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its fascinating when shows go "this character does not have sex" and you can just watch the fans minds just start going "well he doesnt have sex, therefore hes asexual, and as we all know, asexuality is a spectrum, and some asexuals actualy do have sex, and therefore he is probably having tons of crazy sex literaly every time he isnt on screen"

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if I have to say this one more time I’m gonna kms bro

ASEXUALITY≠INNOCENCE

AUTISM≠INNOCENCE

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Asexuality win! Person who repeatedly pressured their ace partner to "compromise" on sex because it was "a necessary part of a healthy relationship" fucking dies. <3

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the thing that gets me about that "suspiciously aphobic and possibly terfy" meme is that. that person was right, the op of the "you are vlad" post was indeed very openly aphobic, which you can easily find by going to their blog. just presented the way it is, it looks like a dumb as hell conclusion to come to, but it isn't even that much of a stretch, that kinda of parody of "you are valid" posts are pretty uniformly used to make fun of aspec and nonbinary people. like, again, the set up of the post and reply make it look ridiculous, but an actual factually correct accusation of aphobia got turned into a meme and that kinda annoys me sometimes.

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Typed and cleaned up a mini-zine I made a while ago for an ace week zine making event. Made in reaction to my continued frustration what is often seen as "acceptance" and the DSM.

Printable mini-zine here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CI-eKcPG61ezopxGcqYtYTYpkDelT3r5/view?usp=sharing

For folks not familiar with mini-zines here are instructions on how to fold them: https://docpop.org/2018/01/how-to-make-mini-comics-my-guide-to-cutting-and-folding-an-8-page-zine/

[Zine text:

Cover: Asterisk Acceptance. What does asexual acceptance actually mean?

Page 2: Asterisk acceptance: accepting something by adding exceptions to existing assumptions rather than challenging the assumptions.

This shows up all the time when people try to include asexuality. While often well meaning, it falls short of actual acceptance.

Page 3: Examples include:

We are all sexual beings*

*except for some asexuals

A strong romantic relationship needs sex to thrive*

*except for some asexual relationships

Sexual attraction is a core part of being human*

*except for asexual people

Page 4: This even shows up in medical spaces.

The DSM, the text used for defining and diagnosing mental disorders in Canada and the USA, has two diagnosis that can often apply to asexual people.

In the most recent version of the DSM, DSM-V, these are Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder (FSIAD) and Male Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (MHSDD).

Page 5: Both of these diagnoses have exceptions for people who identify as asexual.

But is that enough? What about the person who’s never heard “asexual” before? What about the doctor that doesn’t believe them? What about those whose asexuality isn’t lifelong? Does this exception help them?

Page 6:

Asterisk acceptance fails because it doesn’t question the underlying assumptions. It only adds exceptions to the rule. It continues to alienate, obscure and other those that it places in the list of exceptions.

Page 7:

Not only does asterisk acceptance hurt asexual people, it closes the possibilities asexuality brings to non-asexual people.

How much stronger could consent be if “no” was always an option?

What types of connection and pleasure exist beyond sex?

What do we want sex to mean for us and our relationships? Are there more ways of accessing that meaning?

Last Page: Real acceptance must happen at the root. ]

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weird discourse "revival" the the form of someone tantruming about ace people saying the f slur/whether they can, and then doubling down on her blog as she stews about it and people argue with her about it and culminating in saying she doesn't think gay ace people exist

lmaoooo not someone with "radfems DNI" in the bio having an aphobic tantrum in 2025

someone should tell her she and JKR agree on something and see how she handles it

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JKR literally sees queer joy and takes it personally

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lmaoooo not someone with "radfems DNI" in the bio having an aphobic tantrum in 2025

someone should tell her she and JKR agree on something and see how she handles it

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So within two days of each other, Fox News writes an article comparing aromanticism and asexuality to pedophilia, and then Matt Walsh releases a video saying asexuality is a mental illness and asexuals are tricking teenagers into having depression.

Not sure what’s going on right now over in Conservative World, but it’s a hell of wild U-turn for them to suddenly switch from “Oh no! The left is sexualizing our children!” to “Oh no! The left is asexualizing our children!”

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"Asexual people aren't marginalized"

We make up less than 2% of the population and some of y'all (Ms. Fucking Rowling of all ghouls) are still frothing over our existence.

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Apparently JK Rowling is doubling down on queerphobia and now posting “asexuality isn’t real” bullshit. So if you ever involve yourself in “ace discourse” I hope you realize whose side you’re on

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"jkr doesn't hate asexuals yall are just looking for attention" describing us as people who "don't fancy a shag" is quite disrespectful in addition to being incorrect and does indicate some level of hate considering her lack of compassion and motivation to find the right definitions. ON international asexuality day. imagine someone tells you "i dont think youre that special" using a megaphone in public on your birthday. so yeah she does hate us actually

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'JK Rowling can't even get the definition of asexuality right teehee' Guys she doesn't fucking care. She doesn't care that asexuals can date. She doesn't care that some asexuals are aromantic. She doesn't know that some asexuals are also straight, gay, bi or lesbian. She doesn't care you can be ace and have sex. She doesn't care about demisexuality or greysexuality being a part of the spectrum. She doesn't 'know' because she doesn't give a fuck. She attacked asexuality for similar reasons to why she attacks transness. It's an identity that doesn't conform to white cisheterosexuality and as a white cishet woman of the billionaire class, she sees these all as deviant compared to herself, someone who fits 'correct' sexual and gender norms, who benefits from them systemically. The answer to acephobes isn't gonna be another infographic or food analogy post it's to build community for ourselves direct solidarity with trans and non-binary people, which some of you should've already been doing instead of waiting until now especially supporting trans and non-binary aces who literally have the lowest life satisfaction rate among all queer groups in the UK and abolish compulsory sexuality, transphobia and every other form of oppression. Liberal ace activism isn't gonna save us. It never has and it never will.

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smh,, why do ppl hate aroace ppl so much

why they so desperate to take away the few characters we have away

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remember the incredibly artificial "conflict" between asexuals and lesbians that exclusionists enforced even though it had no actual basis in anything material