#aro awareness week 2024

[aro-bird]

Okay, for aro awareness week, I need you all to start recognizing that:

NOT EVERYONE IN THE ARO COMMUNITY IS FROM THE UNITED STATES OR EUROPE.

Please, when we're having discussions about aphobia, allonormativity amatonormativity, and other issues for the love of god STOP PRETENDING THAT WE DON'T EXIST AND LISTEN TO US!

We aren't just your token aros that exist in the other side of the world just for you to prove that we are everywhere or whatever point you're trying to make, we are living, breathing human beings and members of the aro community and we deserve respect and to be remembered not as a point in your discourse but as equals.

I am sick and tired of people just assuming that everyone in the community is either from the United States or Europe and only centering those voices in the discussion. We exist too.

#mayaposts #aro #aromatic #aro awareness week #aromantic awareness week #aro awareness week 2024 #aroallo #aroace #arospec #filipino aro #asian aro #poc aro #sorry this came about after someone replied to me saying that not everyone can afford necessities with one income and that rent is too #expensive these days with ''just move to less expensive cities like amsterdam or london and get a full time job'' and it PISSED ME OFF #mind you it was a discussion on why aroaces (who may not have partners or roommates) struggle in today's economy #the other person was not only dismissive of the op who was explaining the frustrations of needing to work multiple jobs to stay afloat #but also trying to just dismiss the struggles of single income people (in this case non-partnering aroaces) #and the implication that we should just ''move out of london and amsterdam and get a full time job'' to be able to afford rent #is such a privileged european/american take #sorry im ranting now lol im just peeved off #i dont even know if the other person was aroace at all tbh but whatever

[loveproof-webcomic]

Some manga panels that are aro to celebrate the aro awareness week!

(Or ones that have aro vibes)

From "Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction"

From "Is Love the Answer?"

From "I want to be a wall"

From "Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie"

#aroace #aromantic #aromantic asexual #arospec #asexual #aro #aro pride #aro awareness week #aro awareness week 2024 #manga panel

[papier-ciseaux]

Happy ASAW 2024, here's something about community !

#aromantic #aro #asaw #asaw 2024 #aromantic spectrum #aromantic spectrum awareness week #aro spec awareness week #arospec #queer community #polyamory #bi #pan #asexual #ace #lgbtq #lgbtqia #LBArt #i simplified things a lot

[pokimoko]

It's Aro-Spec Awareness Week again my friends, and that means it's time for more silly little critters! (You can find last year's here.) ✨Keep up the amazing work, fellow aros✨

#aro #aro week #aromantic #aro week 2024 #aromantic awareness week #art #aromantic awareness week 2024 #aro spec #digital art #my art #snake #snake art #tw snakes #pigeon #bird #bird art #aromanticism #critter series #aromantic artist #aro-spec friendly #vector art #lgbtqia+ #lgbtq+ #decided to do two of my favourite types of animals this time round. love me a snake. i have since i was young #held a python as a kid (via a professional zookeeper) and was hooked. also doesn't hurt that i was born in the year of the snake #and pigeons are my favourite little street-wise bird guy. bopping their lil heads. making prrrr noises. love em #(may there have also been some other outside fandom-related factors that led me doing a snake and a dorky bird? perhaps) #i think these might be my favourite critters yet :3 shh don't tell the others #same deal as always: blanket permission to use as icons so long as you credit me please :) #id in alt text

[bloggingboutburgers]

This one is arguably very personal because I have no idea if other aros feel the same – but I've seen too many stories about a character being rejected where the person doing the rejecting is (accidentally or not) implied to be some sort of "bad guy" or "the one who has it easier", so I guess I had an itch to show my side.

Aromantic people and alloromantic people have such different views on what "true love" is that it's not about one or the other being "in the wrong" – it's just one big compatibility issue. All I can say is – as an aromantic, being confessed to romantically IS what leaves me heartbroken, for such reasons. Hopefully there will be a broader understanding of this in the future.

#no one can know i don't like sex #aromantic #aro #aromantic awareness week #asaw 2024 #my art #nonburger

[aromanticofficial]

as a small reminder aro week 2024 is february 18th through the 24th

#aromantic #aro #official aro post #official aromantic post #aro week 2024 #aro week #aromantic spectrum awareness week #asaw 2024

[theacecouple]

It's official! We got the state of Kansas to formally recognize Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week this year!

February 18-24, 2024 DON'T YOU FORGET!

