#aro flags

[isobug]

Cruel Aro / Mean Aro

For Aros / Aromantics / Arospecs who reclaim the stereotype that they are "cruel" or "mean" for being Aro, particularly for not reciprocating unwanted feelings / crushes / advances from others and for turning others down ( or "not giving them a chance". )

This is intentionally broad, as unfortunately the stereotype is put on us for a myriad of reasons. From partnering Aros being labeled as such for "denying" their Allo partners "true love" or "trapping" them ( even if said partner is perfectly happy in the relationship ) to Arophobes claiming that Aros ( especially Alloaros ) are "cruel" for wanting sex or physical affection without romance.

If you're Aro and you feel comfortable reclaiming this stereotype than please feel empowered to use the term(s) and flag(s)! I will not gatekeep them, I made it to feel better about my own experiences and if you need a similar comfort than you're welcome here!

I would ask that everyone be respectful of ALL Aros and our differing experiences though! There is no "right" or "wrong" way to use / reclaim this, just as there is no singular "true" Aro experience.

( This may overlap with other similar terms such as Evil Aro, Heartless Aro, and others. Please keep in mind that not everyone who is comfortable with this may be comfortable reclaiming or using those specific terms / flag(s), and vice versa! )

The "demon" symbol represents how Aros are vilified by Arophobes but is completely optional. It's a modified, colored-in version of the "Devil" icon/emoji created by Vecteezy dot com user iyikon / Muhammad Khaleeq. I don't claim to have made it!

Here are two different versions with the symbol in the top left corner, and a plain flag for those who'd prefer it or would want to place the symbol themselves ( or use an alternate Aro symbol! ) High-quality versions of everything here can be found on my Deviantart ( isobug ) if these are too low-quality.

The format of the flag is inspired by the Loveless Aro and Heartless Aro flags ( abet with the inside stripes being slightly different for contrast reasons ) as my personal reclamation of being labeled as "Cruel / Mean" was inspired by those terms. The colors are from my personal associations with the term(s)!

Taglist - @radiomogai, @revenant-coining

[butcharo]

for my first (un)original post on this blog, i'd like to, respectfully and with credit, repost some arospec flags that were/are very important to me and that i'm sure others will find connection with too!! reblogs are greatly appreciated if you like them!!

the coiner + designer is @/L1M3S0DA on twitter, who has officially gone private for the foreseeable future. OP, if you see this and would like it taken down, whether because you are also on tumblr now or otherwise, just let me know and i will do so ASAP!!

1. STICKER AROSPEC

[ID: a flag with 5 stripes: white, lime green, hill green, forest green, and a greenish-gray. there is a lime green heart with a stiched outline in the middle. a twitter screenshot follows it, reading: "the sticker arospec flag!! for aro people who have only experienced romantic attraction once in their life, but that experience is an important part of your identity, like how a sticker can only be used once but can be in your journal or diary forever!! <3 #/inclustwt #/flagtwt" /End ID]

2. STICKER AROSPEC LESBIAN & BI

[ID: two sticker aro flags, edited in colors to match the sunset lesbian and original bisexual flags a little more. the lesbian one is the same but has a faded orange and pink replacing the bottom stripes. the bi one has the first two green stripes shifted to look more teal, while the bottom two are desaturated purple and pink, almost like a gradient. the lesbian flag has a pink stitched heart, while the bi flag has a purple stitched heart. they are followed by a twitter screenshot which reads: "the sticker arospec lesbian and bisexual flags!! for sticker arospec people who also identify with lesbian or bi. requested by (my username, which is censored for privacy reasons)!! #/inclustwt #/flagtwt" /End ID]

3. BLURRY AROSPEC

[ID: two flags, consisting of six stripes each. they are both the exact same thing, but the one on the left has a noise effect applied. the first three stripes are similar shades of hill green, getting lighter from top to bottom. the last three stripes are similar shades of gray, getting darker from top to bottom. there is a twitter screenshot below them, which reads as follows: "// possible eyestrain maybe? the blurry arospec flag!! for people on the aromantic spectrum who are sure they are arospec, but have trouble telling if they experience romantic attraction or not. requested by an anon!! #/inclustwt #/flagtwt" /End ID]

[justanormalseagull]

I love that the new Blaze ads make an accidental AroAce sunset flag

Tumblr really said Aspec rights

[redbeardace]

It's Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week, so here's a bunch of aro flags!

[aromagni]

Do you ever just....want to go off about color symbolism in pride flags?

[arovaricious]

my new icon

[aroace-avenue]

[image description: the background is the aro flag. on top is granny weather wax with a stern look and a tall black witch hat. She’s holding a cat in one arm and a broom in the other.]

Aro Granny Weatherwax!!

drawing of granny weatherax from here

[ryuseitaiz]

c’est la vie! here’s some pride flags based off of the colors of aichuu’s mascot, Kumakocho! the colors look rly nice together tho in general, so they can b used outside of fandom context as “macaron flags” or “c’est la vie! flags” if u want! Ok 2 use w credit, of course!

[order: gay, lesbian, bi + trans, nb, agender + genderfluid, aro, ace]