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Ace culture is coming to the realisation that most/all of your OCs are aspec :0

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No LGB without the T!

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so i’ve been seeing a lot of like aroace phineas content and im freaking loving it so please allow me to share my personal interpretation of phineas (which is a little bit projecting but whatever)

i 110% see phineas as ace and on the aro spectrum. i think that the reason it takes him so long to realize he has any romantic feelings for isabella is because he’s autistic and asexual so his feelings aren’t exactly the same as most people’s. he sees candance, his parents, his friends, the movies, etc. portray love in a way he doesn’t relate to and then assumes “oh so i don’t feel it at all and my feelings for isabella much be just platonic then” but then as he starts to talk more with aroace spectrum communities, he realizes his feelings are romantic ones, even if they’re unconventional

this is how i see it cause im an autistic person and for me attraction is very different than i’ve heard other people describe it. i am also on the ace spectrum, so i feel like navigating that sort of thing especially as a younger kid is really really odd and i completely understand phineas’s perspective

so i feel like he’s ace and possibly on the aro spectrum, but he still has a relationship with isabella because he feels romantic feelings for her and she’s completely okay with that (i also see her as ace just cause projecting)

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It's because I don't understand sexual attraction. That's not something I think about so it's not something my characters need to think about in order to feel real to me. Even when I'm trying to create an allosexual character I have absolutely no sense of how much allo people think about sex, or in what way, or how to integrate it into other thoughts, so my characters end up ace anyway. I'm slightly better with romance but not by much. Even when it's going against my intentions, my character are ace because I am ace.

y’know I can’t think of any ocs I have that arent on the acespec or arospec.

huh

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Shout out to aces who want kids btw! Being asexual and wanting kids are not mutually exclusive 👍🏾

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We talk a lot about aces who enjoy and want sex in relationships, but I would also like to remind people that there are allos for whom sex isn't that important. I personally know many allos who don't find sex to be this huge, vastly important thing. Many of them think sex is overrated, or they have lower libidos, or they really like it but don't put the same importance on it as other allos do. And that's totally OK.

Attitudes towards and relationships with sex can be varied amongst asexuals, but it is ALSO varied amongst allos.

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Yeah, I feel like even on queer positive shows asexuality and aromanticism are treated like an afterthought. Like, we went through all the interesting identities already so I guess we need something else to represent. Or worse when every other identity gets to be in the show and then aspec identities are confirmed word of god afterwards.

sometimes i think you all dont get as excited abt asexuality rep or mentions as you do other things. and it makes me sad. like even compared to other aspec identities sometimes it feels like. "yeah asexuality exists too but anyways look at these other identities that i care way more about" idk

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Me normally: As a sex-repulsed asexual it makes me really uncomfortable to imagine myself in sexual situations. While I understand that other women find reclaiming their sexuality empowering, even indirectly putting myself in a scenerio where I am objectified makes me wildly uncomfortable. I feel like something is required of me that I can't give.

Me when Bend and Snap comes on: LOOK. AT. MY. ASS LOOK AT MY THIGHS. I'M CATNIP TO THE GUYS

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Fun game: “is this an aroace thing or is this a neurodivergent thing”

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i am a rare aroace who actually really likes valentine's day!!!! i like to celebrate it by giving my friends gifts and telling them how much i love them!!!! i wish people would focus more on non-romantic kinds of love when it came to valentines <:3

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Just so we're clear: telling asexuals that it's a normal thing to have sex within their relationships to please their partners, even when they have no desire to do anything remotely sexual (because again, they're ASEXUAL) is rape culture. It's trying to normalize the idea of non-consensual sex, no different than Christian men like Dennis Prager telling married Christian women to just go ahead and submit sexually to their husbands even when they're not in the mood, because it would mean so much to the person they love. (Let's just ignore the fact that if a person really loved their partner, they wouldn't be pressuring them into sexual acts they're unwilling to participate in.)

Sex that is not fully consensual, desired and enthusiastic on both sides is exploitative; it's one person using the other as an object. And it's an abomination.

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My local Target has apparently decided to skip Valentines Day this year. The seasonal section is only comprised of superbowl snacks and gardening supplies. So Aro rights I guess?

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was struck with a bolt of lightning like inspiration to make these

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Wanting a QPR with someone who is probably not aromantic is making me feel crazy because it’s like please please please please don’t romantically like anyone but also please please please don’t romantically like me either

Just be my best friend forever, just keep choosing me, just dont leave me🙏

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You don't have to identify as asexual to prefer not to have sex. You don't have to identify as aromantic to prefer not to date.

Remember that sex and romance are opt-in activities, you're under no obligation to try them if they don't interest you.

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Sex and romance are opt-in not opt-out. You don't need a reason not to do them. You should do them because you want to not because you feel obligated to.

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As an ace flute player I would love a pin of an ace flautist.

Also I agree that it's nice for ace and aro to not be paired together all the time. They're their own identities and can exist separate from each other.

Hey everyone! For the new pin project, we want to make collections that portray a little story! For the first collection we are making a medieval band!🏳️‍🌈⚔️🎶

Here is an example:

The knights play the following instruments: Lute, fiddle, tambourine, flute, little harp What pride flag should go with what instrument? We were also thinking of adding a dancing pair! Personally I like an ace knight dancing with an aro knight. Does that make sense? Let me know! (:

Will share more sketches very soon!