#and aspec too

[ocprompts]

this blog made me realize that i accidentally wrote one of my top fav oc's so autistic coded and i dont know how i managed that. like. he has a special interest and everything. how did i do that Accidentally?? lmao

(the special interest is biblical angels if u were wondering. the way he is ab the bible is so heretical and it's SO fun to write)

thats so funny lol, i make my ocs autistic all the time, it just. happens

#and aspec too #like. i dont plan on it happening it just clicks for me at some point #anon #not a prompt #asks

[redysetdare]

The response to "ace people are just virgins who can't get laid!" Shouldn't be "ace people can still have sex!" but instead " being a virgin isn't a bad thing."

The response to "aro people are just heartless freaks!" Shouldn't be "aro people can still feel love!" And instead be "not feeling love or other emotions doesn't make you a bad person."

Instead of pushing the idea that aspec people can be "normal like allos" we should instead be trying to normalize aspec experiences. Yes aspec people can be normal because aspec identities are normal. Some aros fall in love. some aces have sex. but they should not be the only valid aspec experiences. We should not use these experiences to make the aspec identity more palatable to amatonormativity and allos.

#text #aro #ace #aroace #aromantic #asexual #aspec #acespec #arospec #ik i made a similar post to this recently but i feel this one better words what i wanted to say with that one #ill leave the other posted but heres a more worded version ig #basically stop theowing repulsed and non partnering ppl under the bus #dont only validate favorable and partnering experiences when fighting aphobia #we are here too

[morallygay]

I could write 20 pages against exclusionist arguments but nothing I could say would be as efficient as this

[ID: a reddit comment by tomohawk12345 that reads:

"this sexual minority isn't part of the sexual minority group" 🤓🤓

/end ID]

#this was about asexuality but it can apply to others too #also i may have found this on reddit but please dont assume i go on there regularly #asexual #asexuality #aromantic #aromance #aroace #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtq+ #lgbtqia #queer #aspec tag #moralgayness

[kiwinatorwaffles]

every aromantic person who has to witness someone say “there is no non-romantic explanation for these characters” should be financially compensated

EDIT: if i see another one of you fuckers arguing “but sometimes they ARE just super romantic” i’m tired of being nice. i’m just gonna let you know that 1. amanormativity has rotted your fucking brain and 2. it’s people like you that are the reason why aros are suffering. other aros you are not absolved of this. just fucking listen to us for once and stop denying our experiences and pleas.

#turned off reblogs because people can’t behave LMAO #there is always a nonromantic explanation if you opened your eyes wide enough #like just say arospec people don’t matter to you and go #aromantic #aspec #kiwi’s aspec posting #kiwi’s calls #had to add an edit because i got too many stupid comments #aphobia

[ale-arro]

been going a little bit insane about this sentence from Ace by Angela Chen for the past week

#replace this with any other type of significant relationship too #also! this book actually rules btw i really recommend it #i didnt read it when it first cane out bc i was like. well i am already pretty familiar with asexuality and not rly interested in 101 stuff #but it turns out it doesnt feel 101-y at all its a super awesome piece of queer theory and also chen has Good opinions #and not weird watered down ones that i am sometimes wary of in aspec communities (frankly especially ace ones) #i think maybe if more people approached asexuality the way chen does (including and maybe even especially ace people) #i would be more inclined to still ID as ace #but anyways! #aro #aromantic #<- tag selections that reflect how i personally engage with this quote #also #described in alt text #also also #j tag #:/ #aro media

[aaaroace]

aphobia is so funny to me. like. you’re mad just bc i refuse to have some bitches and just wanna do my thing?

#it’s so incomprehensible to me #and the ‘that’s how it works. you’ll be lonely blah blah blah’ comments. #how abt u shut up #i could’ve had written something coherent and actually serious but I’m too tired to think abt aphobes rn #aromantic #aroace #aro #asexual #ace #aspec #aroace memes #aphobia

[worm-on-a-blog]

happy Valentine’s Day! they are putting a heart lollipop into your paper bag. ✨

#worm on a string #squirmles #valentine's day #valentine's day 2023 #valentines day #this includes for the lovely aspec people out there. lollipop for you too

[shmaroace]

if you support aspecs but you think microlabels are "weird" or "niche" then you don't actually support aspecs 👍 hope this helps!

