obaerynmartell:Fuchsia/Maroon/Indigo: Proposition for the new aromantic flag!Original twitter post:
obaerynmartell:Fuchsia/Maroon/Indigo: Proposition for the new aromantic flag!Original twitter post: xPretty sure most of us are aware of the discontent with the flags in the aro community, so as an admin of the @aroagenda on twitter and an aromantic myself, I decided to put together something that meshes better with how I relate to aromanticism and the views/ideas/feelings I see commonly shared in the aro community. I’m not sure where the green/yellow came from, or who decided those should be “aromantic” colours, but to me, this feels like a closer relation to the aromantic spectrum. First, I realise that this flag has many shades, and that was the point. I have very rarely seen two people on the aromantic spectrum who share the exact same viewpoint. There are so many different categories of aromanticism and it’s important to acknowledge them all, so I will explain my colour choices.Fuchsia: Pink is commonly related to romance, I know, so I chose fuchsia, a deeper pink with purple tones. This is for the akoiromantics, the cupioromantics, anyone who understands romantic attraction, desires romance, or otherwise relates to romance to a certain point, but is still on the aromantic spectrum. It’s important to acknowledge that not everyone on the aro spectrum is 100% aro and feels neutral towards romance.Shades of Maroon: Including Burgundy and Tyrian purple, the middle part of the flag represents the greyromantics, the demiromantics, the quoiromantics, anyone on the aroflux spectrum, anyone who feels a connection to aromanticism but isn’t sure where they stand. (e.g. those who can’t define romantic attraction) These colours (the brown tones) represent security and stability, for those seeking it, along with ambition and dignified action. These are strong-willed colours and represent characteristics I often see within the aro community (and queer community as a whole). Too often aromantics are depicted as cold and unfeeling, along with affection being equated to romance and all forms of love being watered down into only romantic love, giving off the idea that people on the aromantic spectrum aren’t capable of love. I’m not going to comment on the sheer absurdity of that, only showing that our flag can be warm and vivid; giving off the passion and love we are capable of, while still retaining meaningful aspects of aromanticism. Which brings us to,Indigo: This end of the spectrum represents the fully aromantic. This is for the people who are too often misrepresented and wrongly stereotyped, reduced to dispassionate, aloof robots and have the desire to rewrite that image. Indigo reflects great devotion, wisdom and justice along with fairness and impartiality. It is a defender of people’s rights to the end. So far, there are two abbreviated versions:andPlease let me know if you like the design, have any feedback/questions, or want to add something! -- source link
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