Ugh I've been seeing this so too much and I'm really over it: No, neither Rogue, nor Gambit are good metaphors for asexuality. And I really don't care that it is your personal 'headcannon', it is a stupid headcanon. Headcanons exist to add onto a missing part of the canon, not to change it. And it's just another symptom of the fanon replacing the canon, especially Gambit's canon, which becomes my problem because they've butchered him more than enough at this point. I'm really over all of this wishful thinking (of certain fans) being forced to a point it becomes a delusion that attempts to change the fucking CANON itself.
Here is why, neither Rogue, nor Gambit are asexual, nor are good metaphors or representation for asexuality:
Gambit is a recorded sex pest, he is very allosexual and feels attraction to people. His inability to touch Rogue had never been comforting to him. He had always tried to breach that personal space, trying to touch her and at every moment he could get the chance to, and at every moment they could touch. When their powers were nulled due to power inhibitor collars, Gambit could've free them but the guy LIED to a distressed Rogue, so he could fuck her, in a cave. That was Rogue's first sexual experience. Gambit is as asexual as Frank Reynolds from IASIP is.
Rogue's entire 'issue' with her inability to touch literally stems from her allosexuality. She was barely ever bothered by it when it didn't involve sexual access to men. She was DESPERATE to touch men and felt incredibly insecure about it. Her character is nothing close to asexual rep, if anything, she's a metaphor for a disabled or incurably ill person who yearns to have physical connection just like any other woman of her age, but is rejected by most men due to it. The only thing she has in common with ace folks is that ace folks have problem finding romantic partners because of their lack of sexual attraction and lower libidos. But Rogue's insecurity literally stems from the opposite of what asexual folks deal with. It's not the emotional she's yearning, she is yearning for a full on allosexual connection with a man. Rogue never just needed an emotional connection with someone, because she already had fulfilling relationships with her found family. She could've gone her entire life without falling in love but being surrounded by people she loves, and she'd still be fine. She is allosexual to her core, just as Gambit is.
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