#aroacespec

[aro-ace-chaos]

I’m so tired of the “why do people hate aspecs, they aren’t doing anything?” argument. I know that it is an attempt to support us, but it fails so spectacularly to understand aromanticism, asexuality, and any other aspec identity that it’s actively frustrating.

We are doing something. We’re rejecting allonormative ideals and that’s a massive thing to do. We’re actively fighting not just to help other aspecs, but to help everyone, because amatonormativity (and allonormativity as a whole) hurt everyone. Single people who want to find a partner but can’t also deserve to be able to exist.

There are so many issues with the expectation of marriage, including:

A single income isn't enough to get by anymore

Having a spouse is almost necessary under the current medical system

Society shames and pressures people who are single to get into relationships constantly

Rejecting allonormativity means fighting against these things that hurt everyone.

So, no, aces and aros and other aspecs aren't "doing nothing." We're doing quite a lot.

[nortsauce]

Happy Aroacespec week!

And he's just Cuphead!

I've been quoting that sentence a lot from my post talking about it so i decided to make something based on it for aroacespec week :]

Idk that many flags so sorry if im using the wrong one?

[tremendously-crazy]

"Do you want a boyfriend/girlfriend?" no i want a best friend/roommate/soulmate that I can go on silly adventures with and hang out with and have deep intellectual discussions with and we can be life partners without any of the romance stuff

[scribbyz]

it feels like everyone either thinks this aroace flag is either the ugliest fucking flag to ever exist or the most beautiful flag of them all

me personally i love it to death

[sunbloomdew]

do you ever see a person and you are overcome with incredible fondness? and you just think "oh." but not in a romantic or sexual way you are just filled with warmth and it makes you happy, it just does. and you think "i'm so happy you exist. i'm happy you are somewhere out there in the world, doing your thing". it's love but also not entirely

like people are lovely and i feel it in my entire chest like a burning candle that smells like roses and a sunny day

[pleasantpostpeanut]

Because it still bothers me that people use A-spec like it only means asexual, here’s a list of all the identities under the a-spec umbrella. If I missed one, please tell me and I’ll add it.

A-spec stands for:

Anattractional

Aromantic 

Aplatonic

Afamilial 

Asexual

Alove

Asensual

Aphysical

Analterous

Aemotional

A-aesthetic

Aqueerplatonic

And any combination of the above

[arospec-acespec]

i dont use 'there is no platonic explanation for this' when im talking about ships i like, there always is a platonic explanation unless explictly stated otherwise (which, is never.)

i use 'there is SOMETHING between them' when im talking about ships i like. it covers all bases. romantic. platonic. indifference. sexual. hate. whatever the fuck, it's just something 4 sure.

[aroacemoodboard]

i came out to my mom & she said i “invented” aromanticism and asexuality

so for all the aroaces out there you’re welcome 😔🙏

i’m out here doing gods work