#aro and ace too

[sorcerous-caress]

I've been reading the drow dictionary to incorporate it into my Minthara writing, and here is a list of my favourite words so far.

Mine - Usst

lover (female) - mrimm d'ssinss

lover (male) - mrann d'ssinss

Love and lust meaning the same thing is very interesting, since it puts onto perspective how much drow culture doesn't see a difference between the two, or how they see love as glorified lust.

love - ssinssrigg

lust - ssinssrigg

loving - ssinssriggin

lusting - ssinssriggin

Even compliments are very few in drow language, and the ones that do exist, despite their translation, are still taken directly from the lust word.

allure - ssinss

attractive - ssin'urn

beauty - ssin

beautiful / handsome - ssin'urn

[smolldust]

Me, aroace: “Yeah I think these fictional characters are kinda hot”

Other people: “Oh you think they’re hot? Doesn’t that mean you’re not actually aroa-“

Me:

[estragonsgayass]

[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.

[ale-arro]

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

[labcoated-lunacy]

eroticism of the machine this, eroticism of the machine that. what about the AROMANTICISM of the machine. what about the electric comfort of looking at a beautiful turbine engine and knowing that it is just like you. what about the urge to cut open your chest to prove your heart is made of wires and your ribs are made of steel. what about that

[thecommunalfoolboy]

Aphobia is craaaaazy, like queer people in general didn’t do anything but we REALLY didn’t do anything

[nocturnal-riptide]

So let me get this straight as a straight person.

It's ok for a ten year old to fantasize that there is a three year old girl somewhere and they are gonna marry someday like she is his soulmate.

But I, as a teenager, am too young to even say I don't want to marry anyone (as an aroace in the closet).

Or an adult person in their 20s are also too young to say it. But we are never too young to fantasize about marrying and having children.

HOW ARE THESE THINGS DIFFERENT?!?!

[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?

[heartless-aro]

People when a character is aromantic or aromantic coded: Wowie! They’re aroACE! Because they aren’t interested in romance! Look at how aroace they are!

People when a character is aroace or aroace coded: Isn’t it cool that this character is asexual? Asexual icon! They’re such great asexual representation :)

[scarlct-vvitch]

i know i attract more ace followers than anything else lmao so y'all better show up for this one

[breezemoonriver]

My contribution to the fandom 👍

[solryo]

Is the aftg fandom ready to aknowledge that andrew is demiromantic or is it still too early

[tomahachi12]

[redysetdare]

Accept and support repulsed people or die by my blade

[ink-stains-and-constellations]

Why are there not, like... platonic x reader fics. Like, I don't wanna date these characters, I just want to hang out with them and crack jokes and banter and get takeaway and play videogames and maybe even hug and bop them on the head and just have affectionate platonic physical contact??? I want to read a fic about being friends with them, and yet all I can find is romantic reader insert fics.