#yelena aro ace

[angieblogging]

hot people can be aroace and not date or be in a qpr.

funny people can be aroace and not date or be in a qpr.

loyal people can be aroace and not date or be in a qpr.

flirty people can be aroace and not date or be in a qpr.

people can be aroace and not date or be in a qpr.

people can be allo and not date or be in a qpr.

*nah cause i just got told that „they picked the wrong character” to be aroace when talking about yelena… what?*

[sapphirebluejewel]

[reinanova]

i have a few scenarios for you to consider

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character: “i’m not straight”

fandom*: mmmm but what if you were

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character: is bisexual in the comics

fandom: well, character isn’t explicitly stated to be bi in the movies, therefore character is straight

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writer: yeah character is pan and has a dating history with all genders (and this wasn’t shown bcuz of xyz)

fandom: well, it doesn’t matter what the writer says, character is straight bcuz they’ve only dated the opposite gender on screen

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character: is gay (either implied or explicitly stated to be homosexual and homoromantic)

fandom: well, maybe they’re homosexual but heteroromantic**, therefore i’m only going to ship this character with the opposite gender

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character: is a lesbian

fandom: well, lesbians can still have sex with men therefore i’m going to write f/m smut with this lesbian and a man. not as a “figuring out/exploring my sexuality” fic but just bcuz i can

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queer community: hey this character is canonically queer, could you please be respectful of that?

fandom: how about you go fuck yourselves. this is so embarrassing to be asking for respectful representation, literally shut the fuck up

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character: is canonically gay

fandom: well you can’t prove he’s not attracted to women so he’s straight actually

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disclaimers:

* i’m talking about a fandom as a whole in this post, not a couple individuals who may do this. this is talking about if a large chunk (think half or more) of a fandom is ignoring a canon queer identity

** no hate to someone who may identify this way. if someone is this identity, kudos to them, but people shouldn’t just use this as an excuse to ignore someone’s queer identity

this is how you sound when ignoring aspec*** identities. do you hear how ridiculous this is?

*** aspec (the way i use it at least) includes the asexual spectrum (ace-spec) and aromantic spectrum (aro-spec). also your friendly reminder that people can be aro and not ace and vise versa but you can’t ignore one or the other to suit your fancy

there will probably always be people doing this (re: ignoring canon queer identities) in fandoms, however, not in mainstream and popular ships and not to the extent that aspec identities are erased. bcuz if you have a problem with the above scenarios but not when the character is aspec, an already basically invisible identity, you need to re-examine your thinking and deal with your hypocrisy

do you know how hard it is to prove a LACK of something? even if someone straight up says, “i experience zero sexual or romantic attraction to anyone,” someone else will be like, “well how do you know you just haven’t found the right person yet?”

is the idea that someone doesn’t want a romantic or sexual relationship that difficult to understand?

if you want to see your identity represented in a character headcanon, great! but do so in a way that doesn’t negate another marginalized and underrepresented canon identity

there are SO! MANY! straight characters at your disposal. use one of them for your queer headcanons until we reach the point where your identity is canon. then you’ll probably be fighting for representation the same way i am right now

it also sucks to see fighting within the aspec community. bcuz yes aro and ace identities are a spectrum. however, when there’s a singular character with an aspec identity, you physically cannot showcase that spectrum. so if an ace character is sex-favorable, allos will believe all ace people are sex-favorable and ignore aces who are not. same thing for sex-repulsed aces and so on. the only solution is to fight for more aspec representation so everyone can see themselves in media without sacrificing parts of an aspec identity to fit how you identify

i’m tired. i’m so fucking tired of fighting for an ounce of representation. this should not be an uphill battle for people to accept aspec characters. i shouldn’t have to fight the queer community and straight people for this

[uglyduckling339]

"Yelena should date Kate!!" "No, Yelena should date Bucky!!" WRONG! Yelena should adopt 10 more dogs and become a crazy dog owner and never see a day of suffering again in her lifetime.

