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Happy Priiiiiide to you….
Happy Priiiiide to you….
I know it’s the 30th LMAO happy 5 hours of pride month left guys
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Plus this doodle😛 laundry day >_<
#art shtuff#if it’s already July for you NO IT ISNT STOOOOP#pls why did I just not draw this whole month😭#anyways aroace ink sans I love you aroace ink sans#don���t ask me what the bow means???#I think it was like funny bc haha ‘arrow’#which is like aro#and that’s it#😭#enough I’m taking a nap#ink sans#ink!sans#inktale
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i know i attract more ace followers than anything else lmao so y'all better show up for this one
#i dont really think i would but i am also aro which changes things lol#but i didnt include romance in this#anyway im always curious abt the ace spectrum#it fascinates me#mostly bc i dont understand it at all and yet i am on it#the struggle#ace#asexuality#asexual#ace spectrum#lgbtqia#polls#i like making polls way too much
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gay lizards gay lizards
#honestly idk which one i like the most#maybe the aro one??? but the more i think about it the more i just#love em all#rain world#pride#pride month#tamyart
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ultimately i think my insistence on aro positivity honestly is as much a political stance as a personal one.
when i say aro positivity is crucial and that i dislike doomer-ist posts that express sentiments like 'I hate being aro so much I wish I was dead instead’ it's not because I don’t think there can and should be a space for negativity and acknowledging self-hate, or the many ways being aromantic can really suck sometimes. i find that to be very important!
that being said. there is smth here about how self-hate posts are sometimes just arophobia that we inflict on ourselves. and when we put that out into the ether it (intentionally or not) can become arophobia that we inflict on other members of the community. i think there absolutely needs to be a place for negativity and the expression of anger and frustration and self loathing even - these are all good things to talk about because these are things that we experience. that being said, it can also be genuinely upsetting and triggering to people to have what is essentially arophobia shown to them and then have that be validated by other aspec people. your personal thoughts can affect your wider community on a level you may not anticipate. and i understand it i truly do! it took me so long to be able to recover from accepting being aroace - it threw my entire world off kilter and made me question everything about my place in the world.
but my insistence on aro joy and positivity is because ultimately i do believe that building is at the core essence of it all. that ultimately discussions and the purpose of community should be about construction, not destruction. and this is both a personal and a political stance. talking about how much you hate yourself and cultivating online discussions/spaces where negativity about aspec identity is the main and only theme is destructive - if that’s where we let the conversation end. these thoughts can and should be used as a vehicle to look for a path forward!
joy and positivity create a space where the focus can become on forging a path forward, on construction, on community building instead of tearing ourselves and others down with negative thoughts. it’s not productive or healthy when it stops at a place of negativity - it becomes actively destructive to the essence of community.
and i do think that this is especially poignant considering the fact that being any kind of queer, but especially aromantic (and/or asexual) means forging a path for yourself and making your own happiness where there is no obvious way forward. our communities exist mostly online (right now, anyway), there is little recognition of our existence in the real world, the effects of amatonormativity are both pervasive and actively dehumanising, and there are legal, economic and social structures in place actively making our lives more difficult. yes that all sucks! it’s good to acknowledge that. we need to in order to change it. but more importantly, that’s not the end. we are still here and our happiness, our future is for us to determine. even if we can’t change the laws or society, loving yourself and understanding aromanticism as a political identity (as well as personal), as a radical worldview, and as a protest against amatonormativity is essential for both community and personal well being. the personal is political.
tldr. i guess my point is that as a community, we should focus on building, improving, and nurturing ourselves and each other (construction) as opposed to destruction. we should recognise aromanticism and asexuality as political identities as well as personal ones and rely on community and self-love in the absence of anything else as a form of protest and political power. destruction (the recognition of everything that is wrong) is essential as a starting point - but where do we go from there? we rebuild.
