instead of "aromantics can still date," take a moment to consider phrases like:
aromantics can do whatever they want forever
aromantics have as much choice in whether to date or not date someone as alloromantic people do
aromantics can have whatever relationship with romance confuses you the most personally
and likewise, instead of "asexuals can still have sex," take a moment to consider phrases like:
asexuals can do whatever they want forever
asexuals have as much choice in whether to have sex or not have sex with someone as allosexual people do
asexuals can have whatever relationship with sex confuses you the most personally
Edit of the variety that I always have to add to posts like these, apparently: This is a post about real aromantics and real asexuals, not fictional characters. "Aromantics can still date" and "asexuals can still have sex" are things that real aromantics and asexuals get told all the time, regardless of whether we've expressed a desire not to have these things. If your first thought seeing this post was "ah, this must be about shipping a-spec characters," then please reread it again with the knowledge that it's actually about a topic that directly impacts real a-specs in real life. The way fandoms treat a-spec characters does matter, but not more than society's treatment of real a-spec people, and certainly not to the extent that so many people should assume that every post about a-spec issues is actually about shipping!
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