theaceandaroadvocacyproject: Happy Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week!We are continuing our Aspec Voi
theaceandaroadvocacyproject: Happy Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week!We are continuing our Aspec Voices series this ASAW, and starting it off with perspectives from aros of color. See the images for some highlighted quotes, and read the full article here: https://taaap.org/2022/02/20/asaw-22-bipoc-aros/Thank you to all who contributed! Description below. [ID: “It’s pretty lonely. I don’t particularly enjoy interacting with white queers at this point because white people in general suck at being sensitive about racial topics, and there is a big racism issue in general within the overarching community.” - Kione. “I wish aro people knew that BIPOC aros, such as myself, should also be given a space in the community and to take our race into consideration, because not only do we face discrimination for our romantic orientation, but also for the color of our skin.” - Ally Ravago. “I wish other aros knew that we exist, but we’re often unseen because of language barriers. That we come from cultures that may be amatonormative in different ways.” - Jules.“Stop assuming that everyone in the community, or the majority of it, is white. Stop assuming that everyone who engages with our large English-speaking community is from English-speaking countries. Stop universalising western hegemony. We’ve always fucking been here. Aromanticism isn’t some white trend. Open your eyes and ears, and stop being racist. Include us by default, not as an afterthought or for self-congratulation or window dressing. Quit platforming racists and making excuses for racism in the community.” - 鬼. “I think the predominantly Global North aro communities could give more voices to aro folks that live in the Global South. Our experiences are not only affected by amatonormativity, but also especially queerphobia.” - Charis. End ID.] -- source link
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