This is where I scream into the void

It’s easy to say that cyber bullying doesn’t matter in the real world or whatever but targeted online bullying campaigns have the power to wreck entire communities and support networks.

It’s difficult to just turn off your computer when all the people who relate to this aspect of your life are in there.

I’ve definitely met other asexual and arospec people irl but it’s quite rare. And real life queer spaces are in fact often bars or kink spaces. And like bully for you if you like kink or alcohol or romance but when your entire identity is based around not feeling the feelings often associated with romance and/or sex that’s not always super fun.

And people got relentlessly mocked for bringing up this issue. Shut down. Called childish. Like okay. Fuck us for wanting a sober non sexual spot to meet other queers, right? So childish for wanting options.

I’ve been involved in the online asexual community and doing education about asexuality and aromanticism in both irl and online queer spaces for almost fourteen years now and that short period of time around 2016-2018 took a wrecking ball to my people that I feel like we’ve still barely recovered from and I’m still angry about it.

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What Survival Left Behind, art exhibition for young Palestinians at al-Bareij refugee camp in Gaza city Middle East, Palestine; May 2026

My main account got @-ed on this scam (no I won't say which one), and it occurred to me that some of the people here might not realize this is a scam.

Decided to look into it and as a warning to all of us I will let you know they absolutely can, for the same reasons controllers for consoles start to. General use over time can cause it, build up of debris and things like that. Pulling it too hard in one direction can also cause it. You should be cleaning your wheelchair anyway because it’s what is sanitary and helps the equipment last longer, but definitely pay some extra attention to the base of the joystick so nothing gets in the way of the sensors.