doesn't define me. Fuck me up for a bit. Sorry, language.

That is a strong freeze frame there. So art history has this tendency to freeze frame and I think generally our storytelling sort of circles trauma and then solves it in a whodunit kind of way and then we don't have stories that then talk about, hey, I went through trauma but I'm all right, like, This doesn't define me. Fuck me up for a bit. Sorry, language.

That is a strong freeze frame there. So art history has this tendency to freeze frame and I think generally our storytelling sort of circles trauma and then solves it in a whodunit kind of way and then we don't have stories that then talk about, hey, I went through trauma but I'm all right, like, This doesn't define me. Fuck me up for a bit. Sorry, language.

But, you know, like older women have these stories where they can put into context in their entire life. Like they're not, you know, and I was just missing those stories in the public sphere. I know so many old ladies and they're just like, yeah. Yeah, he's an idiot. They're all idiots, but they're fine. And, you know, I just wanted to put that breath into my own story.

But, you know, like older women have these stories where they can put into context in their entire life. Like they're not, you know, and I was just missing those stories in the public sphere. I know so many old ladies and they're just like, yeah. Yeah, he's an idiot. They're all idiots, but they're fine. And, you know, I just wanted to put that breath into my own story.

But, you know, like older women have these stories where they can put into context in their entire life. Like they're not, you know, and I was just missing those stories in the public sphere. I know so many old ladies and they're just like, yeah. Yeah, he's an idiot. They're all idiots, but they're fine. And, you know, I just wanted to put that breath into my own story.

It's like, you know, in my comedy, I made a lot of comedy out of the way my mum reacted and it was a way of like paved the way for my own healing to be able to make fun of it. You need the jokes. But it then... You know, it stops our ability to talk about the evolution on both sides. And we're obsessed with trauma points in our storytelling culture. Like news is nothing but scattergun trauma porn.

It's like, you know, in my comedy, I made a lot of comedy out of the way my mum reacted and it was a way of like paved the way for my own healing to be able to make fun of it. You need the jokes. But it then... You know, it stops our ability to talk about the evolution on both sides. And we're obsessed with trauma points in our storytelling culture. Like news is nothing but scattergun trauma porn.

It's like, you know, in my comedy, I made a lot of comedy out of the way my mum reacted and it was a way of like paved the way for my own healing to be able to make fun of it. You need the jokes. But it then... You know, it stops our ability to talk about the evolution on both sides. And we're obsessed with trauma points in our storytelling culture. Like news is nothing but scattergun trauma porn.

Like we always know what's going wrong, but we never know how stuff resolves. And I think public displays of resolution are important and missing.

Like we always know what's going wrong, but we never know how stuff resolves. And I think public displays of resolution are important and missing.