Alaska Native Manitou

@Holmbo It depends on how they are handled. Sci-fi, fantasy & even horror can metaphorically address real-world issues; but then sometimes it's just weirdness for weirdness's sake.

What characters in books, movies, songs, games, mythology, etc. are or seem to be non-binary? I was inspired by an article about the game Call of Duty: https://www.yahoo.com/news/call-duty-lets-gamers-play-222947450.html I'll also mention my all-time favorite Final Fantasy character--Quina Quen. And Mogumo from Love Me for Who I Am.

-Albert Camus

Quatermass and the Pit was great. Professor Quatermass wasn't well known in the US so it was renamed 5 Million Years to Earth here. It inspired the 1985 Hollywood film Lifeforce.

In South Korea, singles get together & celebrate Black Day on April 14th.

Gattaca. A man is about to go into space for at least 2 years; you'd have to be insane to start a relationship at a time like that, yet the moviemakers felt the need to include one anyway. It gets worse--there is a love scene at a time when she believes him to be a murderer. I can only interpret that to mean that she let him do it because she's scared. The female lead is a well rounded character who is important to the story, but they shouldn't have made her his lover.

Kolchak the Night Stalker. Based on the novel by Jeff Rice which became 2 TV movies: The Night Stalker & The Night Strangler; then the TV series. Carl Kolchak is a crime reporter, but many of the deaths he investigates turn out to have supernatural causes. This monster of the week show is mostly forgotten now, but it inspired many other shows including The Incredible Hulk (1977-82), Werewolf (1987-8) & The X Files. https://dai.ly/x31lpzu

The thread is from March. The issue was resolved, creating the Arocolypse we know now. We're safe from AVEN, for now at least.

If you remember the old Doctor Who, it's bizarre to see the new version kissing everyone.

That's what I thought when I 1st saw it. In fairness I haven't seen that rule enforced, but it's unsettling that they even say such a thing.

I don't have to worry about suddenly becoming irrational & obsessive over someone. I won't act like a pervert or abandon a friend for a chance to get closer to someone I just met. You know, I'm glad we can talk like this on Arocalypse. At AVEN the rules are like "don't say it's an advantage to be ace, that's discrimination!" But from a minority perspective:

After realizing I am neither she nor he, I became confused about the words straight & gay. If I had ever fallen for someone, those words wouldn't describe me. It's the same for those times when someone seemed interested in me. It just seems so pointless to use a word to describe your feelings for others that's based on who you are more than who they are.

I read the Odyssey once for literature class long ago. I only remember Odysseus as a thug. He killed people left & right; he tortured people (did he gouge someone's eyes out?); & he cheated on his wife as much as possible--while she remained faithful to him, I think. Someone like him valued truth?? There was no romance? The only part of Greek culture I like today is a book of poems by a woman named Sappho who talks about love a lot.?‍❤️‍? In Japanese folklore there is a vampiric creature living on snowy mountains?️ called Yuki Onna (Snow Woman). Rather than blood, she can't produce body heat. She is said to be so beautiful? she can enchant both men & women into wanting to kiss her--so she can suck out your body heat & you die of hypothermia. I should add that ancient Japanese culture had no need for homophobia, & women experimenting with each other was no big deal. So we can't say for sure if she could capture an aro-ace.

There are plenty of topics about aro memes: https://www.arocalypse.com/topic/1480-aro-memes/?tab=comments#comment-36949 https://www.arocalypse.com/topic/2521-aro-memes/?tab=comments#comment-42872 https://www.arocalypse.com/topic/1055-literally-just-memes-about-wholesome-platonic-love/?tab=comments#comment-30341 This thread is for whatever other memes interest you.

I recently read the Arocalypse is Shutting Down thread. There was some talk of AVEN's involvement, & it was chilling: I have 2 "Stalking/Harassing" warnings against me on AVEN, though I've done no such thing. If the AVEN staff had their way, I'd be banned from here too.

What a shame all the images have expired.

How are you doing? Have you found any help yet? ?

https://www.prevention.com/health/g27586276/benefits-of-indoor-plants/

Maybe because it seems so simple, while real life never is.