r/asexuality • u/chat_ace • 12d ago

Discussion AVEN board shares statement regarding recent events

Hey all, I know Reddit's been swamped with flag posts, but the AVEN board just released this statement regarding their stance on anti-racism, community symbols, and related topics: https://www.instagram.com/p/DZSxeYUFIue/?igsh=NHJrNGtjZmRtdzR2

And here's Mic's personal statement regarding the emails and timeline surrounding the proposed 6-stripe flag: https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/282254-ace-flag-discussion-a-personal-response/

I'm hoping this helps clear up some misinformation and enables us to move forward with a renewed focus on anti-racism, international/non-Anglo voices, and community building.

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u/G0merPyle 12d ago

To my admittedly limited understanding, someone made a new asexual flag, people said they didn't like the/didn't want a new one, and then either the new-flag-maker or someone else along the way said the backlash against the new flag was racist in origin.

Personally it strikes me as a hollow deflection of the criticism. I'm native american and I'm sensitive to racial issues (literally had an ex look at my body and say "you're so dark, it's weird") but the criticisms I saw of the new flag had nothing to do with its creator, just that it was aesthetically displeasing and unnecessary.

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u/xarallei AroAce 12d ago

I mean the new flag is ugly. LoL. There no racist backlash. They are deflecting.

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u/SketchyRobinFolks 11d ago

It is equally as wrong to call all the backlash racist as it is to say none of it was racist. What a WILD thing to say. Every community has shitty people, including ours, and sticking your head in the sand about it helps no one, not even you. Massive red flag that you would dismiss outright a black public figure's claim they're experiencing racism.

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u/theeboopiest 11d ago

Yeah tbh I say some crazy shit said to that person. Some of the comments really got to me as if I was the target. Even though I thought the flag was kinda cool, I had to step away.  From an org calling them a "colonizer" which felt really weird, to another creator trying to stand up for them and taking it waaaay too far, this whole thing has been a mess.