I also did post five new reviews:
Demonosity
Pavilion of Women
Glittering Shadows
Medallion
Deadeye Dick
This put a slight dent in my unfinished reviews pile. But only a small one.
During AAW I also happened to talk about asexuality/came out to two people IRL. One was just in passing; not a full on explanation but she asked me what I was working on and it was the piece for gayya. The other was a friend of a friend and we ended up at waffle house talking til 2am about our shitty luck in fathers. So Happy Ace Awareness Week y'all! I saw a lot of great posts and had a good time challenging myself to write!
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Ace characters are important to me. That Charlie Weasley is more interested in dragons than relationships is so validating to me as an aroace, even if it's not really explicitly stated.
Even if it isnāt canon though letās be real for a second itās totally canon itās incredibly validating to have a character who isnāt pursuing any romantic or sexual relationships, who is following their dreams, who is considered a total badass, and who, most importantly, is not treated poorly by their family for never settling down with a partner.
Response to the day 7 prompt from the Asexual Awareness Week Fandom Challenge: Why are asexual characters important to you?
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aight i know im a little bit late to the party (actually, REALLY late seeing how it ends in less than an hour), but anyhoo for Asexual Awareness week, hereās a couple of Ace OCās of mine, Dave (top left) and Markus (bottom right)
wish i had something better to contribute, maybe something informative or whatever, but thereās already been so many other awesome posts that have that covered.
Asexual Awareness Week Day 7 - Why are asexual characters important to you?
I love characters who are like me. A lot of my favourite characters have a similar personality to me. Ā When a character has similar struggles to me I feel a connection with them because I rarely see anyone else with my struggles. Ā Seeing someone else dealing with my kind of struggles is inspiring.
A lot of the characters I talked about this week I headcannon as ace because it makes sense, and I love them and want them to be more like me, but with Midge, itās deeper than that. Ā I donāt headcannon her as ace so she can be more like me, I headcannon her as aroace because she is already like me. I see myself in how deeply she cares for her friend with no romance involved. Well, maybe there was intended to be a hint of romance, but I didnāt read it that way. Ā He is her best guy friend, and she doesnāt want to marry him! Ā So often in movies, the only female character is there solely to be a love interest. I always love the women, but they often arenāt very much like me. Ā Midge is like me. She is no oneās love interest. She has no love interest. She has friendship that is extremely important to her. Itās probably the most important relationship in her life. Watching that feels amazing. Asexual Midge is important to me because it was one of the few times I saw myself on screen. That is why asexual characters, and all kinds of representation, is so, so important.
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Asexual Awareness Week Day 6 - How do you think these characters deal with allonormativity, acephobia, and other negative things related to being asexual?
A day late because I was busy. Ā Again, I will talk about all the characters I made gifs for - Ā Beth March, Midge, River Song, Jenny Honey, Mary Poppins, and Bert - under the read more.
Beth March (The March Family Letters)
I donāt think Beth personally faced any direct acephobia, because I think sheās only out to her family (and now the internet) and I think theyād be really accepting. Ā Of course, allonormativity is everywhere. Maybe it contributed to her social anxiety. Ā I think Beth would deal with acephobia by mostly just ignoring it, and talking to her family (especially Marmee) about it.
Midge (Vertigo)
As I said before, I think Midge just tells most people that sheās celibate. Ā I think she tells some people John is the only man for her, but it didnāt work out. Some people probably tell her how great it is to be a wife and mother (or even that she has to be a wife and mother, because you know, 1950s sexism) and she just nods her head and laughs and says sure, when she meets the right man, sheāll get married, but really, John is the only man for her and they donāt work as a couple. Ā I think sometimes she takes out her frustrations with her painting.
River Song (Doctor Who)
As I said before, I think River didnāt really realize that she was asexual until she went to university, and before then her disinterest in sex was the last thing on her mind. Ā Iād like to think that in the 51st century when she worked, went to school, and lived in jail, acephobia no longer exists. Ā If she encounters acephobia in her (time) travels, Iām sure she just laughs and makes some snarky comment. Primitive humans and their ignorance!
Jenny Honey (Matilda)
Iām pretty sure Jenny dealt with acephobia by internalizing it and letting it feed her low self-worth. My poor Jenny, calling herself pathetic. The lyricsĀ āyouāre not a little girlā are about being scared of talking to the Trunchbull but they apply here as well. Ā After the Trunchbull left, Jenny felt more free, and slowly gained some self-worth. Eventually she starts going to therapy, but the therapist isnāt very ace-friendly and she doesnāt start deal with her internalized acephobia until after talking to other aces whoāve been abused online.
Mary Poppins and Bert
Itās Mary Poppins. No one says anything bad about her. No men are courting her? Well, thatās because sheās Mary Poppins. As for Bert, all his friends know that heās in love with Mary Poppins. Some people tease him about it or even pressure him to move on, because itās Mary Poppins, he doesnāt stand a chance, but he knows that Mary cares about him, and the fact that he doesnāt want sex doesnāt bother him. If Mary Poppins doesnāt want sex and is still practically perfect, than he doesnāt need to want sex. Ā Being around Mary is better than sex could ever be, heās sure.
Asexual characters are important because I was 21 before I had heard about it and until then I had felt broken. I had only heard of it through tumblr and seeing characters in the media would help so many others, learn and find their identities.
Representation matters! Accurate and positive representation definitely matters!
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