[agentoffangirling]

Media: Hey, take a look at these two characters! They look pretty cool, huh? And they have a fun dynamic

Fans: Oh I just love them together

Media: So do we--

Fans: Love them together romantically

Media: Ohhh, so here's the thing, one of them is aroace. They're not interested in anyone or any type of romantic relationship. But we have a ton other characters who are interested in romance, feel free to ship those together

Fans:

Media:

Fans:

Media:

Fans: Nah Imma ship them anyway

[dailycanonlgbtq]

Day 52

Yelena Belova from Marvel Comics is canonically aroace

[hersterical]

My ideal Thunderbolts* cameo?

A credit scene in which we see a stressed Kate Bishop pacing in her apartment, talking to a pair of dogs who seem unimpressed.

“I know it’s been a week but I swear I’m going to figure out how you ended up in my apartment Fanny. Or at least, I’m pretty sure your name is Fanny since the only other thing written on your tag is ‘Don’t bother trying to find me, I will find you’.”

“ Which just makes me even more concerned over who exactly has broken into my apartment this time. I like to be aware of who’s breaking into my apartment. Maybe there’s something in the security footage I missed.”

“Aaaand my phone’s in my room. I’ll be right back. You two stay here.”

We see Kate leave and grab her phone. When she returns the mysterious akita is gone, her window is open, and there’s a note on the table that says “Thank you for dog sitting, Kate Bishop, but you still owe me a drink”

“Well, that figures. I probably should’ve been able to figure it was Yelena. But she still doesn’t have to be so smug about it. I can’t spend any more time thinking about this, let’s go get some dinner Lucky.”

As Kate and Lucky leave the audience can still hear Kate’s voice fading as she says “Not a word about this to anyone. Not Kamala, not Clint, and DEFINITELY not Jessica…”

[genderimpala]

HAPPY ASEXUAL AWARENESS WEEK

(let's all be aware of Me and every other Asexual)

here's some of my favourite asexual characters!

Tori Spring (asexual) - Heartstopper (comic series, TV show)

Isaac Henderson (ace aro) - Heartstopper (TV show)

Yelena Belova (ace aro) - MCU

Georgia Warr (ace aro) - Loveless by Alice Oseman (book)

Aziraphale (asexual) - Good Omens (TV show, book)

Crowley (asexual) - Good Omens (TV show, book)

Entrapta (ace aro) - She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (TV show)

Reyna Avila Ramirez-Arellano (asexual) - Percy Jackson (book series)

Sherlock Holmes (asexual) - BBC Sherlock (TV Show)

Hope everyone has a great week!

[random-colorpicked-pride-flags]

Pride Flags Colorpicked from Yelena Belova (Marvel)

[angieblogging]

can we just all collectively agree that it is okay for aroace characters not to date or have sex if they clearly show no interest in it or repulsion?

can we respect that and not ship them?

or are yall too deep into amatonormativity…???

[mooniamsblog]

Sneak peak;

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This is like the fifth gala Bucky has been to in the past three months and he hates it. The draining exhaustion he feels as he's subjected to rich folk droning on about stock and investments, something Bucky has never once been interested in despite what some people online say. He hears from Kate, Yelena's friend?, that some dude bros on the internet insist that he is the straightest guy on earth save for the all mighty Steve Rogers - though the fond and very gay memories he has of Steve would beg to differ - and Bucky laughs it off, the forecast of Yelena's laughing falling dimly into the background.

Besides their droning, Bucky thinks, knows, he's never met a group of people more ignorant than the rich dicks that are currently talking - well trying to talk - his ear off about how health insurance should be upping their prices. Bucky suppresses a groan as they talk, not a single dint in these assholes' pockets. Just as his thoughts drift to throwing a certain previous Captain America through a wall, something captures Bucky's attention, someone, a certain gap tooth smile, dark muscled skin hidden underneath a suit that makes sure Bucky's heart quickens and there is a certain twitch in his pants. Bucky doesn't mean to, but his legs are already moving and his conversation has long since been abounded.

@buckybarnessupremacyy already wrote 200 words but we're starting at a ✧ gala ✧

[batcavescolony]

It's all 'its not right to erase queer identities' right up until that identity is Aspec isn't it?

[foenixed]

It's actually really disheartening how little people care about aroace representation and how readily they erase it, especially when that seeps into the media canon itself.

[captainofamillionlittletimes]

Yelena Belova is canonically aroace pass it on

[acepolls]