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Moirallegiance in #Homestuck is an interesting concept to look at as a aromantic/asexual person: A 10-part thread
(tl;dr: queerplatonic relationships exist and aren& #39;t just "being friends", and reading moirallegiance as BFFs feels kinda shitty as an aro-ace person)
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(tl;dr: queerplatonic relationships exist and aren& #39;t just "being friends", and reading moirallegiance as BFFs feels kinda shitty as an aro-ace person)
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So one of the most interesting quadrants for me, as an aro-ace person, was the concept of moirallegiance.
Because it is described in such a way that seemingly bridges the gap between a relationship that is more intimate than a friendship, but not romantic. (2/10)
Because it is described in such a way that seemingly bridges the gap between a relationship that is more intimate than a friendship, but not romantic. (2/10)
Mind, this is not to say "less intimate than romance" because saying that tends to undermine how aromantic folks experience relationships.
Because we literally don& #39;t experience romantic attraction - but that doesn& #39;t mean we don& #39;t want intimacy. (3/10)
Because we literally don& #39;t experience romantic attraction - but that doesn& #39;t mean we don& #39;t want intimacy. (3/10)
I don& #39;t like the reading of moirallegiance being like "BFFs" or a sibling-type relationship because those are often used as go-to ways to devalue the existence of queerplatonic partnerships/relationships.
"What the fuck is that?" some of you may ask - let me explain! (4/10)
"What the fuck is that?" some of you may ask - let me explain! (4/10)
A queerplatonic relationship/partnership (QPR/QPP) is a term for a relationship that is notably more intimate than a friendship, but is NOT based in romantic or sexual feelings.
It& #39;s a term used primarily by the aromantic and asexual communities. (5/10)
It& #39;s a term used primarily by the aromantic and asexual communities. (5/10)
It gives us a way to explain a deeply intimate relationship with someone while also not having romantic or sexual attraction. As an aro-ace, I literally don& #39;t experience those things.
You can do physically and emotionally intimate things in a QPP - that& #39;s kinda the deal. (6/10)
You can do physically and emotionally intimate things in a QPP - that& #39;s kinda the deal. (6/10)
Back to Homestuck! So moirallegiance read to me as a decent mapping to the idea of a QPR - you& #39;re in a deeply intimate relationship that isn& #39;t based on romantic attraction.
It might involve elements that folks code as romantic, but it isn& #39;t romantic in and of itself.
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It might involve elements that folks code as romantic, but it isn& #39;t romantic in and of itself.
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Textual rep for QPRs is real thin on the ground, so this reading is nice to me because it both seems to fit the text and gives us aro-ace folks some crumbs of representation where our identity as queer often gets erased, or we& #39;re infantilized.
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Of course, as with many things Homestuck, exploring this as a concept requires fan content because the actual text is vague and you& #39;re out of your damn mind if you think Andrew Hussie knew the term "queerplatonic partnership" in 2009-2012.
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