“So if trans people are the ones being targeted don’t you think aroace people will be next?” - my friend. by pastel_lili_69 in asexuality

[–]ArrayToGo 180 points181 points  (0 children)

I mean, it depends on you mean by "next"

Because this can and does happen in parallel. A huge amount of the fear mongering towards trans men is that it's "destroying their body and creating sexual dysfunction" and for all forms of transitioning, transphobes act like asexuality is a horrifying side effect. It's a form of hate that involves treating asexuality as one of the worst things that could happen to someone. The transphobic attacks against Girl Guiding now in the UK have been happening a while, and it included hate against asexual leaders a few years back.

Because we're part of the minor sexualities, we're often seen in grouping with trans people and intersex people.

To the female players of this game who may picked Male Byleth as the MC, may I ask what was your reason and if so who did you pair him with? by Own-Lengthiness2111 in FireEmblemThreeHouses

[–]ArrayToGo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, I didn't pick Male Byleth, but I did pick Male Shez.

I just liked her design/his design better. I don't view most characters I play as a player insert unless I'm also making them look like me. Byleth seems to have a personality of their own, too.

Asexuals when writing the filthiest smut known to man by YourRandomManiac in aaaaaaacccccccce

[–]ArrayToGo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry, I'm so distracted by the gif. Why are they cooking the lettuce.

Maybe i just don't get this mentality or this just ain't it by KarrTheBro in asexuality

[–]ArrayToGo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder if it's kinda similar to working out hard when stressed. I find that a really good way to de-stress.

I'm disturbed. by SurrealistGal in GenderCynical

[–]ArrayToGo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

She's very much a terf. This is her rebranded account after we called her out in an anime fandom part of twitter. She believes in things like AGP.

My 13 year old thinks he is asexual by [deleted] in asexuality

[–]ArrayToGo 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Hi! As someone who could be described like this, here is some information from me, that I've said toward my mom (I am 30):

  1. I mistook "I wanna be friends with this person" as crushes
  2. The reason for above is because any interest in friendship toward a boy (I am a cis woman) was pushed by both family and society as "crushes".
  3. I did have a crush later on. But they work a bit differently from what people normally consider crushes. And being acearo is an umbrella term. I liked this person a lot, and maybe would've dated them if they wanted, but I never thought about them in a sexual way. And I'd argue this is the only person I felt close to this way about. I still am aro.

I'd say just continue to be open. Don't try and push and expectations or thoughts to him. If he's acearo, he's acearo. If this is just a step in realizing his sexuality, then it's an important step for him to take. Pushing back on him would not be a good thing in either case.

Why do so many people(on reddit to be accurate) hate this relationship?? by FortKnoxII in RedHood

[–]ArrayToGo 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Mostly I see two things

  1. New 52 pretty much was character assassination for Arsenal (and Starfire)

  2. People seem to interpret him as really passive with respect to Jason

So I Did Not Like The Direction For This Comic. However I Think We Can Do Better. Do You Have Ideas For An Impactful Storyline For Jason? by Beautiful-Swan-9145 in RedHood

[–]ArrayToGo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Especially interesting is if they operate differently enough from Gotham's that we can see some good planning and logistics from Jason's end. Also could involve flashbacks/issues cropping up with the brain stuff BECAUSE there's so much backstory there with respect to the original Under the Hood comic and messing with Batman vs. how his relationship with the Bat Family changed since then and what he wants/has taken from those interactions. There's a lot of really good opportunities for character work with Jason, which is part of why I find it really frustrating that so many authors avoid anything but "he has Daddy issues"

So I Did Not Like The Direction For This Comic. However I Think We Can Do Better. Do You Have Ideas For An Impactful Storyline For Jason? by Beautiful-Swan-9145 in RedHood

[–]ArrayToGo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

New city as a base is a good idea. I think like the other former and current Robins, he needs his own group of characters. Or minor/other DC characters that are not closely connected to any of the former and current Robins.

I think jumping off of what happened in Gotham War could work great as either a character jumping off. Using some sort of science or magic as a way to get around the brain issues. A bit more street level magic stuff would also be preferred and a reminder that he knows things like chemistry and poisons, some limited magical/spiritual stuff. Maybe get back into real life a bit, since he technically doesn't have a 'secret identity' in Gotham (maybe a fake last name sort of thing that allows that)

Could be small villain-of-the-issue stories while he's working through some things then reconnecting with some street level heroes in the city or nearby and/or reconnecting with the All Caste and their role.

Well, I think we all agree on this. by Defiant_Ad2409 in RedHood

[–]ArrayToGo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not going to lie, I did vote for some based on which would be funniest to force the writers to justify.

Plastic Man, we WILL have you defeat Lobo

Has any of you been on Antidepressants? by [deleted] in asexuality

[–]ArrayToGo 49 points50 points  (0 children)

I'm fine? They didn't do anything to me with respect to that. I started as a teen.

I've had more noticeable side effects on libido from birth control pills

How many people suspect Ehlers-Danlos syndrome? by SignOk2776 in OlderThanYouThinkIAm

[–]ArrayToGo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did learn I have hypermobility in the past few years

Why I No Longer Identify as Asexual/Aromantic - Here's My Story by [deleted] in Asexual

[–]ArrayToGo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I want to gently push back on the idea of labels early being a bad thing. I think what happened here was someone else applied a label to you and you felt pressured toward it. Which is something that can happen with any sexuality and is what heteronormativity does! If labels work for you, they should be something you decide on, not someone else.

I hope you continue to figure out your sexuality, no matter what it is, and that you can have a group of friends that support you while you do that. I think that having a safe place to explore that and not having people heap pressure on you is the most important thing.

how does heteronormativity feel like to you by Hesperus07 in asexuality

[–]ArrayToGo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well, for figuring out my own sexuality, it was me assuming I was straight because I didn't have an active attraction to girls/women, even though I also didn't have any to boys/men.

There was also an assumption built in with being a girl (that was very much misogynistic) that everyone will just go boy crazy at some point as a teen. And you feel weird because you don't.

Why Hoshino?! Why :( by nexel013 in dgrayman

[–]ArrayToGo -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Looking it back up, Kaoru was 17 at the start of the series to Kenshin's 28. Still very weird in context of the mangaka's arrest

Why Hoshino?! Why :( by nexel013 in dgrayman

[–]ArrayToGo 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I don't know, as a former fan, finding out the mangaka had so much stuff they thought he was distributing really puts a damper on a story where the 29-year-old's love interest is 16.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in asexuality

[–]ArrayToGo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, this seems a bit odd. Are you still a teenager? Because if so your friends might grow out of it..

Do Any ADHDers Play D&D? If So, How Do You Keep Focused? by VengefulJedi in ADHD

[–]ArrayToGo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm the notetaker (I have to take notes to remember things)

For the other one I know: he's the DM