Arospec - Blog Posts
Yes!!! Queer platonic relashionship aren't a "level up or down" from friendships or romantic relationships, arent "just" a relationship without something more like romance or sex, and its frustrating how a lot of people just cant grip this concept, or TRY to explain while don't knowing anything.
Again, you don't have to understand!! Just respect!!!
I have a major soft spot for queerplatonic rships where at least one party is actually able to be attracted to the other. Queerplatonic ships where it's not "I would be in love with you if I was allo/gay/straight/bi/etc" but instead "I could be in love with you but I'm not because that's not the right relationship for either us and we're unbelievably happy with what we have."
Queerplatonic relationships are always treated as second string to romantic relationships, with an implication of "this relationship would be romantic if it could be", and that sucks. They're their own relationship, completely distinct from romance, and deserve to be treated as such.
being aroace is genuinely so isolating at times. having character relationships discussions where romance is seen as the "highest" form of a relationship can go. how friendships are sidelined or ignored. when queerplatonic relationships are sometimes written as this "substitute" to a romantic relationship without exploring the nuance there. how it's so hard to just explore art without someone wondering if the characters are going to hook up
Aroace Experiences We Don't Talk About Enough (Infographic)
(If you're interested in a blog where aspecs can talk about experiences like this, I've since made an aspec venting space!)
Icon Credits: hands with hearts - @blackholemojis face holding flag - @sammywammyclone paw - @paw-pride hug - @eldritch-emojis gem - @genderdoomed
Some @'s for reach: @our-aroace-experience @gray-ace-space @aroaceculture @acespec-ed @acexualien @cordwaner @asexualadvice @aromantic-diaries @aroacespecsafeplace @arospec-daybook
Haha. I'm not even human, so checkmate to the people who say that. (The ones who say "love is what makes us human," I mean, lol)
- Zuki Shay Lupo (They/it)
"love is what makes us human" actually it's 'select all images with boat' but go off I guess
Ace rings and Aro rings. What are they?
An ace ring is a black ring, usually worn on the middle finger of the right hand, that indicates you are on the asexual spectrum. An aro ring is the basically the same thing just white and worn on your left hand on the middle finger. Placement is important since other communities us rings to identify themselves. Many people on the spectrum don’t know about the rings, so it is often times a more personal symbol. It’s just a really neat way to embrace your ace-ness and/or aro-ness.
Some people go with plain black and plain white., but others like their rings with a little bit more to them. Some people might go out even further and get rings that are dragon-like. I will explain the meaning of dragons in the ace community in a later post. There are even rings out there with the ace of spades (and other suits) which the meaning of that is explained in one of my previous posts. There are also cool rings out there that are less subtle that have the aro flag colors, ace flag, colors, and the sunset aroace flag. Overall, just the normal ace ring, a black ring with embellishments, and any other ace symbols are used by people! People have all sorts of different rings that fit within the aro/ace ring vibe.
Feel free to reblog and get this info out there! ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ
This is pretty neat
Aromantic Ask Game
(Reblog and get people to submit a number, then answer the corresponding question.)
What is your aro-spec label?
Where do you fit in the aro community (ex, alloaro / aroace / nonSAM aro / etc)?
Do you consider yourself lgbt+?
Are you out as aro?
How did you figure out you are aro?
What is your favourite part about being aromantic?
What is your least favourite part about being aromantic?
Do you associate anything with being ‘aromantic culture’?
What is your favourite aro-spec identity flag?
How long have you known you are aro?
What is one thing you wish people knew about being aro-spec?
Do you have any friends, acquaintances or other people you know that are aro-spec?
What do you wish you could tell your younger self related to being aro-spec?
Do you have any other attraction labels (ex, sexual orientation / platonic orientation / etc)?
What advice do you have for other aro-spec people (or those questioning being aro-spec)?
What are your views on romance? Could include if you are romance repulsed / favourable / etc?
Do you have any aro related labels that don’t fit into the other groups (like loveless / lovequeer / amatopunk / etc)?
Do you have any aro-spec headcanons?
Is there a song that is very aromantic to you?
What kind of relationships are you interested in, if any?
Never in my life have I found a post that actually makes me feel okay with being aro and not loving people the conventional way.
