ColonizationGuise, Stonewall has something to tell you: it's Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week!

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[–]Three_oneFourWanted for thought crimes in countless ideologies 43 insightful - 4 fun43 insightful - 3 fun44 insightful - 4 fun -  (8 children)

I highly doubt a large portion of the "aromantic community" isn't just a bunch of immature people with emotional issues or trauma that refuse to allow themselves to become attached and want to act like they're perfectly normal. I've had sex with people I have no romantic attraction to, but I don't ask for a special label because of it. If anything, I hope people DON'T label me because of it, because they would probably choose something along the lines of 'slut.'

[–]NeedMoreCoffee~=[,,_,,]=^_^= 16 insightful - 12 fun16 insightful - 11 fun17 insightful - 12 fun -  (1 child)

I also want someone to explain to me how they are being oppressed by being aromantic. Do they get upset when someone gives them flowers?

[–]Three_oneFourWanted for thought crimes in countless ideologies 10 insightful - 3 fun10 insightful - 2 fun11 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

I've heard that there's a lack of representation because TV and movies have characters enter sexual and romantic relationships.

Someone in the twitter comments did say that people call them immature for... acting immature... so there's that?

[–]INeedSomeTimeAsexual Ally 16 insightful - 1 fun16 insightful - 0 fun17 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Personally the only reason I even identify as aromantic at all is because TQ+ get angry if you think asexuality is complete disinterest in people both sexually and romantically. So I am forced to specify I am asexual and aromantic, so some special people can claim asexuality while dating the other people (and fucking them, lol).

But if someone is like... heterosexual and aromantic then it's bullshit. They just like one night stands.

[–]Three_oneFourWanted for thought crimes in countless ideologies 12 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 0 fun13 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Unfortunately, the way that hey have executed this idea is just another way for straight people to claim that they're LGBT+. Even if there are people who would legitimately benefit from this, they are outnumbered by hoes who now get to cry bigotry every time someone calls them out for it

[–]INeedSomeTimeAsexual Ally 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This is my biggest problem when I was introduced to the concept of asexuality being a spectrum and romantic orientations. Easy for confused straight teens to claim LGBT card. No wonder some people are even seeking this identification since all they hear is how "cishets" are evil, not cool, boring etc. This is another toxic mindset, which actually harms LGB people and confused people.

[–][deleted] 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

This is the same thing I've experienced with people who identify as "asexual". My guess is that for a lot of people, it's a label they brand themselves with because it's easier to do that than address the underlying emotional issues or trauma that led to them essentially denying themselves even attempting to explore and enjoy a healthy sex life. Hell, even when it's really just a case of not having much of a sex drive, there's apparently a need to define and slap a label with lots of baggage on it.

[–]Three_oneFourWanted for thought crimes in countless ideologies 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Well of course. It's always easier to just deny that you have a problem than to address it. These people just deny that what they have is a problem rather than to deny having the problem.

[–]dippintots 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

But that's the thing. You had sex with people you don't have romantic attraction to. That implies that there are some people you can have romantic attraction towards.

Aromantic people cannot feel romantic attraction at all. That's the difference. There's no reason to put down this group of people when they too are a minority, just like us. Regardless of one's feelings on whether asexuality/aromanticism is part of LGB there's no reason to have this negativity towards them. The same could be said for bisexual people for instance (they're just in the closet, you can't be both gay and straight, choose a side, etc.) It's just derogatory. Not fruitful at all.