- alan turing is a gay autistic man played by a straight actor who compared being autistic to Frankenstein monster
- who is now up for an academy award
- in a film that downplayed the sexuality he was persecuted and driven to his death for
could we disrespect the memory of this man even more
Yes, it actually is even worse: According to this Guardian article, the film not only downplayed the sexuality-based persecution aspect, but invented a storyline according to which Turing appears to cover up a Soviet spy.
Thoughts?