#rep: asexuality

[fallenrain40]

the MORE aphobia i see in fandoms, the more annoyingly in-your-face aroace i'm going to get. i aint gonna sit back and let aroace get erased, aphobia is literally just repackaged homophobia.

#AND ALSO WHEN CAN WE GET ALLO AROMANTIC REP ???? CAUSE CURRENTLY RN I DONT KNOW OF ANY. #aroace #ace #aro #aromantic #asexual #aromantic asexual #hazbin hotel #im looking at you hazbin hotel fandom #im staring you down im staring into your soul #stop. being. aphobic. #stop erasing aroaces and aros and aces.

[alistairlowes]

i'm sorry but this shit annoys me to no end. like this is about heartstopper and you all need to stop acting like that show invented everything.

fucking anyways

1. Koisenu Futari

Show that’s specifically made to be about aromanticism and asexuality as well as how aroace people are perceived by society. They are main characters. That’s the main plot.

2. Heartbreak High

Want a teen show with ace rep? No problem. One of the main characters is ace! Would you look at that! The representation already exists! It's got a ton of other rep too and it's on Netflix but somehow we never got that ace rep yet right? You don't even need subtitles for this one.

3. SkamFr (s12)

Is it a bit too much at times? Ye sure but you know what it also is? Another teen show where the main character is asexual that deals with asexuality as the main theme. And no you don't need to watch all those seasons before to get it.

4. Bojack Horseman

I didn't even watch this one but I'm aware.

5. Cherry Magic

Oh would you look at that a show with main mlm couple where one of the side characters is aroace? I mean surely it hasn't been done before.

6. Run On

You want some casual side character ace rep? Well here you go even kdramas have done it but I guess there just aren't any shows...

Honorary mention to Sex Ed for that one scene.

#asexuality #aroace show recs #aroace shows #i know there is more but these are ones me or my friend watched and we think they are good #alice o*eman would get a stroke over cherry magic because it's ~fEtIsHiSt BL so it couldn't possibly do what she does :// #and yeah i say that as someone who's fav book is radio silence #anyway if you actually cared about ace rep you would look beyond what is served to you by one streaming service goodbye #koisenu futari #heartbreak high #skam france #cherry magic #run on #bojack horseman

[agrebel18]

saw someone on here the other day say that we don’t need aromantic and asexual representation in media because that’s a “sanitized” identity like BITCH WHAT????? IF YOU CAN ONLY SEE ASPEC PEOPLE AS CHILDREN THAT IS A YOU PROBLEM.

#also. these people should know that sex isn’t the ONLY THING being queer is about. same for romance. #it IS something but it’s not for everyone nor does everyone have the same feelings on it #just. ugh #tw aphobia #aromantic #asexual #arospec #ace spec #aspec representation #aspec rep #aggie posts

[labcoated-lunacy]

eroticism of the machine this, eroticism of the machine that. what about the AROMANTICISM of the machine. what about the electric comfort of looking at a beautiful turbine engine and knowing that it is just like you. what about the urge to cut open your chest to prove your heart is made of wires and your ribs are made of steel. what about that

#but ily eroticism of the machine people I’m glad you are enjoying your machines #anyways. sure ALL aro(/ace) rep shouldn't be robots #but i personally LOVE the trope #my love for robot characters and machinery imagery is intrinsically linked with aromanticism #(asexuality too in my case) #(but ‘aromanticism’ flowed better in the post) #robotposting #machineposting #aromantic

[viveela]

It must be weird to live so long that an integral part of himself is now accepted, he'll need more time to get there too

#veearts #hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel redesign #alastor redesign #alastor #radio demon #redesign #charlie morningstar #charlie redesign #hazbin hotel fanart #hazbin hotel comic #aromantic #aroace #asexual #see peep the way the book he's got has ace colors... #his mouth ourple too...his clothes kinda green...my design for him is a lil coded lol #this is for aro week btw yeah. this is semi projecty too but not reeeally #anyway this was self indulgent I just needed to get this out my system #aroace character rep so important to me raaah

[shmaroace]

"we need more aroace characters" actually we need more aro characters. like just aro because every time a character is aroace the aro part of their identity is conveniently forgotten

#not to be mean or salty but like. every aroace character either is canonically just ace or is corrupted by fandom to just be ace #yes i'm ace yes i want more ace rep but i NEED ace rep to stop overshadowing aro rep ok #aro #aromantic #arospec #ace #asexual #acespec #aroace #aspec #1k

[bizarreaizen]

religious conservatives: no sex before marriage !!

asexuals: okay

religious conservatives: wait no, not like that.

#asexual community #asexuality #asexual #actually asexual #asexual pride #asexual representation #asexual spectrum #acephobia #gray ace #ace stuff #ace pride #ace rep #ace representation #ace spec #ace spectrum #ace umbrella #aceflux #acephobia tw #acesexual #acespec #ace #pride #queer #religious conservatives #conservatives #religious #lgbtq #lgbtqia+ #lgbtq+ community #lgbt community

[wonkyducks]

All the people erasing ace and aro rep because "asexual people can have sex"' and "aromatic people can want romantic relationships" is giving the same vibes as "they just haven't met the right person yet" or "I can change them"

(Quick edit: I want to make it clear that I do support ace and aro specs I just hate non-aroace specs who are just aroace being erased)

#asexual #aroace #aromantic #aro pride #ace pride #ace positivity #aro positivity #aroace pride #aroace positivity #stop erasing aromatic rep #Stop erasing ace rep

[hiemaldesirae]

quick radiorose doodle i did for ace awareness day

#🌗 art tag #hazbin hotel #hazbin alastor #alastor hazbin hotel #rosie hazbin hotel #hazbin rosie #i get so mad that al is the only canonical ace rep in hazbin #why give us some loser furry with a bowlcut. huh. is that what u think of us #anyway thats why i think rosie is also acespec #beautiful women when they are asexual <3

[shitpostingkats]

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When I tell you I fucking sobbed my eyes out.

