It's Ace Week!!

A cartoon character with short brown hair, purple flushed cheek, and wearing a purple-white-grey shirt with black pants is sitting in the middle of the image. Next to them is a word bubble with the asexual flag in it and the text "It's ACE WEEK" above the flag. Under the bubble is a smaller text reading "2024, from Oct. 20 to Oct. 26". Under the cartoon character is a text reading "~Be Aware~"

The cartoon character is holding a magnifying glass to their eye and looking at the reader. A text in two parts reads "Let's talk about Ace Awareness.. and why it matters"

A text reads: "Ace Week was created to build community, share stories, and raise awareness about asexual experiences"
Next to a cartoon character, the text reads: "Because if we don't talk about it ourselves, who's gonna do it?"
The cartoon character is holding a speaker, a fist raised into the air, and shooting "Let's be loud and proud!"

The character is holding an umbrella with the ace colors and wearing a grey hat, trenchcoat, and sunglasses as if in incognito mode.
The text reads: "Identities under the Ace Umbrella tend to be Invisible, especially in the medias" with the word invisible in white outlined by purple.

A text reads: "But we're here! We're everywhere! It's estimated that around 1-2% of the world's population would identify as acespec. That's about as many aces as people with red hair!"
Below the text are two characters with only their head visible. One has wild red hair and freckles, the other has brown hair and purple cheek. The second character is smiling wide with sparkling eyes and saying "maybe more~"

A text reads: "Even so... the assumption and expectation of sexual attraction is still very deeply rooted in our society." over a black background where the word "SEX" can be seen and is stylised to look like roots.
Above the text is the silouhette of a pair of boots and a shovel

There are four simple cartoon characters standing in the middle of the image. Three of them are sharing a speech bubble with a red checkmark inside. The fourth one has a smaller speech bubble with a small checkmark followed by a question mark. Next to them is a thought bubble with a red cross inside. The fourth character is separated from the others by a darker background. The text reads: "It's easy to feel isolated when your experience isn't the norm"

The same simple character as the previous image is standing and looking at the brown-haired cartoon character from before. They are extending a hand while holding papers titled "A.W." and saying to the other character: "and if that's your case, if you resonate with any of the ace labels, if you have any questions about it, the ace community will be happy to help you and welcome you in!"

It's Ace Week!!

I've already talked about what it means to be asexual or acespec in a previous post, so this time let's go over why it's important to raise awareness about asexuality!

I've seen people say that my post have helped them figure out their identity, and it's always so touching! I'm so happy I could help out!

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anyway, here's some of my favorite browser-based interactive projects and games, if you're into that kind of thing. 90% of them are on the lists that i linked above.

A Better World - create an alternate history timeline

Alter Ego - abandonware birth-to-death life simulator game

Seedship - text-based game about colonizing a new planet

Sandboxels or ThisIsSand - free-falling sand physics games

Little Alchemy 2 - combine various elements to make new ones

Infinite Craft - kind of the same as Little Alchemy

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IFDB - interactive fiction database (text adventure games)

Written Realms - more text adventure games with a user interface

The Cafe & Diner - mystery game

The New Campaign Trail - US presidential campaign game

Money Simulator - simulate financial decisions

Genesis - text-based adventure/fantasy game

Level 13 - text-based science fiction adventure game

Miniconomy - player driven economy game

Checkbox Olympics - games involving clicking checkboxes

BrantSteele.net - game show and Hunger Games simulators

Murder Games - fight to the death simulator by Orteil

Cookie Clicker - different but felt weird not including it. by Orteil.

if you're ever thinking about making a niche project that only a select number of individuals will be nerdy enough to enjoy, keep in mind i've been playing some of these games off and on for 20~ years (Alter Ego, for example). quite literally a lifetime of replayability.

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ebonarimn

4 months ago

An article from Scientific American titled "Asexuality Is Finally Breaking Free from Medical Stigma"

ACES!!! Look at this Scientific American article!!! It makes me genuinely so happy to read. We’re making it!!!!

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/asexuality-is-finally-breaking-free-from-medical-stigma/

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Asexuality Is Finally Breaking Free from Medical Stigma

New research on asexuality shows why it’s so important for doctors and therapists to distinguish between episodes of low libido and a consis

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1 month ago

@grabyourpillow did you know that

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As we lock in for the Oscars…

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Happy Awards Night Everyone!!!