Holmbo Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 I had trouble coming up with a good title for this topic. My question is do you know of anyone who is famous in some context other than a LGBTA and is aromantic? I'm asking because I listen to a podcast called invisibilia where they did an episode on Daniel Kish who is an expert in human echolocation which allows blind people to see by using click noises. In the episode they mentioned that he is aromantic. They didn't use the term but it was very clear that's what they meant. I thought perhaps we could make a list. If anyone has more people to add? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Phoenix Ace Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 This is a great question, and a hard one to answer. If we want to make a list of never married famous people, that would be much simpler. But, we can't assume that an unmarried person is aromantic, nor that a married person isn't aromantic. So, unfortunately, we can only speculate. It's highly possible that Nikolai Tesla was aromantic. He supposedly claimed that he was too interested in his research and didn't have time for sex or romance. That's still just a guess though. He may have felt those attractions but just never acted on them because he really did enjoy his work more. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodecahedron314 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 If we're considering Tesla, we could also throw in Isaac Newton, who was also commonly assumed to be aroace for the same reason. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 On 25/10/2016 at 11:14 PM, Blue Phoenix Ace said: This is a great question, and a hard one to answer. If we want to make a list of never married famous people, that would be much simpler. But, we can't assume that an unmarried person is aromantic, nor that a married person isn't aromantic. There is the obvious complication of differing social attitudes towards coupledom and/or marriage. Along with arranged (even forced) marriage. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmbo Posted October 31, 2016 Author Share Posted October 31, 2016 Yes it's hard to say about historical people. They could also have been homoromantic and therefore not interested in marrying women. I tried searching for "famous aromatics" and came across this venndiagram which made me laugh. 11 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassiopeia Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Edward Gorey? I have seen some aroace rumours about him. He said he was ace and the aro part is just a theory. @Holmbo wow, that diagram. So, you have to be aro and romo at the same time to be possibly homo...otherwise not a chance guys, sorry. Charming. It looks like someone let a drunk chimpanzee cut out sentences from a gossip mag and make a collage. Where is it from? What kind of point is it trying to make? I'm truly curious. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jade Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 11 minutes ago, Cassiopeia said: @Holmbo wow, that diagram. So, you have to be aro and romo at the same time to be possibly homo...otherwise not a chance guys, sorry. Charming. It looks like someone let a drunk chimpanzee cut out sentences from a gossip mag and make a collage. Where is it from? What kind of point is it trying to make? I'm truly curious. I think you're misreading the diagram--it's saying "both aromantics and romantics: have a sexual orientation, etc.", not "you have to be both aromantic and romantic in order to: have a sexual orientation, etc.". In the overlap is the similarities between aros and romantics, in the parts of the circles that don't overlap is the differences. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassiopeia Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 off 1 hour ago, Jade said: I think you're misreading the diagram--it's saying "both aromantics and romantics have a sexual orientation, etc.", not "you have to be both aromantic and romantic in order to have a sexual orientation". Spoiler Yes, I guess, but the visual representation of that concept is so awkward and illogical. (Also based on the language they use, I'd assume it was made by a troll, and not even a good one. Excuse my sarcasm...) As far as I can see, those two circles definitely overlap. Now, usually these kind of diagrams read like: Group red is defined by the things listed in the red circle. Group blue is defined by the things listed in the blue circle. Group purple is both part of group red and blue, and defined by the things listed in the red circle, the blue circle and the purple circle. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confirmed Bachelor Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Marriage a long time ago had little if anything to do with romance. Most were of convenience because people were expected to marry and women had no standing in society and often were forced to marry. In modern times a lot of people don't marry at all for various reasons. You could only count someone who never married if there was some quote that said they never felt a desire or something to be in a relationship with another person. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairytalefanfor1 Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Queen Elizabeth The First of England could have been aromantic. She claimed she could never see herself or with with a relationship with a man and instead would prefer to focus on ruling her kingdom. If you look into her history, she was quite the independent woman and loved outdoor sports like archery and hunting. She was also very smart and could read in three languages as well as speak in six. She was also a religious prodestant and Jesus himself could have very well been an aromantic asexual. Last, she was one of England's beloved rulers on top of all this. