#ansthetic

Some more middle finger pride emojis, this time with an aspec-theme!!

Anattractional | Acespike | Asensual

Ansthetic | Aplatonic | Aqueerplatonic

Analterous | Arospike | Afamilial

Aplatonicism is an experience so far from my own that it might as well be on a different planet. I can’t imagine my life without platonic attraction and a full range of platonic relationships. I really can’t. But guys, that’s MY experience. And no one’s experience is universal.

Think about people who say to aromantic and/or asexual folks that “you’re gonna be lonely forever” or “you can never be happy/fulfilled without x type of relationship.” They say those things from a place of not understanding, which they mistake as confirmation of their experience as universal truth and consequently as permission to not be respectful. And we as people on the other side of that know how much it hurts. We know how much it doesn’t align with the way we exist in the world.

So if you’re someone who is aromantic and/or asexual and you have difficulty understanding the aplatonic spectrum, I’m here to tell you that that’s completely okay. I’m also here to gently remind you that your lack of understanding doesn’t invalidate other people’s identities.

If you want to try to understand, there are plenty of people here who will be happy to talk to you about their experience. And hey, you may ask a ton of questions and do a ton of research and find you still don’t understand. And that’s okay. But give aplatonic people the same respect and kindness that you wish allos would give aromantics and asexuals. Trust that they know themselves and their experience. Don’t pass on aphobia in another form.

pride paws set 2, aspec labels

asexual | aromantic | aplatonic 1 aplatonic 2 | aqueerplatonic 1 | aplatonic 3 atertiary 1 | aqueerplatonic 2 | atertiary 2 aemotional 1 | aphysical | aemotional 2 asensual | anaesthetic | analterous afamilial 1 | asocial | afamilial 2

f2u credit appreciated but not necessary.

Anaesthetic

Type: Tertiary Attraction

Definition: Anaesthetic, also A-aesthetic, Ansthetic, or Nonaesthetic, is a label used by those who feel little to no aesthetic attraction, a desire to look at or enjoyment of someone's appearance. Anaesthetic is a spectrum of identities and an identity on its own. Those that are Anaesthetic may still have a separate aesthetic attraction if they fall into category of very little attraction. The individual may still be Allosexual and Alloromantic.

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