#actually this goes for trans people too. if you support trans people but not xenogenders or neopronouns you don't actually support them #aro #aromantic #arospec #ace #asexual #acespec #aroace #aspec #1k #2k

[mossy-aro]

once again aromanticism is not a tragedy

#asexuality too ofc. #feeling this strongly today bc ppl online r pissing me off #aro #aromantic #aroace #aspec #asexual #ace #amatonormativity

[knifearo]

like it's honestly kind of ridiculous at this point

#worst quality meme i've ever made in my life but i had to get this image out of my head and onto the internet #anyway. looks at tax brackets. looks at nuclear family. looks at heteronormativity. #looks at social expectation of partnering. looks at divorce rate. looks at unhappy marriages. #looks at friends abandoning friends for new romantic relationships. looks at 'just friends' and 'more than friends'. #looks at the societal association between morality and love. looks at anti-sex sentiments. looks at— #and it stole my lunch money too #amatonormativity #aromantic #aromanticism #arospec #aroace #aspec #talking

[redysetdare]

Accept and support repulsed people or die by my blade

#text #aspec #aro #ace #aromantic #asexual #aplatonic #aroace #sex repulsed #romance repulsed #platorepulsed #touch repulsed #any other a-attractions and repulsed ppl are included too #i just don't know them all im sorry

[natalinova]

Being repulsed is really fucking weird. Not wanting to see people kiss, being uncomfortable when witnessing romantic displays, that's all associated with childishness. I've genuinely thought there was something wrong with me or that I was a bad friend for not wanting to hear about my friend's new boyfriend for hours. Or that not liking to see my friend and her girlfriend kiss meant I was jealous somehow.

It's very alienating and othering and simply confusing because most of us go through this for years before discovering there's a word for it and other people feel this way.

#amatonormativity #aromantic #asexual #romance repulsed #maybe sex repulsed too? #aroace #aro #ace #aspec

[the-clotpole-and-the-disgrace]

barbie is one of the best aroace characters ive seen on the big screen yet. in a world where aspecs are slowly getting more recognition, hence increasing the targeted negativity from others that comes with not confirming to societal standards, having such a well known character not only have no interest in sex or romance while others in her environment do, but showing that her lack of romantic or sexual feeling is not something that stands in the way of her being her true fulfilled self sends a powerful message against amatonormativity. in this essay i will

#excuse any typos barbie broke my brain #i hope this makes some lick of sense #barbie is a cinematic masterpiece 10/10 recommend #i literally saw it twice in one day #that one scene with the bench just >>>>> #oh and oppenheimer was good too ig #asexuality #ace pride #asexual pride #asexual #lgbtqia #aspec #aromantic #aroace #aro pride #aromantism

[glitched-dawn]

“What if you haven’t found the right one yet 🥺🥺🥺” what if I sacrificed you to Satan’s prostitute club

#yes ry this is about Hellfire Club #pinky promise? #too late #writeblr #writing #writers on tumblr #my writing #writers #wip #asexual #aromantic #aroace #aspec #aspec mafia #thoughts from the abyss

[a-matter-of-yeet]

“They’re canonically x you can’t ship them with characters they’re not attracted to”

Vs

“I know they’re canonically aroace but I like the ship and x character is hot”

Shit like this brings the movement down.

Everyone validates queer representation until the character is aroace.

#taking into account of course that aroace people can date #but it is NOT! HOWEVER! A back door to disregard aroace characters. #get creative people. indulging in fantasies abt characters within the respectful bounds of their identity can be done! #hazbin hotel #I’m looking at you lot #hazbin alastor #Alastor #alastor the radio demon #Hazbin #aroace #asexual #aromantic #aspec #aro pride #ace pride #hot take #shouldn’t be a hot take but whatever #ACKNOWLEDGING AND RESPECTING A CHARACTER’S CANONICAL IDENTITY SHOULDN’T BE OPTIONAL #oops was that too hot? #I don’t care #yeah it’s a Bo Burnham reference

[agrebel18]

anyways if you genuinely believe that aro/ace/aspec people in general aren’t “queer enough” and believe that they “don’t need” representation in media like all other queer people, I wish you a very get the fuck off my account </3

#yeah sorry I am just TIRED of this #can't believe that aphobia is so normalized and especially in the queer community too :(( #tw aphobia #aspec #aspec representation #aggie posts #aromantic #asexual