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmbo Posted November 13, 2016 Author Share Posted November 13, 2016 On 2016-10-31 at 2:47 PM, Cassiopeia said: Edward Gorey? I have seen some aroace rumours about him. He said he was ace and the aro part is just a theory. @Holmbo wow, that diagram. So, you have to be aro and romo at the same time to be possibly homo...otherwise not a chance guys, sorry. Charming. It looks like someone let a drunk chimpanzee cut out sentences from a gossip mag and make a collage. Where is it from? What kind of point is it trying to make? I'm truly curious. I know it's kinda weird I just think they wanted to present some different information and jokes about this topic and didn't put that much thought into it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NullVector Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Any Leonard Cohen fans here? I was speculating that he may have had some aromantic tendencies/attitudes. I made a whole new thread for it, but then @Holmbo pointed out that this thread already existed. So, um, apologies for the duplication of content, but... Watch and draw your own conclusions I also found this interview where he is directly confronted with "a difficult question" and the response is... interesting... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NullVector Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 And, why not, let's add a few cherry-picked song lyrics to support my case And then leaning on your window sillHe'll say one day you caused his willTo weaken with your love and warmth and shelterAnd then taking from his walletAn old schedule of trains, he'll sayI told you when I came I was a strangerI told you when I came I was a strangerI told you when I came I was a strangerI told you when I came I was a stranger [Stranger Song] And then you got away, didn't you babe? You just turned your back on the crowd You got away, I never once heard you say I need you, I don't need you I need you, I don't need you And all of that jiving around I don't mean to suggest that I loved you the best I can't keep track of each fallen robin I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel That's all, I don't even think of you that often [Chelsea Hotel #2] I did my best, it wasn't muchI couldn't feel, so I tried to touch [Hallelujah] Ah baby, let's get married, we've been alone too long. Let's be alone together. Let's see if we're that strong. Yeah let's do something crazy, something absolutely wrong while we're waiting for the miracle, for the miracle to come. [Waiting For The Miracle] Steer your heart, precious heart Past the women whom you bought Year by year Month by month Day by day Thought by thought [Steer Your Way] Everybody wants a box of chocolatesAnd a long-stem roseEverybody knows [Everybody Knows] 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Phoenix Ace Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 He bears (bore) a striking resemblance to Adam Sandler. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassiopeia Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 On 11/29/2016 at 2:02 AM, Blue Phoenix Ace said: He bears (bore) a striking resemblance to Adam Sandler. Thanks for that, that's one of those things you cannot unsee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunarSeas Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 I've been listening to the Talking Heads album "Speaking in Tongues", and I'm more than a little suspicious that David Byrne might be some shade of aro. If only because he says, in each chorus of "Girlfriend is Better", "nothing it's better than this....is it?" And he said in an interview with himself that he wrote one love song, and sang it to a lamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunarSeas Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Literally....he sang it to a lamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis On Air Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 2 hours ago, LunarSeas said: Literally....he sang it to a lamp. I need to slow this down into some sweet sweet vaporwave. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lie-RennyValkyrie_ Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 It really depends one what you consider famous like take my mother for example she could be considered famous (she is bisexual not acearo but you get the idea) but have you ever heard of a woman that goes by the name Obsi/Obsidian/Obsidian Star? Probably not because you have to be in the right circles. But within those circles my mother could be considered famous even though you've quite possibly never even heard of what makes her "famous" Also I would totally sing a love song to a lamp. Or food. Or my cat... Or probably just one of my friends, they all know I'm aro and they sing love songs to me all the time even though they are straight as a joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Native Manitou Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Ralph Nader. Never married, no romantic involvement with anyone. In fact, when he talked about how dangerous the Corvair was, General Motors hired sleazy private detectives to try to dig up dirt on him. They couldn't find anything. They then hired women to come on to him & try to create a scandal; he was not the least bit interested. Then they tried to find evidence of homosexuality--failed again. Source: The Investigation of Ralph Nader: General Motors vs. One Determined Man by Thomas Whiteside. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmbo Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 Yay thanks for awakening this topic ?@2 Spirit Cherokee Princess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotRamen Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 I know cavetown is arospec but that’s about it for famous aros I know of. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plant.ace Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 isn't Cavetown Aro? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 There's a Man Booker Prize winning writer from New Zealand named Keri Hulme. She is aromantic and asexual, according to Wikipedia. I don't actually know much about her and I haven't read any of her work, although I've been meaning to :) Another famous aroace author? Me (someday). Haha, probably not actually, but I can dream ? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acecream Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 @mossy alice oseman (the author who wrote “loveless” about an aroace character (I still haven’t read it by my own :/)) is aromantic asexual herself 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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