nisse Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Hi folks! I'm planning a weekly/biweekly comic strip, featuring an aroace android and her best friend, an aro-bi person. it's mostly for me, where i want to explore being aromantic in a world where romantic love is seen as such an intrinsic part of being human (which is partly why the aroace one is an android; think the ADHD Alien comic strips!). I'm however aroace, and i don't know any aro-allos irl. so i thought i'd ask the community: what's something you'd like to see in an aro-allo character? what's something you'd HATE to see? are there any characters you headcanon as aro-allo? I have a feeling there might be a double-whammy of "sluttiness" (heavy quotation marks there, we do not sex-shame in this household) if you are both bisexual and aromantic? to note: the comic strip is ages away from seeing the light of day, but i'm in the planning process! Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 1 hour ago, nisse said: Hi folks! I'm planning a weekly/biweekly comic strip, featuring an aroace android and her best friend, an aro-bi person. it's mostly for me, where i want to explore being aromantic in a world where romantic love is seen as such an intrinsic part of being human (which is partly why the aroace one is an android; think the ADHD Alien comic strips!). I'm however aroace, and i don't know any aro-allos irl. so i thought i'd ask the community: what's something you'd like to see in an aro-allo character? what's something you'd HATE to see? are there any characters you headcanon as aro-allo? I have a feeling there might be a double-whammy of "sluttiness" (heavy quotation marks there, we do not sex-shame in this household) if you are both bisexual and aromantic? to note: the comic strip is ages away from seeing the light of day, but i'm in the planning process! I think more like Sherlock when considering aro sexual people. For some reason he doesn't come across to me as entirely asexual, but very aromantic (in both the books and the BBC tv series). However I'm not aro, I just really don't like romance and try to avoid it as much as possible these days!!). Good luck with your writing!! Link to post Share on other sites
Low End Things Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 I think I read somewhere that some aroaces don't like being compared to androids/robots since it relates to the idea that since aros don't have romantic feelings they don't have feelings at all, like machines. That might not be the case anymore but I figured I'd mention it. Link to post Share on other sites
LeChat Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Hi. Just in case you don't receive many responses from heterosexual aromantic people here, perhaps, you'd might like to try asking over at an aromantic forum, https://www.arocalypse.com/. It's where, mostly, aromantic people--including heterosexual aromantics--post, and I think I've noticed more heterosexual aromantics there. Link to post Share on other sites
nisse Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 @Low End Things i'm aroace myself, so i feel like i know how to navigate this! i'm aware of the stereotype, and i'm using the android as a way of exploring that stereotype and also that feeling within myself. it's a personal project, first and foremost, but also something i plan on posting online for others it's also partially inspired by Data from Star Trek - a character i love, but I have issues with how they wrote his quest to become human. @LeChat oh thank you! i had no clue there was an aro forum. i'll cross post there so! Link to post Share on other sites
Low End Things Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Oh yeah all good! I figured you'd be aware, just wanted to bring it up. Link to post Share on other sites
nisse Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, Low End Things said: Oh yeah all good! I figured you'd be aware, just wanted to bring it up. it's a valid thing to bring up, as it is indeed something of an issue. kinda like the only non-binary character being non-human. so i appreciate it, truly 😄 Link to post Share on other sites
Salmakia Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 I just want to take a moment and acknowledge @nisse and @Low End Things for this wonderfully polite and civil conversation ^^^. We see resolutions like this so rarely in public discourse nowadays, and it just made be so unbelievably happy to know that two people can work through an issue like that in a respectful manner. Link to post Share on other sites
hellodontgototumlr Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Hey so this post is like months old at this point, but if you're still working on it I'd love to help. I am also-aro and enby no I'm not bisexual and though I'm still kind of figuring myself out in terms of my romantic orientation I'm sure I could be of some help, and this sounds like a lovely project and I enjoy stuff like this. Link to post Share on other sites
Janus the Fox Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Locking this as unfortunately the OP has not responded in almost two years in this Thread. But it is here in Open Mic a few months later from this Thread. Janus the Fox Current Questions about Asexuality, Romantic and Aromantic Orientations, and Site Comments Moderator Link to post Share on other sites
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