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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedWhat Now? with Trevor Noah recently platformed Scott Galloway. In the past, Scott has asserted that pro-Palestinian protests are the antisemitic result of college students not having enough sex. Now, he says Asexual men are a danger to society.
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedIt's time to dive into the deep, dark depths of the Acephobia-Transphobia pipeline. A phenomenon which has been self-reported by TERFs and witnessed by the Asexual community for years. If you're new here because J.K. Rowling's hate tweets attacking International Asexuality Day surprised you, then welcome! We've got SO MUCH to catch you up on...…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedOn International Asexuality Day, JK Rowling wished us a "Happy International Fake Oppression Day to everyone who wants complete strangers to know they don't fancy a shag". Large swaths of the internet were surprised and concluded that her bigotry is growing...but any Aces paying attention already predicted this would happen YEARS ago, because transphobia and acephobia go hand in hand.…
1 r/DnD & RPG Horror Stories: Asexuality Edition #3 54:28
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedTTRPGs are a source of great joy in our life...except, of course, when we dive into these subreddits.
1 Asexual Representation in Life is Strange Part 2: Steph's Story 48:43
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedLife is Strange: Steph's Story is not only a welcome edition to the Life is Strange universe, but it is actually written by Aromantic Asexual author Rosiee Thor an includes a delightfully realistic and relatable Ace character.
1 Asexual Representation in Life is Strange Part 1: Double Exposure 52:18
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedLife is Strange is one of our favorite franchises, and we finally have not only one, but TWO examples of Ace rep that can be found within. Today we discuss the almost certainly Demisexual character Diamond Washington in the video game Life is Strange: Double Exposure.
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedTimes are scary out there, but you didn't need us to tell you that, so today we're keeping in chill and chatting about some of the things that have been keeping us as happy and healthy as possible including hobbies, pets, habits, and more.
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedI Saw the TV Glow is a visceral queer horror movie that expresses the fear of living as your authentic self and, perhaps more importantly, the fear of never having the opportunity. Many viewers pick up on the Transgender themes, but fewer notice the subtler themes that can be interpreted as Asexual and/or Aromantic.…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedAccording to a recent survey, nearly a quarter of iPhone users say green bubbles are a dating dealbreaker, so that's our cue to rant about about technology and capitalism.
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThe director of The Hangover gave a throwaway line to a reporter at the premier of the second movie which got published in a single article that no longer exists, but it made it onto Wikipedia anyway, so now we have to analyze Alan Garner as Ace Rep.
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedHere we go again. A new round of discourse sprung up calling everyone who sees asexual representation in The Vampire Chronicles "stupid" because Anne Rice wanted to write gay vampire sex the whole time but couldn't because it was literally illegal...so naturally, we've been tagged in. Here's what the author has actually said.…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedWe did it! We finally made it through more than 14 accursed hours. Here's the finale of what we found.
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1 Suffering through Project 2025 training videos (Part 3) 47:11
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedMore horrors lie in store for us as we continue to analyze Project 2025...
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1 Suffering through Project 2025 training videos (Part 2) 36:57
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedContinuing on from last week, we're commenting on some of the highlights from Project 2025 training videos 3-9.
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1 Suffering through Project 2025 training videos so you don't have to (Part 1) 1:05:02
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedProPublica recently leaked 23 videos created for Project 2025's Presidential Administration Academy. Today we recap and unpack their training on "Left-Wing Code Words and Language".
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1 An Ace Perspective on Good Omens Part 2: Neil Gaiman, Canon, and Fandom 1:01:08
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedFor Good Omens part 2 we discuss season two of the TV show as well information about the author- including things he's said about what is and is not canon as well as the recent allegations against him.
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1 An Ace Perspective on Good Omens Part 1: Exploring Aziraphale and Crowley's Bond 46:20
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThe loving yet sexless relationship between an angel and a demon resonates deeply with many in the asexual community, so let's dive into the Good Omens TV series and talk about why that is.
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1 r/DnD & RPG Horror Stories: Asexuality Edition #2 51:00
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedAs avid players of Dungeons and Dragons, Co-DMs, and players previously scorned, we know all too well the immense joy and devastating pain that asexual players can sometimes face at the gaming table. Due to popular demand, our love of the game, and desire for DnD to be a safer hobby for our community, we're back to analyze another round of TTRPG horror stories.…
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1 Fine. You win. We read Chuck Tingle... 1:12:48
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedAnd we're so glad we did! Not only does Bury Your Gays have FANTASTIC Ace rep, but it is just outright one of the best books we've read together in a long time.
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1 r/AmITheAsshole? Asexuality Edition #5 1:09:15
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedAre these people assholes about asexuality? You all know the drill, so let's get to it!
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New logo, who dis? Plus, we got silenced during Pride month and Courtney's boobs broke PodBean.
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1 A GOOD Ace article for once!? Two Women Redefine What it Means to Marry Your Best Friend 40:54
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedWe've spent a lot of time covering articles that range from completely ignoring to downright hating Asexual people, so today we are thrilled to be covering an actually good article by Kera Bolonik about an asexual wedding.
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1 Another Bad Take Allo Op-Ed: A sexless marriage is not OK 56:17
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedSexless marriages are often stigmatized as failures, but is the absence of sex truly a sign of a loveless relationship? Today we critique an article by Kate Lister, which fails to genuinely include asexual perspectives, and explore how understanding asexual experiences can benefit all individuals, regardless of their orientation.…
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Outside of the few explicitly Ace characters in media, there's a wide variety of Ace vibes and headcannons. Today, we'll talk about long running action adventure manga series like Dragon Ball and One Piece and how we can look at character depictions through all the adaptations, translations, and filler content.…
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