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aegosexuality = a form of asexuality characterized by experiencing a disconnect between one's self and the object of attraction. most aegosexual people can only fantasize vicariously by imagining sexual situations through the perspective of another person or character. most aegosexual people are repulsed by the idea of actually being included in a sexual situation as themselves, even in a fantasy.

yumeshipper = an umbrella term for someone who is in love with a fictional character, but also includes OC x canon ships and other types of ships/scenarios that involve said character. based on the terms yumejoshi/yumedanshi (dreaming girl/dreaming boy), with an emphasis on the "dream" aspect. also has roots in Japanese idol culture and merch collection.

selfshipper = someone who ships themself with a fictional character, usually by creating an S/I.

it is not offensive to borrow words from other languages and cultures in order to better define a feeling or experience. many commonly used words in the English language are derived from other languages, just as many English words have also been adapted into Japanese for these same reasons. loanwords are common across all languages.

Either way I still want to say that your wording of "anyone who calls it ignorant and racist is nothing but a hypocrite" is in itself, ignorant of the experiences some Asian selfshippers (myself included as someone who is Filipino and Chinese) have had due to that word or in general. I've seen people who use it PURELY for that view that they think Asian culture is just "more cuter/aesthetic" and nothing more, especially when it comes to Japan, China, or Korea. People that give their self inserts Asian names, and even facial/physical features despite not being Asian use these terms because they're so obsessed with Asian culture in a way that's idolizing it in a way that only sticks to anime, K-Pop, manga, and whatever media they've seen without actually knowing anything about the real culture.

I've been called "aggressive" and vagueposted online by grown white adults when trying to tell people not to be racist, by people who heavily use those terms, don't know the origin, and have had actions that dilute Asian culture and ultimately ended up being racist and ignorant.

There ARE people that are ignorant about the terms origins, to the point that they compare the fact that there's terms relating like "riako" and "gachikoi' down to reasoning like it's "exactly like transgender micro labels" (words from the person I was talking about this months ago with, not mine) instead of an Idol culture that's incredibly parasocial, which I don't want people associating that negative community with the transgender or frankly any queer community because they're ignorant and don't know where the term originates from.

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