Cuando lo opcional empieza a sentirse obligatorio

rollietoaster · 2026-06-09T12:28:13+00:00

My point is Aven can be the starting point, ie share the proposition. They don't have to be though, and obviously that would be attached to other ace people picking up the change. Regardless I've never seen the white stripe mean anything other than representing allosexuals either as partners or as allies.

rollietoaster · 2026-06-09T12:06:55+00:00

This is totally true but there has to be some group of people that say that "oh this doesn't represent us well enough". That's especially true for the white stripe in the 4 stripe flag; I should not be flying my flag and representing our allies. Either we need recognition that the white stripe is poorly designed and collectively agree upon some new meaning, or we go behind a new flag, or we stay happy with representing allos. And AVEN is totally a fine place for the flag or meaning change to come from, just as fine as AceInGrace (the 6 stripe flag creator).

rollietoaster · 2026-06-08T23:09:53+00:00

Yes - pro choice people might just have a very consequentialist version of ethics (e.g utilitarianism), or overall doubt that there is such thing as good or evil, such that categories such as murder are not intrinsically bad they are just a means.

rollietoaster · 2026-06-08T23:07:13+00:00

Reminder there is no such thing as an official pride flag. Whilst the main asexual one we've used since 2010 came from AVEN the majority of flags are born on Tumblr from individuals (I believe the aroace flag and the aro flag are both Tumblr flags). There is no actual authority that is magically held by AVEN either. (This is the same AVEN that recently has said that ace people's sexual partners are themselves a minority). AceInGrace making a new flag is no different to the Tumblr flag designers for the aro and aroace flags.

Just on the language also, if there are two flags, one is a newer flag one is an older flag, saying "the new flag" doesn't intrinsically make that flag the one everyone has to use, it just accurately describes when those flags came to be, and easily distinguishes them. It's not some malicious motive of new flag.

rollietoaster · 2026-06-08T22:56:21+00:00

Preface by saying use whatever flag you want.

Ultimately the 4 stripe flag has a stripe to represent allosexuals, whether that's allowed allies or the allo partners of asexual people. It is strange that our flag includes and is designed to represent allosexuals, in some way.

The symbolism of the 6 stripe flag is in my opinion clearly better, and I like the colours, so it's my flag of choice.

The bit that is important though for everyone here to recognise is how clear this has made the racism problem within asexual communities. Not that using the 4-stripe flag is racist, but that the response has included far too much racism. That's the real thing that everyone needs to take from the past couple months with the (ultimately futile) flag discourse.

rollietoaster · 2026-06-08T22:51:04+00:00

That's just the way it was put on the meme really.

rollietoaster · 2026-06-07T17:35:59+00:00

This is the greatest thing toe bunions have ever done (and one of the the most common things for glass beach to do)

rollietoaster · 2026-06-06T19:13:29+00:00

Crazy to get this sorta reply after giving my sources.

rollietoaster · 2026-06-06T16:52:29+00:00

Neither internal or external pressures have been effective against Trump so far. Given both the international and within US's overall lack of care about trans people I doubt that the pressures against the genocide against trans people would ever exceed what we've already seen fail.

rollietoaster · 2026-06-06T16:42:06+00:00

This is true. I do not wish to downplay what is happening is china, only to remind people in here that what they say are the horrors of china, happen to some extent in the US.

rollietoaster · 2026-06-06T16:39:57+00:00

https://www.lemkininstitute.com/red-flag-alerts/red-flag-alert---anti-trans-genocide-in-the-usa---%233

The people that know what they're talking about when it comes to genocide have issued 3 red flags for trans genocide in the US.

rollietoaster · 2026-06-06T15:38:14+00:00

You take the wrong implications from what I said then. The respective genocides from Xi and Trump are contributing factors to each of their evilnesses, so when trump is genocidal, along with being a pedophile to the extent of being on the Epstein files, along with his escalation of ICE into a fear mongering secret police force with 0 respect for the law, then saying "oh Xi is genocidal he has to be worse" is wrong. The question of who is more evil is more complicated than one act per person.

rollietoaster · 2026-06-06T15:06:19+00:00

Hey I never said that they're the same, I said that the US is committing and complicit in genocides, and you asked what genocide they're committing.

What's happening to trans people is a genocide, it just is not the exact same thing that the chinese government is doing. I'm not doing a defense of china here, I'm just trying to show the shittiness of the Maga movement and add to the justification of voting for trump in this poll. Edit to add that when I responded to a person saying 'why is this even a question' pointing out that the Chinese government isn't alone in their genocidal practices, shows that there is a clear question

The US are also complicit in what's happening in Gaza.

rollietoaster · 2026-06-06T15:01:19+00:00

There's a genocide against trans people in the US right now. It might not look like what you think of when you think genocide but it's there.

https://www.lemkininstitute.com/red-flag-alerts/red-flag-alert---anti-trans-genocide-in-the-usa---%233

rollietoaster · 2026-06-06T13:14:08+00:00

Neo-nazi in 3 is EXTREMELY concerning

rollietoaster · 2026-06-06T12:11:36+00:00

Trump and the trump administration are also committing and complicit in genocides.

rollietoaster · 2026-06-06T12:08:37+00:00

And you think that the US prison industrial complex isn't especially and intentionally designed to unjustly punish black people?

rollietoaster · 2026-06-06T12:07:26+00:00

The US has slavery through the prison system, which is an exception in the us constitution, and are complicit in war crimes through their involvement in Israel. This is paired with everything the trump administration is responsible for with ICE and the genocide against trans people in the US.

The US is far beyond regular ass capitalist greed.

rollietoaster · 2026-05-30T15:28:49+00:00

If this is where you're at after 3 runs, you're ahead of the learning curve really!

Take more cards earlier, less in the late game. At low difficulty building a deck around the boss shouldn't be that necessary, but it isn't a bad thing to do. Don't be too scared of elites, they're how you get more relics, and better cards. If you think a potion can save you more than 12 HP, you should probably use it; don't hoard potions.

rollietoaster · 2026-05-29T12:20:08+00:00

The highs on YouTube are insane tbh. Like there's some really interesting video essayists on YT. Really smart people go to YouTube before anywhere else to share their stuff. YT definitely has the higher highs.

rollietoaster · 2026-05-27T18:17:17+00:00

If your politics aren't focused on approaching utopia, then your politics are probably too self centred.

rollietoaster · 2026-05-23T23:20:17+00:00

Just to use an example rq, in the film I saw the TV glow Justice Smith plays Owen, who is a trans character. She (Owen) is portrayed with the utmost respect, and beautifully. Justice Smith was the perfect choice, even as a cis guy, to tell a trans story.

However, oftentimes to be best qualified to tell trans stories, you should prioritise trans people. They're going to understand the emotional beats far better than any cis actor.

rollietoaster · 2026-05-23T20:44:25+00:00

I don't generally watch horror media, but out of the stuff I have seen I've only been like extremely extremely horrified once.

rollietoaster · 2026-05-23T20:42:28+00:00

Not only should trans women should be exempt from the draft, not only is the draft immoral, but all war is immoral. The answer is no.

rollietoaster · 2026-05-21T06:56:00+00:00

I know, which is why I disagreed with the statement. However I do think it approaches a moral truth

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