#aromanticism

[leikeliscomet]

Ik one of you is gonna yell 'oppression olympics' but idgaf the feeling of being left out of the ace community is completely unbalanced because we're not all talking about the same thing. There's a difference between the lesbian, gay, bi and pan aces who are on the receiving end of homophobia and its dogwhistles in the community vs the alloaces who hate being associated with aroaces and aromanticism in general, and how 'aroaces have all the representation' because they look down on romantic lovelessness. There's a difference between the aroaces who are alienated by the constant assertions of how 'aces can still fall in love because they're normal' and amatormativity in mainstream ace activism vs the aroaces who use anti-romance frameworks as a cover for their homophobia. There's a difference between demis and greys who are alienated by puritan rhetoric and the glorification of asexuality as a 'sexually pure' identity vs demis and greys who engage in compulsory sexuality by centering sexual attraction at the expense of aces who have none. There's a difference between sex repulsed aces who are alienated by compulsory sexuality and the pressure to be sexual being vs the sex repulsed aces who weaponise puritanism to stigmatise marginalised forms of sex and sexual attraction. There's a difference between sex favourable aces who are alienated because of puritan rhetoric that lumps all sexual things as sexual attraction with no context and the sex favourables aces who perpetrate compulsory sexuality by centering sex at the expense of aces who haven't had it, don't want to have or had negative experiences. And there is a massive difference between Black asexuals trying to talk about antiblackness in the community with how white and some non-Black aces of colour claiming we're 'attacking' them for calling out their antiblackness. Some of you aren't being pushed out of anywhere, you just can't handle your reactionary nonsense being called out. You're not being excluded you're upset you can be homophobic, antiblack, puritan, engage in compulsory sexuality and amatonormativity without getting dragged.

[sheespi]

I can't believe I, an aromantic, got PINING

spin this wheel of fanfic tags. this will be the theme of your day tomorrow.

[i-identify-as-tired]

I had the interesting experience a bit ago of talking to one of my arospec classmates about aromanticism and he was talking about he'd love to be with someone like a best friend but sometimes they kiss and I suggested to him he might want a QPR (I had mentioned being in multiple QPRs throughout high school) and he told me that's too cringe

...

So I learned he later entered a QPR

[killingmyselfbutnotdying]

"Friends dont look at friends that way" COWARD. I look at my friends with awe in my eyes, my chest is filled with love, im glowing because i get to be near my friends. I look at my friends and i would give them my everything. SO SKILL ISSUE, look at your friends with all the love that you have

[lainahastoomuchsparetime]

Aka soulmate aus when you're aromantic

Soulmates as a horror concept.

You WILL love this person. It doesn't matter who you loved before; any feelings you had, any promises you made, they will become inconsequential as soon as you lock eyes with the stranger Fate has picked for you.

There's no way to stop it.

There's no way to say "no."

You will meet someone and with a single glance, both of you will become someone new, someone who's now bound to this stranger whether you like it or not, want it or not.

Trapped in a dance together until the day you die.

[paging-possum]

First half of the zine I did about aromanticism for a couple comic tables im doing this month! If you see me at your local comic expo in April come say hi! [1/2]

[polyamorousmood]

It really says something that a lot of monogamous people consider polyamorous and aromantic to be "opposites" but every polyam person I know took one look at aromantics and said "they're just like me for real"

[cloudeling]

aromanticism is everywhere if you're brave enough to see it

[aseksuelledk]

💚

Aromantic Study Participants needed!

Aromantic study participants needed! We are looking for anyone who identifies as Aromantic or on the Aromantic Spectrum and is at least 18 years old to participate in a research study. Participants will be asked a series of open ended questions about their Aromantic experiences. This study seeks to examine how these experiences impact AroAllo people in particular, though AroAce participants are more than welcome! Thank you!

https://uwlax.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0PTmYWpt9qPtsCa?Q_CHL=qr

[knifearo]

as an optimist i dream of a beautiful world where people are fucking normal about aromanticism

[42-clocks]

[image ID: Bernie Sanders meme with a small aromantic flag captioned “I am once again asking for you to include aromantics in your pride art/posts/merch” End ID]

[rottingwithers]

No, you misunderstood. When I said I can’t feel romantic or sexual attraction I wasn’t complaining, I was bragging.

[canonically47]

“there is no straight explanation for this” neither is there a gay one. there is however an aromantic one

[merely-a-caricature]

Normalize super close friendships instead of assuming there must be a romantic and/or sexual factor—friends are a wonderful treasure!

[pinnakoladda]

hey as a local aroace, i want to specify something.

we're no strangers to love. you know the rules and so do i (do i). a full commitments what im thinking of. you wouldnt get this from any other guy. i just wanna tell you how im feeling. gotta make you understand. never gonna give you up. never gonna let you down. never gonna run around and desert you. never gonna make you cry. never gonna say goodbye. never gonna tell a lie and hurt you