#aromantic#aro positivity#aspec#aroace#aro#aromantic joy#arospec#when i saw its important to 'love' yourself - pls understand i am in no way trying to exclude loveless aros from this#that was just the easiest way to express what i meant! when i say 'love' i mean positivity/respect/happiness. etc. i just used that word bc#it works for ME which is why i said it. but feel free to replace it with whatever works for you! <2#also sorry if not everything im saying makes total sense i tried my best#this is something ive been thinking about for a while and have been struggling to articulate#i maybe should have read some theory for this abt community building but im too tired + overwhelmed w school reading right now so sorry.#if anyone has additions on that front though please do add them#also ngl im kinda scared to post this. i hope i explained what i mean well enough. like i get wanting to vent and express self hate BUT.#there is nuance to this and it is not unilaterally healthy i think. also i dont see any other online community fostering the normalisation#of selfhate the way the aspec one does! which makes me feel weird abt it especially.#anyway. this is basically my personal philosophy towards aromanticism#mossy posts#⚙️
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No hold on I'm gonna make an extra post about this:
I wouldn't choose to be alloromantic
If I were given the choice to either remain aro or become alloro again, I would choose aromanticism.
And I think a lot of people need to hear that.
#aro#aromantic#actually aromantic#safeforaro#alloromantics are encouraged to reblog this#aros aren't the only ones who need to hear that our orientation isn't a consolation prize#too many ppl - both aro-specs and alloros - think that being aro is okay only bc it's not something we choose#with the implicit belief that if we COULD choose then OF COURSE we'd choose to be alloro#bc it's clearly the 'superior' option#and honestly? it's not.#they're equally valid options and which one is 'superior' depends entirely on your own needs and preferences#and my preference is *being aro*#so if you're aro and you feel like yeah sure it's OKAY that you're aro bc you DIDN'T choose this#but if you could you WOULD choose to be alloro?#well maybe being alloro really would be better for you. or maybe it's just internalized amatonormativity.#and I cannot answer for you which one it is - the only one who can is you#all I can do is raise you the OPTION that it might be amatonormativity and then leave you to consider it#so this is for the aros who need to hear that option#and for the alloros who pity us for supposedly getting the short end of the stick#we are not a tragedy
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the thing is. juno & nureyev's relationship has been such a major guiding thread throughout the podcast and the major drive of season 5, and the fandom has built itself so much (as fandoms often do) around shipping the two of them.
and yet nureyev doesn't show up at all in the last episode! or, he does, but it's only implied (for all we know it could be like. alessandra strong)(i know it's not but it would be really funny) and we don't hear his voice.
and it's so important to me that despite the room that their romance has taken in the plot and in our hearts, his absence reinforces that the point of juno steel's story wasn't a lady getting his man, it was about learning to grow as person for himself and for his friends (and not just his love interest), and it was about finding his footing in life and being at peace with himself and his place in the world. and he did! his growth and relative serenity is so apparent and just. a balm to the soul
and the fact that his man is back is just a nice add-on, not a necessity for his happiness
#juno steel#my aro ass has been sitting still and staring at a wall thinking about this ever since listening to this episode#mannnn i'm just. so completely floored about how good this finale was#juno's been all over the place and his growth has been up and down throughout but like.#it's so nice to hear just how. serene he was this episode#he's doing alright guysss#juno steel is fine#he's accepting affection and expressing it back#i Will be reading massive amounts of fanfiction about juno and nureyev'#s reunion when it comes out but i am super happy it wasn't a part of the episode#i was a bit bummed out for sure cos like. hearing his voice is always a good time#but there's a different between what i kinda want to hear and what i actually want out of the episode#and i got allll i wanted outta this one#also i'm super into urban planning (starting a masters in urban governance in september hihi) so the new town description had me 😈 meow#🤌🤌#juno steel spoilers#tpp#tpp spoilers#the penumbra podcast#i am soo excited to find out which mildly unpleasant to outwardly despicable characters the writers will make us love next as they grow#mannnn now im thinking about caroline again#back to staring at a wall bye
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okay i think all of these are easily some of the coolest things i own now
thank you so so much @bloggingboutburgers for doing this kickstarter!!! (and also everyone who made it possible to follow through with!)