What is Love (An Arospec’s Perspective)
(This is a Really Long One, so full comic is under the cut)
Keep reading
Just some ships that I headcanon as Queerplatonic
Steven x Connie (Steven Universe)
Peridot x Lapis (Steven Universe)
Ivy x Sprig x Maddie (Amphibia)
Polly x Pearl (Amphibia)
Frisk x Chara (Undertale)
Kris x Berdly (Deltarune)
Angel Dust x Alastor (Hazbin Hotel)
Zill x Kayla x Jack x Jill x Spam x Vanexa (Zoophobia)
Judy Hopps x Nick Wilde (Zootopia)
Yona x Sandbar (My little Pony)
Viney x Emira x Katya (The Owl House)
Sonic x Shadow x Silver (Sonic)
Din x Lina (Wish Dragon)
Gwen Stacy x Miles Morales (Spider-Man Into The Spider Verse)
K.O. x Dendy (Ok K.O! Let’s Be Heros!)
Lukas x Jesse x Petra (Minecraft Story Mode)
Zim x Dib (Invader Zim)
Tak x Gaz (Invader Zim)
Jessie x James (Pokémon)
Fuck yeah
i think aromantics should get $50
I'm sure I have at least one aspec person following me, right? Why not take a bit of time and fill out this survey?
Call for participants for a community research project
The following is a request for participants for a high school senior year research project focused on aromantic and/or asexual individuals and how they view the intersection between marriage and religion(s), particularly Christianity, but also other religions. This research is being run by someone who is under 18 years old. As such, please interact with them in an appropriate manner.
“Hello, I am a senior in high school completing a school research assignment on a topic of my choice. I have chosen to investigate “To what extent is marriage viewed as an essential and important milestone within Christianity and how does this affect aromantic and asexual individuals?” In order to write a short report on this topic, I am seeking primary information from Aromantic and Asexual individuals. To do this, I have created a short survey that can be accessed using the link below.
Any responses would be anonymous and greatly appreciated. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at NovaTea11@outlook.com Thank you.”
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Hm... I think that mayhaps be me...
Arolovic/loving aro
♡ An identity for aros who still feel that love is an important part of their identity! This may be platonic love, love for objects and concepts, or any type of love you associate with. The opposite of a loveless aro
Disclaimer: I fully support loveless aros! But I feel like my experiences with love and being aromantic are the exact opposite, and I wanted to coin something for it :)
💖💚💖💚💖💚💖💚💖💚💖💚💖💚💖
Bro why did I just get read to shit
Aroace Experiences We Don't Talk About Enough (Infographic)
(If you're interested in a blog where aspecs can talk about experiences like this, I've since made an aspec venting space!)
Icon Credits: hands with hearts - @blackholemojis face holding flag - @sammywammyclone paw - @paw-pride hug - @eldritch-emojis gem - @genderdoomed
Some @'s for reach: @our-aroace-experience @gray-ace-space @aroaceculture @acespec-ed @acexualien @cordwaner @asexualadvice @aromantic-diaries @aroacespecsafeplace @arospec-daybook
If I see one more post arguing over the whole ‘aroaces feel love too’ thing and saying thats an invalid statement I’m going to start throwing hands. I’M AROACE. I CRAVE LOVE. I NEED IT. BUT I CANNOT FEEL IT. STOPPPP EVERYONES AROACE JOURNEY IS DIFFERENT. ITS NOT INVALID TO BE AROACE AND WANT AFFECTION. YOU CAN DATE AND BE AROACE. STFU I WILL SMITE YOU
Today we are highlighting the fictoromantic and fictosexual microlabels! We’ve received a couple of requests to talk about this label - if you’re ficto or feel connected to the label, we invite you to share about your experience!
[ID: “Ficto-romantic. Someone who is mostly only romantically attracted to fictional characters or whose romantic orientation is influenced by fictional characters. Ficto-sexual. Someone who is mostly only sexually attracted to fictional characters or whose sexuality is influenced by fictional characters. While some ficto- people may not identify as aspec, others do because they are not attracted to anyone they could form a relationship with.” Pictured are the fictoromantic and fictosexual flags. End ID.]