#Brennan Lee Mulligan and Brian Murphy creating the most gutwrenchingly brutal depiction of ace tragedy #I spent my whole life thinking someone who wasnt on the spectrum couldn't really grasp what it's like growing up ace #and then these two (to my knowledge) het guys come through an utterly NAIL that feeling on the head #words can't describe the seen it made me feel #me going into this podcast: Oh? This has ace rep? Fun! #me now: hey please remove the knife from my sternum #god I have SO MANY thoughts #words and cringe fanart to follow #dimension 20 #d20 #fantasy high #fantasy high sophomore year #fhsy #riz gukgak #asexuality #aromantic #aroace

[aromantic-diaries]

Asexuals can just bring up the fact that there's very little authentic representation for us and that maybe we would like some more of it and someone in the notes will be like "omg why do you hate gay people huh why don't you want gay people to have sex why do you want to erase our sexuality" just say you hate asexuals and move on, jesus fucking christ

#ace #asexual #acespec #''we want more ace rep'' doesn't fucking translate to ''there shouldn't be sex in movies at all'' #we're not trying to ''sanitize'' queer media for crying out loud

[mossy-aro]

me: only portraying aspec characters as robots/aliens is harmful representation because it reinforces the idea that aro/acespec people are emotionless, cold, and less than human for not experiencing attraction

also me when i see a robot character actually experiencing attraction: GRRRRR give me back my emotionless asexual aromantic ‘doesn’t understand basic human emotions’ robot rep u fucking bastards!!! 😡

#we only get represented in robots at this point so im protective over them. does that make sense LMFAO #yeah it’s probably bad rep but i don’t CARE. all robots are aspec idc #asexual #aromantic #aroace #aro #ace #aspec

[inhonoredglory]

Happy Asexual Awareness Week from the Tenth Doctor!! 🖤🤍💜 (quote)

Usually it's not a sexual thing with the Doctor. He's a fairly asexual character. –David Tennant (source)

#come hear my demiromantic ten agenda #asexual #slutty ace rep #tenth doctor #doctor who #ace week #ace pride #david tennant #doctor who fanart #tenth doctor fanart #dw fanart #*mine #*myart #lgbt #queer #asexual awareness week #demiromantic #acespec

[theacecouple]

Desexualized & Asexual are 2 different things

Recently read a take that Isaac in Heartstopper is bad fat rep because "the only fat character was made asexual which is a negative stereotype" & I am BEGGING folks to understand that desexualized & asexual are 2 different things. Plus fat Aces exist & fatness is often used to invalidate asexuality.

We thought that Isaac was just OK for ace rep. We talked about our feelings at length on episode 32 & episode 98 of our podcast. All in all, we just didn't think that his character was anything new or groundbreaking, but with how often aces in real life hear "you're not asexual, you're just fat", it's such a shame that folks out there don't understand that fat aces have their own unique challenges and also deserve rep.

It feels like shockingly similar to when people get mad at Disabled Aces because "disabled people don't have sex" is a negative stereotype. Yes, disabled people are often DESEXUALIZED against their will, which is harmful, but that doesn't mean that some of them aren't ASEXUAL.

Aces come in every flavor, because we're real people. And real people deserve to see aspects of their experience reflected in media without someone else implying that their very existence is inherently harmful.

#isaac henderson #heartstopper #ace #asexual #asexuality #aces #ace community #asexual community #ace pride #asexual pride #alice oseman #isaac heartstopper #fat representation #fat rep #ace rep #ace representation #asexual rep #asexual representation #fat character #ace character #fat cahracters #ace characters #asexual character #asexual characters #the ace couple podcast #the ace couple #disabled ace #disabled #disability #harmful stereotypes

[redysetdare]

It's all "you guys need to understand how SUBTEXT and CODING are usually the only confirmation of representation queer people get in media especially in older media" but once that subtext and coding is used to say a character might be aro or ace coded/have aro/ace subtext then suddenly it's not a valid way to claim representation. Then it's only "headcanon" or "not confirmed" like do you all hear yourselves? It'd be so much easier to say you hate aro/ace ppl at this rate!

#text #aro #ace #aroace #aromantic #asexual #'thats not what the creator intended' when has that ever stopped queer ppl from finding queer rep? #its just obvious a lot of queer ppl dont include aro and ace ppl as queer #it was so blatantly obvious with out everyone threw the idea of subtext and coding out the window #when it came to ppl complaining abt riverdale erasing jugheads aroace identity #suddenly subtext and coding didnt matter when it was an aroace character #suddenly 'different iterations always change the characters sexuality! there is no canon!' #and it only happened to shut up aro and ace ppl who were rightfully upset #that our identities were thrown to the curb on one of our only representation in medua

[bookcub]

i would like to celebrate a little because i have realized, back when i realized i was asexual, there was so little representation of ace people in literature, it was easy to read the vast majority of them. however now. . .. now we have significantly more rep, enough rep that i no longer have the time nor feel the obligation to read all the ones i encounter and i think that is beautiful! i am so excited to read the ones published and the ones to be written in the future and hope they find their target audience 🖤🩶🤍💜

#ace stuff #asexual #asexuality #lqbtqia #queer representation #lets hope we get ace rep in more mainstream media too!!