I started considering the idea of being aroace because a couple years ago I saw a YouTube thumbnail (never actually watched the video) of Saiki Kusuo from hit manga and anime Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan with a green pride flag and a purple pride flag behind him. The title went along the lines of "Saiki being aro/ace for X minutes 'straight'". I started reading the manga last December and am now on volume 21 out of 26, and yeah, Saiki is aroace and no one can convince me otherwise :-D
Also, side tangent: I was in school when I saw that thumbnail and I didn't know what it meant so I went to the cool, young, science teacher to ask what aroace meant because I thought he'd be chill and he just went "Oh, you don't have to think about that until you're older" because what else do you say to a student who just asked you a question pertaining to sex and romance?? Anyways, Mr. G if you're reading this I'm older now and I'm thinking about this every day :-))
I think this is why representation is so important in media because it helps people identify with and connect more with the community!
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