i absolutely adore all the comics you make about your aroace experience, they seriously mean so much to me :D
#i was also listening to music when i got the package and the beat dropped Right as i noticed it which was magical to say the least#and you bet your ass i got the package with everything in it because of Course the artist is someone i want to 1 bajillion % support#but also its just all sick as fuck? like theyre genuinely such good comics and trinkets and AH im so so happy i have these#aroace#aro#ace#aromantic#asexual#og
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Honestly I'm glad that the aro community is moving from "we still love our friends and family we're not heartless!" to "we don't need to make up for our lack of romantic attraction with other forms of love" because yeah, our platonic and/or familial relationships are not romance-lite or a substitute for romantic love and a lot of aros reject the idea of love altogether. So yeah fuck trying to appeal to alloromantic people with the whole "we swear we're normal" thing. I don't need to make sense to anyone
Either you accept me as I am whether you understand me or not or you leave me the fuck alone
#aro#aromantic#arospec#not to mention my already existing struggle with connecting to people which was a problem before i even knew i was aro#and probably isn't related to it and has more to do with my history of rocky friendships full of dissapointment and letdowns#so my lack of romantic feelings are not to blame for my antisocial tendencies#of course there definetly are aros who are lonely souls like me and their aromanticism is connected to that but guess what#they don't owe you shit either and are not ''proof'' that aromanticism is miserable and lonely#those of us who are alone are not ''proof'' that we're incomplete without romance
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i needed to draw alix/bunnyx refs bcuz shes ma fav. baby and growed up version
#miraculous ladybug#alix kubdel#bunnyx#bunnix#i have no idea which one is correct spelling so have both#dia draws#digital#fanart#loved finding out shes aro#shes just like me fr#i headcanon the timeskip to be like 20ish years in the future so adult bunnyx is like 34 or 35 ish#if u saw me edit this bcus i forgot baby bunnyx's leg spots no u didnt
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aromantic culture is still being 90% sure that middle and elementary schoolers can’t actually fall in love and all your friends in that time period were just faking their crushes because of peer pressure
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#aro culture is#aro#aromantic#actually aro#actually aromantic#ask#mod axel#still baffles us that apparently the average age at which people report first experiencing 'attraction' (defined somewhat sexually?) is 10#like our body's libido started then but it's wild to think when it happens vs when society likes to say it starts
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3 years and I'm STILL IN THE FUCKING BUILDING... unbelievable... anyway happy re-bday to my pathetic cringefail politician
Alt ver. under the cut
***Massive disclaimer: i do not support the cc this is strictly about the fictional character
#cwilbur#c!wilbur#dsmp fanart#my art#woah hi hello how's it going#still in this hellhole i couldn't claw my way out my fingernails are too short#still had to do smth for this guy i mean cmon. major influence over my life for years#speaking of which hey major redesign. you know why.#nothin much to say. random outfit. face based on gregory peck tho it's not rly clear here#lives tattoos i thought were fun. tried to make the revived life look like a shitty stick n poke dont know if that reads well#aro ring but on the wrong finger whoops. dont care enough to fix it#anyway hope you enjoy :p fangs for sticking around xoxo#OH and first time writing an image desc. hope it was good!! ik its like a mile long but idk how to be any more concise#fennec.art
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sometimes being aroacespec is confusing. what do you mean, most people can tell the difference between platonic and romantic and sexual attraction? what do you mean people don't "choose" crushes? what do you mean that people can imagine themselves in a physical situation with someone else?? isn't dating just Friendship Plus??? hell, isn't marriage just Friendship Plus?????????
what do they mean??????????? what are feelings???? why am i so confused????????
*edit: changed "aroace" to "aroacespec", since several aromantic people felt that this was not an Aromantic Feeling. i see you, i hear you, and so i changed it to be more accurate to me personally, since i am Confused About Feelings Always
#void keith talks#aroace#aromantic#asexual#aro#ace#aromantic asexual#i'm so confused as an autistic aroace person#about every emotion i have about another person ever#and i also read a lot of romance so like. i know what romance is *supposed* to look like#i know the ideal and the not ideal#but i have no idea about any sort of romantic social cues irl#because i'm bad with social cues. i miss them a lot or i misinterpret them#i'm good with body language because i was taught a lot of it early#but social cues are different and some change over time which is INCREDIBLY confusing#and also like? i don't feel stable enough or mentally healthy enough to be in a relationship#i feel like it would be unfair for a potential partner(s) for them to be in a relationship with me#because i just Don't Have My Shit Together. like at all#i Only Like Fictional People That Way#fictoromantic#lgbt#lgbtq#lgbt+#lgbtq+#lgbtqia#lgbtqia+#arospec#aromantic spectrum#aroacespec
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Fandom: This character can’t be aromantic/asexual, they’ve dated/had sex before!
