Badger for the Aros

On 6/2/2022 at 3:47 AM, Holmbo said:

I don't know... it still looks a lot like a violin. I would argue contrabass is more aro.

Ahh, I see your point, you are correct. I apologize, I did not realize that, nor did I realized the fact that I have befriended an aro contrabass. Accept my deepest apologies 

I have a very unimpressive list of four songs 

39 - Queen

We're Going to Be Friends - The White Stripes 

Starman - David Bowie 

Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra

(I'm sorry if this isn't feel good music! I do not know the definition of feel good music)

Adding onto the aro instrument bit, I feel like violas are the aro string instrument. Yes it's small, but the different range with lower strings and higher strings makes is totally not romantic.

In the friendzone category, may I suggest You're My Best Friend by Queen?

I made my own using white nail polish and a key ring (I have tiny hands okay) and it works well!

Peridot from Steven Universe is one of my favorite (okay only) canonically aroace characters!

Would it make sense to have a "friend to 5+ queer people" badge? (But with a better name obviously)

As of right now, there aren't any signs for aro or ace except fingerspelling, but hopefully actual signs will exist soon :)

as for other LGBTQ+ identities, there are a ton of YouTube videos and you can usually find them just by looking it up, and this website has a lot of other useful signs with videos

https://www.lifeprint.com/

I feel like cardinals, woodpeckers, sparrows, and jays aren't aro, and for some reason parrots and ferrets don't feel aro to me either

Cats, frogs, dragons, aliens, garlic bread, flowers, and I find that we're either eternally tired and quiet, full of puns, or both. That's just what I think of though, and maybe some of these are more so ace. But also, ice cream!

THIS IS SO GORGEOUS

The brush strokes not only give it character, but also disguise where the hues shift it's amazing and the little speckles are so artistic and definitely a bold choice that paid off, well done! I'm in love!

For me it's the simple fact that I don't have to worry about falling in love like so many other people, because I'd say at least 80% of the people I know are in a relationship or have a crush on someone, and I can just focus on my algebra and poetry and Shakespeare

Basically, I can do whatever the heck I want without having to worry about "oh what would my crush/partner think about this" or whatever allos think. For me, my aromanticism helps me be free from the amatonormative standards of society because that's one set of rules that I'll never be able to follow, and that's powerful.

Does anyone know of books featuring aromantic and or ace characters?

This sort of sounds like you might be lithsexual. Basically, you're sexually attracted to people, but you don't want the feelings reciprocated. I'm not an expert but here's a label I'd you think it might fit.

This has happened to me before, and I agree, it's super weird. I find it easier to come back to reality if you focus on one little thing at a time, maybe just looking at one block, then another, then another. 

I think it all depends on how you feel. Labels are really fluid, so you can use it to mean whichever applies to you is that's a label you feel comfortable with.