#aromantic #aromanticism #aro #aspec #a-spec #a spec #aro spec #arospec #ASAW #aromantic spectrum awareness week #asaw 2024 #aromantic spectrum awareness week 2024 #kansas #governor laura kelly #laura kelly #proclamation #ksleg #aromantic pride #aro pride #aro positivity #aromantic positivity #aro community #aromantic community #aroace #aromantic asexual

[rainbowpiss34]

i got a manicure for the first time every yesterday :33

#manicure #aroace #aroace pride #asexual #aromantic #aroace safe space #ace #aro #Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week #aromantic spectrum #aromantic week #asaw 2024 #pride nails #pride manicure #lgbtqia #lgbt pride #pride #ace pride #aro pride

[bevinbrand]

Happy Arospec Awareness Week!

As always, do not copy, edit, re-post, steal, or otherwise use without permission. NO AI.

#my art #hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel fanart #hazbin hotel alastor #asaw 2024 #aro week #aromantic spectrum awareness week #aromantic #aroace

[robynochs]

Happy Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week! 💚🤍🖤 Celebrated the week after Valentine's Day, ASAW is a great time to learn more about aromantic identities and experiences, as well as the unique challenges aromantic individuals face.

Here's some basic information as well as links to further resources.

What is 'Aromantic' (Aro)?

Aromantic describes people who experience little to no romantic attraction, or whose experience of romance is disconnected from normative societal expectations, due to feeling repulsed by romance, or being uninterested in romantic relationships.

They may or may not experience other types of attraction and many have any sexual orientation

Aro is a shorthand for aromantic that is also commonly used as an umbrella term for people on the aromantic spectrum

Aroace refers to someone who is on both the aromantic spectrum and the asexual spectrum

The Aromantic Spectrum

While some aromantic people feel no romantic attraction at all, some people feel it rarely, experience it only under certain conditions, have trouble distinguishing between romantic and other types of attraction, or have some other pattern of attraction that doesn't fit the norm.

There are many different terms for these different patterns of attraction, but all fit under the broader term aromantic spectrum.

Other Important Terms

Demiromantic - describes a person who only experiences romantic attraction after developing an emotional connection beforehand.

Grayromantic (gray aromantic) - describes a person who feels romantic attraction very rarely, weakly, unreliably or gains/loses attraction in unusual or unknown circumstances.

Queerplantonic Relationship (QPR) - relationships that don't fit into the categories of what is traditionally considered to be a friendship or a romantic relationship. They many or many not be sexual, involve living together, raising children, shared finances & life decisions, etc.

About ASAW

Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week (ASAW) is a week meant to spread awareness and acceptance of aromantic spectrum identities and the issues they face, as well as a chance for the community to celebrate its own experiences and existence.

ASAW generally occurs the first full week following Valentine's Day; it began in large part as a way for those in the aromantic community who had difficulty finding space for their experiences in such a universally romanticized event to come together and celebrate their own unique experiences.

More Info & Resources

www.arospecweek.org

www.aromanticism.org

www.taaap.org/

www.aromanticguide.com/

www.reddit.com/r/aromantic/

www.acesandaros.org/

Happy Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week from Robyn Ochs and Alex Runion

#aromantic #aro #aromanticism #aromantic spectrum #aromantic spectrum awareness week #asaw 2024 #lgbtq #lgbtq+

[avenpt]

Happy Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week!! All aro-specs are valid and belong in the queer community! If anyone tells you otherwise, then they're WRONG and they can answer to us. We've got your back!

[image description: the aromantic flag colors (dark green, light green, white, gray, black) in the background with green text on top that reads "Happy Arospec Week! 2024", and the AVEN logo in the lower right corner]

#asaw 2024 #aromantic #aro #aromanticism #queer #lgbtqia+ #community #arospec awareness week

[aro-bird]

Aros from extremely romance-focused countries and cultures, I'm sending my full support for you especially this aro awareness week.

Sometimes it's extremely alienating to not only be an aro in an alloronormative, amatonormative world, but to also feel alienated because your own family and society's culture values something that seem alien to you.

There's a lot of us here that share those struggles with you. You are not alone.

#mayaposts #aro #arospec #aromantic #aroace #aroallo #poc aro #bipoc aro #aro awareness week #aromantic awareness week #aro awareness week 2024

[mercurymaceo]

Lilith redraw for aromantic awareness week :))

Original from last year ↓

#toh #the owl house fanart #toh fanart #the owl house #theowlhouse #lilith clawthorne fanart #lilith clawthorne #aromantic #aromantic awareness week #aromantic awareness week 2024 #Aro #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #aspec #arospec #aro spec #aromantic asexual #aromanticism #aromantism

[aro-sora]

“Some aros feel romantic attraction”

Very true! Let’s not forget about the aros who do feel romantic attraction and still for whatever reason don’t want a romantic relationship

#aro #aromantic #frayromantic #lithromantic #nonpartnering #and others but those were the ones that came to mind #interesting how discussions on relationships usually end up with ‘aros can still be in a romantic relationship’ #and not 'a romantic relationship isn't for everyone' #asaw #asaw 2024 #aromantic spectrum awareness week

[seeingteacupsindragons]

Aro Week 2024: Let's Talk About the Limits of Representation

A lot of the discussion around writing marginalized identities comes down to one thing: representation. Representation in the books versus the authors, what the representation looks like, the variety of representation, what representation is present and allowed, what diversity is there and what isn’t.

