Category Archives: Misconceptions

“An Asexual World”: Asexuality in Death Stranding

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Siggy

It’s always fun when you’re watching a show or playing a game, and find a surprise mention of asexuality. Sorry, I meant to put “fun” in scare quotes. I had bought the game Death Stranding on the day it was … Continue reading →

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The weird world of asexuality Google Alerts

Posted on August 26, 2019 by Siggy

One of the ways I find stories to put into our linkspam, is Google Alerts. Given any search query, Google Alerts will send you daily links to new content appearing on the web. Only a small fraction of these links … Continue reading →

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Being Bi/Ace, Part One: Scrutiny About Attraction and the Kinsey Scale

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Elizabeth

This post is for the May 2018 Carnival of Aces on “Nuance & Complexity,” which I am hosting. Please check it out and consider submitting! Cross-posted to Prismatic Entanglements. I have some frustrations with the way that attraction is discussed … Continue reading →

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Bad Experiences in University (Part Three): Panel Gone Awry

Posted on January 30, 2017 by dcbilliot

At LSU, I’ve  come across people that haven’t understood or have made assumptions about asexuality that have been extremely difficult for me to deal with. In part one, I discussed an incident that occurred while I was participating in a project … Continue reading →

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Bad Experiences in University (Part Two): Dating While Asexual

Posted on September 8, 2016 by dcbilliot

While in university, I’ve come across people that haven’t understood or have made assumptions about asexuality that have been extremely difficult for me to deal with. In part one, I discussed an incident that occurred while I was participating in … Continue reading →

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Ace Survivors as Rhetorical Devices (part four): Avoiding Using Ace Survivors Rhetorically

Posted on November 19, 2015 by queenieofaces

This series can be read on The Asexual Agenda, Resources for Ace Survivors, and Concept Awesome. Trigger warnings: discussion of sexual violence, including corrective rape and CSA, although nothing specific; policing of survivors’ reactions to sexual violence.  If you think … Continue reading →

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Ace Survivors as Rhetorical Devices (part three): The One True Narrative of Sexual Violence Against Aces

Posted on November 5, 2015 by queenieofaces

This series can be read on The Asexual Agenda, Resources for Ace Survivors, and Concept Awesome. Trigger warnings: Discussion of sexual violence, including corrective rape and CSA; manipulation of survivors and their stories for political means; victim-blaming; erasure of sexual … Continue reading →

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Ace Survivors as Rhetorical Devices (part two): Using Ace Survivors to Win Political Arguments

Posted on October 15, 2015 by queenieofaces

This series can be read on The Asexual Agenda, Resources for Ace Survivors, and Concept Awesome. Trigger warnings: mentions of sexual violence, including corrective and coercive rape; manipulation of survivors and their stories for political means; statements implying that all … Continue reading →

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Ace Survivors as Rhetorical Devices (part one): Introduction

Posted on October 1, 2015 by queenieofaces

This series can be read on The Asexual Agenda, Resources for Ace Survivors, and Concept Awesome. What’s the deal with this series? This series is about the way ace survivors are used as rhetorical devices in ace communities.  I’ve already … Continue reading →

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An Aromantic’s Lament

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Laura (ace-muslim)

Last November, I wrote about how I don’t understand romantic attraction and how a lot of online aromantic discourse doesn’t make sense to me because of that. As rotten-zucchinis perceptively noted (footnote 3), it’s not so much that I’m failing … Continue reading →

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