Also fandom: Aromantic/asexual people can date/have sex, so it’s okay to ship/make smut of this character!
Make it make sense
#aromantic#aro#asexual#ace#Aroace#aro mafia#ace mafia#aspec mafia#fandom#like I don’t even care which one you believe#just be consistent
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I think it would be really funny if Abed becomes a (mediocre) famous filmmaker and he gets cancelled on twitter for "queerbaiting" and he's like "queerbaiting? this movie is about me and Troy, and we're just friends." then he looks at the callout posts and they're just pointing out behaviors that actually exist in Troy and Abed's friendship that Abed perceived as platonic (but lets be honest here) and being like "see??? that's clearly meant to trick us into thinking they're gay."
anyway that leads to Abed having a queer awakening and makes him even more yearny
#and obviously all of the things would be like hand touches and smiles#WHICH FRIENDS CAN EXHIBIT#and as an aro person I have many relationships that outsiders would consider at least a little romantic which is just dead wrong#but in this case it would be just enough of a push for Abed to realize his feelings#then after they get together he would make a response like “hey fuck you guys friends CAN do that kind of thing”#“anyway here's my boyfriend :3”#community#community nbc#nbc community#trobed#abed nadir#troy barnes
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does professor terror ever get jealous of roz for getting to be with verte?
Oh believe me, Professor Terror is the least jealous person in this au, especially when it comes to Verte and Roz (he finds them both REALLY attractive). Unfortunately his advances are just not appreciated by Verte, smh. Roz kinda takes pity on him though...they're not really Together, romantically. But I think if roz knew Someone thought him and Verte looked like a couple, it would probably make him explode.
#spy au#professor terror#agent verte#agent roz#i like the professor but man. he is kinda stupid sometimes <3#and yes he is bi polyam here.............................. roz is bi and verte is aro so like. there's a bit of a mismatch there#i love polycule drama (polycule is nonexistent)#gene answers#anonymous#gene art#fear#disgust#embarrassment#man i need to get to the other asks.. ive got ideas but i want to draw them which is why they're taking a bit LOL SORRYY
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looking back on the fic I've written in the last few years and my own sexuality journey has made me realize that there is an argument that poly folk and ace/aro folk process love in a lot of the same ways, like the idea that you can have significant, life-defining relationships with different people and you get something important and sometimes even a similar flavor from each relationship but each one is still fundamentally different and significant in its own way and sometimes you don't want sex but you do want hugs and your partner may be having sex with their other partner but that does not make your relationship any less important because they come back to hug you and having more hearts bound up in your own is never a bad thing, because being loved no matter the form is never a bad thing, you are lovable and you can love so many people and having a heart overflowing with love for other people and things and the universe just means that you're healing and finding the people who fit you in whatever way that comes and there will always be someone cooking in the kitchen filling your heart and stomach no matter what and in this essay i will-
#listen writing fanfic has been so integral to me figuring stuff like this out#never would have thought that starting to write power rangers fic back in the day would make me realize that i might be poly or aro#can't tell which yet but it's reassuring nonetheless#shout out to the ships/fandoms that helped me realize this!#dead boy detectives#doctor who#power rangers#ofmd#stranger things#honestly even my non-poly fics for skam and merlin have lowkey polyplatonic situations going on#eleven x amy x rory#stoncy#jim x archie x oluwande#ivan x chase x riley#edwin payne#izzy x lucius x black pete#thirteen x amy x rory#power rangers dino charge#power rangers rpm#scott x ziggy x summer x dillon x flynn#chronicles of narnia#fanfic#shadowhunters#simon x izzy x raphael#ALSO NOT A COINCIDENCE THAT A LOT OF THESE FEATURE AT LEASE ONE ASEXUAL CHARACTER#the intersection of asexuality and polyamory means a lot to me personally#asexuality#polyamory
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