herefortheace:

Some facts

– asexuality and aromanticism are minority orientations

– there is no ace or aro privilege

– aces and aros as a group do not benefit from sex-shaming or from the sexualization of oppressed groups

– many ace and aros are in fact harmed by sex-shaming and the sexualization of oppressed groups

– aces and aros are not more likely to be bad people than others, there is literally no reason or excuse to assume that

– asexuality and aromanticism are not desexualizing identities

– society at large is not thrilled about ace and aro identities. To start with, a lot of people think it’s not “normal” to not experience sexual attraction and a lot of people think romantic love is an essential part of “the human experience”

– society has zero qualms about pathologizing ace and aro identities, denying their existence and painting them as something in need of “fixing”

– aces and aros often do not learn their orientations exist until way late, if ever. They’re generally not taught about in school or college or in any comparable contexts and a lot of people with power there have zero interest in this changing (for example, because they think our identities are “unhealthy” and/or because they refuse to acknowledge them as orientations)

– a lot of aces and aros have recounted a lot of really bad experiences connected to people learning/knowing they’re ace and/or aro

– aces and aros are not in any way better protected from harm than other people

– there is literally no reason to act as if all this isn’t true

Gonna leave it at this for now