I like the way Todd explains Aspec
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making my first post here because i realized i’m asexual today!! :)) (art by @areksucks on twitter)
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ACE TEAM! Happy Pride to all of you wonderful aces!! (From me and u/yumisden)
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Happy Pride Month everyone! I thought I'd draw a fantasy member of the Order of the Black Ring.
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Shouts out to all my ACEs that can’t reveal it yet. Pride month is just as much for you as it is for anyone so hold your head high.
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Think I'm ace so just checking in!
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I know Aro memes are allowed on this sub, but I think people should really stop posting Aro memes and then titling them "Ace Vibes!"
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Early signs before I realized I was ace
- When everyone changed from talking about their favorite pokemon/dinosaur to who they had a crush on, I felt incredibly confused and left out. I remember asking what a crush was, how do I get one, and why don't I have one? Jenny has one, why don't I? It's not fair!
- Adults would tell me I was just a late bloomer, I'd catch up eventually. I was just a kid afterall, I should enjoy being a kid while it lasted. I'm 28 now and in some ways I do feel like I've caught up, but definitely not in the ways everyone else around me seemed to experience it.
- When "I don't know" stopped being an acceptable answer about crushes or who I like-liked, I was encouraged to lie about it so the other kids would let it go / so I could fit in. I quickly learned there was a right and wrong answer too - I couldn't just say a random name, they might think that person is gross! Or I might imply I'm out to "steal" someone else's crush! It was best to say the same name that someone else outside of the friend group. That way it's a verified not-gross person and no one in that group will think you're out to steal their crush. Win win!
- My friends quickly took interest in my life and insisted I needed to be in a relationship, whereas I didn't really have any interest in anyone and was mostly worried the other person would pressure me to do more than I was comfortable with. They tried setting me up with people a lot and for a while, the ol' "my mom said no / my mom said I can't date until I'm x years old" worked for awhile, but didn't last long.
- Pete Wentz from Fall Out Boy had some sort of leak or maybe it was a legit photo shoot, I can't remember - anyway he was fully nude and all my friends were gushing over it. I didn't have access to the internet back then and didn't buy magazines so I hadn't (and still haven't) seen it. One of my friends asked if I wanted to see it, I remember thinking "Why? I was in the sex Ed class too, Destiny. I know what a penis looks like, thank you."
That's all I can think of now, but I'm sure there's more. I wish I had known about this concept long ago, it would have helped save me from years of confusion, self hatred, and just generally letting people cross every boundary I had because I felt like that's what I was supposed to want since everyone around me did too. The whole "if everyone jumped off a bridge, would you?" bit was pushed on me whenever I asked an adult why I couldn't do or have xyz like so&so did, but never when it came to crushes or attraction or relationships. Anyway, thanks for coming to my a-spec talk. Happy pride month! 🖤🤍💜
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- When everyone changed from talking about their favorite pokemon/dinosaur to who they had a crush on, I felt incredibly confused and left out. I remember asking what a crush was, how do I get one, and why don't I have one? Jenny has one, why don't I? It's not fair!
- Adults would tell me I was just a late bloomer, I'd catch up eventually. I was just a kid afterall, I should enjoy being a kid while it lasted. I'm 28 now and in some ways I do feel like I've caught up, but definitely not in the ways everyone else around me seemed to experience it.
- When "I don't know" stopped being an acceptable answer about crushes or who I like-liked, I was encouraged to lie about it so the other kids would let it go / so I could fit in. I quickly learned there was a right and wrong answer too - I couldn't just say a random name, they might think that person is gross! Or I might imply I'm out to "steal" someone else's crush! It was best to say the same name that someone else outside of the friend group. That way it's a verified not-gross person and no one in that group will think you're out to steal their crush. Win win!
- My friends quickly took interest in my life and insisted I needed to be in a relationship, whereas I didn't really have any interest in anyone and was mostly worried the other person would pressure me to do more than I was comfortable with. They tried setting me up with people a lot and for a while, the ol' "my mom said no / my mom said I can't date until I'm x years old" worked for awhile, but didn't last long.
- Pete Wentz from Fall Out Boy had some sort of leak or maybe it was a legit photo shoot, I can't remember - anyway he was fully nude and all my friends were gushing over it. I didn't have access to the internet back then and didn't buy magazines so I hadn't (and still haven't) seen it. One of my friends asked if I wanted to see it, I remember thinking "Why? I was in the sex Ed class too, Destiny. I know what a penis looks like, thank you."
That's all I can think of now, but I'm sure there's more. I wish I had known about this concept long ago, it would have helped save me from years of confusion, self hatred, and just generally letting people cross every boundary I had because I felt like that's what I was supposed to want since everyone around me did too. The whole "if everyone jumped off a bridge, would you?" bit was pushed on me whenever I asked an adult why I couldn't do or have xyz like so&so did, but never when it came to crushes or attraction or relationships. Anyway, thanks for coming to my a-spec talk. Happy pride month! 🖤🤍💜
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Early signs before I realized I was ace
- When everyone changed from talking about their favorite pokemon/dinosaur to who they had a crush on, I felt incredibly confused and left out. I...
I live in a homophobic family, so a picture in a diary is the only one way to celebrate pride month
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Some guy voluntarily went onto an ace subreddit and tried to tell me (an asexual) that I don't exist, nor do I belong to the lgbtq+ community. (Sorry if the flair is wrong
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