afabgenji:

zarya-discourse:

actual-ace-trash:

zarya-discourse:

young asexual, making jokes abt their lack of attraction for the first time and using some weird/cringey/gross language: haha sex is gross and i don’t understand those ppl who feel sexual attraction lol

aphobes: this is literally the most homophobic thing i’ve ever seen and i hope you kill yourself op

Ace minors are trying to make themselves feel better about their own sexuality, and in the process they don’t think about how they could come off. Like, they say “lmao sex is gross” when they mean “I get grossed out by the idea of me having sex”, or like “do allos think about sex all the time” when they want to talk about how hypersexual our culture is, espcially when they’re sensitive to it. They wind up saying some despicably gross things, absolutely. They should be educated; they aren’t coming from a place of malice (usually)! If we give them the language and knowledge to express themselves without accidentally throwing other people under the bus, most of them will jump on the opportunity

this is a very valuable addition thank you!

This is very often the case with so many things, especially this though. Minors should be educated, not harassed or dragged recklessly for their language when it’s an honest misstep. Education can go a long way, and as mentioned, it’s usually not coming from an inherently offensive or malice motive, they just might not know better.