Don’t fall for the ‘discourse’. The flag isn’t problematic. It doesn’t need a redesign. It’s just yet another time exclusionists hit and manage to actually make some people doubtful. But this flag has united us around it for years, it means a lot to us, it represents us, and we have a right to it. They can’t take it from us.
The secret is, some girls are asexual and/or aromantic, and since we’re attracted to the letter ‘a’ and ‘asshole’ starts with ‘a’… hoo mama how could we NOT
Lmaooo my dad just told me my aromanticism is a phase and i just haven’t met the right person AND that I’m too young to know aromantic bingo is filling up
So I heard that asexual awareness week is happening over Halloween!!!!! This feels like a historical landmark bc spooky season and asexuality just seems like the ultimate power couple to me idk
Bring back the true halloween spirit by throwing away the sexy werewolf costumes and just, dress up as asexual clowns and scare the shit out of people just like the good old days
This’ll be easy because I don’t even need to wear a costume to be an asexual clown
So I heard that asexual awareness week is happening over Halloween!!!!! This feels like a historical landmark bc spooky season and asexuality just seems like the ultimate power couple to me idk
On the bus ride to my last volleyball game I was sitting behind these 13 year olds and after eavesdropping on their conversation I think they get more action than me???? I guess that’s just the aroace life lolol
Since I’m asexual and all two of my braincells go towards plotting world domination, this physics worksheet is making me want to yeet myself into the nearest void. Adieu
Everyone irl is talking about how many kids they want but all I want in life are those car stickers that represent family members but instead of it being me, my spouse, and my kids, I want it to be me and just a ton of dogs. Dream big, kids
Bert and Ernie have been written as a gay couple, but Sesame Workshop has confirmed Muppets aren’t sexual. Based on this evidence, we can conclude that the two of them are asexuals in a homoromantic relationship. In this essay I will
[ID: The meme is the old dude from Up, labelled “me,” pinning a badge, labelled “ASPEC HEADCANON,” on the sash of the boy, labelled “every character I like,” and saying “I would like to award you the highest honor I can bestow.” End ID.]
[ID: A 4 panel meme. Kaiba from Yu-Gi-Oh, labelled “aphobes,” holds up a card that says “if you don’t experience romantic or sexual attraction then you must be a robot.” Yuugi, labelled “me,” smirks and holds up a card, then turns it to reveal it says “robots are awesome.” In the last panel, Kaiba is blown away, screaming. End ID.]
[ID: A three-way-handshake between “ace/aro ppl,” “nonbinary ppl,” and “neurodivergent ppl” over the common shared experience of “wanting to see real human rep in media vs. thinking robots/aliens/etc. are fuckin sweet.” End ID.]
[ID: A hand labelled “Aces, aros, and demis who don’t feel like doing another 20 minute TED Talk that day” slams down on a button that says “‘I’m just not interested in a relationship right now.’ :^)” End ID.]
With prevalent sex negativity and essentialist ideas of orientation & sexuality, aces often face invalidation and stigma for their sex drives and/or sexual behaviour. Check out these ace perspectives on sex and kink: https://taaap.org/2021/10/28/ace-week-21-aces-sex-kink/
[ID: Anakin and Padmé in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones staring at each other. In panel 1, Anakin, labelled “my body,” says “you’re asexual.” In 2, Padmé, labelled “me,” smiles and says “that means I won’t be horny, right?” Panel 3 zooms in on Anakin’s staring face (still labelled “my body”). In 4, Padmé’s smile falls and she repeats (still labelled “me”), “that means I won’t be horny, right?” End ID.]
Compulsory sexuality & sex negativity are mutually reinforcing: both insist on a narrow “proper” way of engaging in sexual activity, also considered to be an essential life milestone of “real” adulthood. Check out An Asexual Perspective on Sex Positivity: https://taaap.org/2022/02/21/sexposcon-poster-asexual-perspective/
[ID: Four panels of a person looking extremely confused, with lots of math symbols overlayed, captioned “Why is it that your parents are okay with you NOT having sex UNTIL you come out as ace.” End ID.]
We at TAAAP envision all orientations and relationship structures equally esteemed, which requires intentional community building not centred around romantic-sexual couple units!
[ID: In all caps, “Fuck relationship hierarchies, All my homies hate relationship hierarchies.” End ID.]
