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)!
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