v tired of coming out to ppl who are familiar and accepting of the aroace term, who then still turn around and say "yeah but you might still one day meet someone, right?" like I promise you most aspec ppl are aware it's an option, but it's still rude
I get you're trying to be supportive, but it still comes off as "don't worry, perhaps you're not really aroace/broken"
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in regards to the constant dismissal of his aroace identity, i hate it when alastor 'fans' say and use the excuse: "he's fictional, he won't get offended."
like, you're right, but it can and will offend us.
when you see yourself being represented on screen, of course you'd feel enthusiastic about it — representation allows individuals to see themselves reflected in the media they consume, validating their identities and experiences. but when so many people take that representation and decide to disregard and discard it, it is so fucking frustrating. we finally have another character to be part of the tiny amount of representation we have, but then people don't even care about how much it means to us? like yeah, alastor won't get offended because he's not real, but it frustrates and annoys us. do you realize that it's also technically invalidating the aroace community? that you're invalidating our feelings? imagine feeling like you're finally being seen because your orientation is finally being represented in media, and people just decide to blatantly ignore, discard, and invalidate it.
media has such a powerful influence on real life, representation being a prevalent factor of it. there are numerous posts that dictate how people went to watch a movie/show or read a book just because a character depicts their identity in it — obviously, being represented is an incredibly uplifting and validating experience.
which is why seeing an aroace character in a popular show is so meaningful to us because we live in a world where romance and sex are literally everywhere and prioritized above all else. (and it's pretty obvious that alastor's on the repulsed end of the spectrum, but even if he wasn't, at least make an effort to acknowledge his sexuality instead of continuing to portray him as allo; aroace folks can be in relationships but it's not going to be the same thing with allos' experiences.)
any and every representation matters, but why does that seem to stop at people under the aroace spectrum? like y'all can't even let us appreciate the scraps of representation we have. we barely have any, so are we really that dramatic for being upset at how people easily disregard and dismiss our identities that are being depicted on screen just like that? is it truly wrong of us to want to defend and maintain the little representation we have?
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No audio fiction podcast has it all;
Produced by and starring POC
Has Aroace/non sam Ace/non sam aro MCs
Has trans MCs(trans man trans woman, nonbinary/gendeequeer idc)
Has little to no romance and focus on platonic or hostile non-romantic relationships
It's sci-fi or fantasy, with horror elements(especially body & cosmic horror)
Not too long (like i can't deal with 100+ 2hr+ episodes lol)
This post is brought to you by my love for the The Silt Verses. Which is damn near perfect for me, such a shame the lack of POC(there's to my knowledge only one MC voiced by a POC yet the fandom overwhelming interprets his character as white while HC a character voiced by a white woman as black :/)
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I’m so tired of acephobia. So I came on here to say my favorite canon aroace rep, Jake, is having a lovely super cool rad awesome day being aroace
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following someone on tumblr all happy and silly because “huh i like this blog they are funny” or “woahh art” or “ha silly guy” or “fandom hype!!” has the hidden ability of: that person may just follow you back. unprompted. making you mutuals. without warning. most terrifying thing you can do to someone
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your profile icon genuinely sparks so much joy, it's so fkn cool !
omg thank you!! i love updating my picrew! i especially love having flags in the background! but i wanted more than two, so i had to get creative :)
I adore your profile icon too, the vibes are immaculate :) recently I wore green eyeshadow, similar to what your profile icon has, and it was so fun! I gotta do it more often
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I will like most women and then like only one type of man.
Kinda soft, quiet, nerdy, fluffy hair, round glasses, sweatshirt/ sweaters, into books, and video games, and the some of the same fandoms at me.
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I don't understand people who think headcanoning characters as LBGT is bad or boring.
What, so you're telling me you don't look at them under a microscope and think about their personality and their actions juxtapose with whoever they may date? Hmm?
Like the Jessica Rabbit being ace headcanon is one of my favorites because of the juxtaposition.
You guys telling me you don't want to think about characters in such an intimate way?
anyway every character ever is aspec and if they're not then they're still definitely not straight and probably nonbianry okay thanks bye
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