#the aromantic in me

[lovefromthestarz]

people are like "i love relationship anarchy! i support aromantic people." and then their next post is

"100 page long report of why these characters are dating because these actions are inherently romantic and also look at them there's no WAY they're not dating!"

[everythingwasnormalhere]

pls rb if you think cuddling doesn't have to be s3xual

im tryna prove a point to my bf's mother help me out

[sirompp]

hi. i made some images.

feel free to take them and use for whatever you may need them for. no credit required

[lovefromthestarz]

ME WHEN I TRIED TO EXPLAIN THAT THERES NO SUCH THING AS AN INHERENTLY ROMANTIC ACTION.

my friends staring at me at 9pm when im trying to explain that what platonic is is different for everyone.

a very fucking special shout-out to aros who have been the token "weird queer" friend amongst a queer friend group, only to have the novelty lost and find yourself left when they all decide their romantic relationships matter more than you, or your aromantic worldview becomes off-putting because they don't (and don't try to) understand what amatonormativity means.

i have many qualms. this happens to a lot of aros, and it just speaks to the infantilization of aro folks (and ace too!) when all we're seen as is the weird one who doesn't feel love, there for the amusement of "normal queers" and then cast out when they find something more interesting.

if your friend group did/does this, it may mean they weren't truly seeing you, or doing their best to be actual allies to aro and aspec people.

it's the gay best friend trope all over again. everybody loves the gay best friend because it's trendy to have one and not treat them like a person outside the stereotype.

and it fucking sucks. ive been there.

it's not your fault you're not "palatable". let them choke.

[nyenyel]

Putting Mabel through that straight to bi to aromantic pipeline

[sunbloomdew]

do you ever see a person and you are overcome with incredible fondness? and you just think "oh." but not in a romantic or sexual way you are just filled with warmth and it makes you happy, it just does. and you think "i'm so happy you exist. i'm happy you are somewhere out there in the world, doing your thing". it's love but also not entirely

like people are lovely and i feel it in my entire chest like a burning candle that smells like roses and a sunny day

[wojtekaneko]

well that was awkward

[kitsu-katsu]

A group of queers of all types is a pride

A group of aces is a deck

A group of aros is a quiver

A group of trans women is a code-camp

A group of enbies is a byte

A group of bi people is a tandem

A group of pan people is a panic

Thank you for coming to my wilderness documentary

[neurovarious]

[lovefromthestarz]

when im trying to read a fanfic or consume literally any media ever with an aromantic character in it and obviously the main character doesn't know what it is and they reply with "it means I don't feel any attraction." NO. NO IT DOESNT ARERRGRGRGEUOAOALSLSK I AM ATTACKING I AM CLAWING I AM GROWLING AND BITING STOP STOP STOP. AROMANTIC DOESNY MEAN ZERO ATTRACTION STOP WATERING DOWN ARO IDENTITIES SO THEY'RE EASIER FOR ALLOS TO UNDERSTAND

[nico-the-overlord]

Compilation of flag confusions I’ve seen online

[foxyfexyll]

[just-trying-my-best-everyday]

Aromantic and asexual's emo ass flags combining to make the sunset aroace flag is the LGBTQ equivalent of sodium (explosive in contact with water) and chlorine (poisonous gas) forming table salt when combined.

[nyenyel]

[Image description: a comic of Mabel from Gravity Falls. She looks sad at first, saying: "Whenever my crushes like me back it feels wrong."

Perking up, she says: "I guess I'm losing feelings! Time to choose a new crush!"

She looks through binoculars, and continues: "Which boy should I have a crush on? I want an epic summer romance!"

In the last panel, she's in front of the aromantic flag. She's staring blankly, saying: "What. What do you mean that's not how crushes work. What is comp-het?" End ID.]

I propose: Mabel is aromantic she just has comphet

[buddieinmybeddie]

LGBTQ+ folk what was your gender/sexuality pipeline?

[chanceofwhat]

I created a pile of cats and then I colored the pride flags into it. Idk, enjoy. Don’t “steal” them ig, but like, you can share them, just don’t say you made ‘em. Whatever, my signature’s on it.

Yay pride month!

Update: there are more! I reblogged with the extras but I don’t think many people have seen, so here: https://www.tumblr.com/chanceofwhat/753498899252150272/dang-yall-love-this-thanks hope that link works lmao