For aro week, I want to talk about how limited that is for aro (and ace) people. Because the thing about representation is that to be exist beyond Word of God, it’s got to be discussed in the text. And that means romance (or sex, for ace people, but while I’m ace, and most of this is going to cross-apply, this post is for aro week so this is just a global note) has to be discussed in the text.

But a lot of time what I want as an aro person is to just not have to think about it. I think in general I’ve seen similar sentiments expressed across marginalized groups: we always have to think about our differences, and it’s a mental load and burden that other people don’t have to deal with. And as an aro writer and reader, a lot of the time what I want, and what most allows me to lay down that burden is to just not have romance in the damn thing. It’s hard to figure out how to write sometimes, it’s something I have to mentally keep in mind while I read.

While I go through life in general, I often just…forget it’s a thing. I forget when Valentine’s Day is often. I forget that people are normally dating. I forget people want to discuss with their romantic partners when making plans with friends. I forget they want to go everywhere as a group. I forget things look like dates. My life is one in which romance is rarely a factor unless imposed on it by outside forces. It’s not relevant.

But if I write that for characters, or for readers, a place where romance is not just imposed on their mind, the characters aren’t actually…aro. A story in which romance, romantic attraction, or interest in such things never comes up is one in which no character is canonically disinterested in or not in possession of such thing. It’s one which has no moments of obvious recognition of the aro experience or joyous bursts.

It’s a story in which, “Eh, they could or couldn’t be attracted. It never came up, so anything is valid because nothing is canon.”

The definition of being aro might lie in not experiencing romantic attraction. And sure, the character might not. But this is fiction. Not reality. And in reality, aro people’s experiences are more than the dictionary. People have relationships to romance and attraction and interactions with the concept are often recognizable and definitional. No real person can live without interacting with romance and attraction, and those relationships to it are as definitional and important to being aro or being gay or being straight or bi or whatever as the dictionary definition is.

Characters don’t have to interact with it. I’ve said romance isn’t relevant to my life as an aro person much of the time. If romance isn’t relevant to a character’s story—well, lots of things aren’t relevant to stories we assume are happening, like…most bathroom trips, or meals, or menstruation. A character isn’t representing an eating disorder because they’re never shown eating: it’s more complicated than that.

Being aro is more complicated than that.

A story in which character relationships wholly rely on and depend on something other than romance, a story where character relationships are undefinable and not attempted to be defined but only described and developed, a story in which characters and societies and people exist outside the omnipresent framework of romance inherently comes from a place of aroness and the aro experience. It speaks most to that place.

Most people who experience romantic attraction are often thinking about it. A story without such things is one which is lacking something they’re looking for and expecting, not a story where everything proceeds as usual without being interrupted by Oh, Yeah, That.

So, then, if alloromantic people will notice something is Different and aro people might seek it out, this way of writing around romance because it’s not relevant to the story the way it is not relevant to my life needs to be framed in the metatext so people, aro and alloro alike, know what to expect and what they’re getting into.

But when all talk about marginalized stories comes down to “What Types of Characters Are Here?” and “What Culture Is This World Based On?” there’s this empty space to explain stories like mine.

There’s so many things to the aro experience that don’t revolve around rejecting romance. But if you ever look for an aro story about something else, how can you even find it? It’s so difficult to talk about an aro story that isn’t Representative and exists in a way you don’t even have to think about it and there are no smooth bumps to remind you of yourself so you can immerse into it that…I think people forget stories like that can even exist.

#writing #aromantic #arotag #actually aromantic #aro #aromanticism #Aro Week #Aromantic Awareness Week #Aromantic Week #Aro week 2024

[marsti]

Hello and happy 10th Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week to all from your local robot! Be aware of me.

#senderkgk #aromantic #arospec #aro pride #aro week #aromantic awareness week #arospec week #aromantic spectrum awareness week #asaw #asaw 2024 #artists on tumblr #I'm lookin into making it available for purchase as a print in the future. #if you've got recommendations please tell me I have no idea where to start lol. #Also if this looks familiar this piece is a redraw of one I did in 2021.