My blog post two weeks ago was answering the web’s most searched questions about asexuality, and that brought up a lot of funny ace stereotypes. Because I find a lot of those stereotypes quite entertaining and true, I decided it would be fun to share them and rate them on how accurate they are to me and the ace community. Obviously, these are stereotypes, but a lot of them are quite accurate, and this, like all my posts, is just one ace’s thoughts on this. I do not speak for the whole community.
- Aces love dragons.
I have no clue how this started. One day I saw a meme that aces love dragons and that was that. I think a part of the reason aces seem to love fantasy and mythical things is because they don’t exist, and some people think asexuality doesn’t exist. It’s ironic.
Jadey relatability: 8/10
I love dragons. They’re pretty. They’re cool. I would love a pet dragon.
Community relatability: 8/10
I think a lot of aces would agree with me.
- Aces love cake.
This is by far the most accurate stereotype. I am honestly uncertain to even call it a stereotype because it honestly seems factual at this point. I talk about this more in this post, but one day an ace on AVEN said that aces would rather eat cake than have sex. That’s pretty darn true. For a really long time I decided cake was my favorite food. Now I would say it is my second or third depending on the day. (Pizza obviously being number one).
Jadey relatability: 10/10
Community relatability: 9/10.
One point is deducted for the aces who prefer garlic bread to cake.
- Aces love garlic bread.
Just like the cake thing, aces do love garlic bread. I think some definitely prefer cake, but garlic bread is for those who don’t like cake.
Jadey relatability: 6/10
Community relatability: 8/10
Come on…who doesn’t like bread?
- Aces love space.
This is a stereotype I am unsure about. I think this is mostly due to the fact that ace rhymes with space, and therefore things about asexuality are inspired by space due to the puns you can make.
Jadey relatability: 5/10
Space is cool. Space is pretty. I’m not one to be considered a science girly, but Conan Gray loves astronomy and wrote a song about it, and I love Conan Gray.
Community relatability: 7/10
- Aces dress like the ace flag.
Jadey relatability: 5/10
I don’t always dress like the ace flag, but when I do, I make sure to document it. I’m usually too busy wearing black and green, as that is my favorite color combo.
Community relatability: 8/10
Online discourse has informed me that lots of aces unknowingly dressed like the ace flag before they realized they were ace. It almost seens like a right of passage.
- Aces are going to take over the world.
This is an ongoing joke because aces have a lot of free time with all the time they spend not thinking about sex. Because of this free time, it gives them time to plot other things like world domination. Or at least taking over Denmark.
Jadey relatability: 1/10
I’m too busy writing blog posts and eating cake to use my brain to take over a country.
Community relatability: 5/10
I know some of y’all out here are plotting your invasion as we speak.
- Aces are obsessed with rings.
Arguably, the entire gay community is obsessed with rings, and wearing a lot of rings has quickly become a symbol of queerness. Aces just arrived at this end a bit early with their ace rings.
Jadey relatability: 9/10
I wear rings every day. I love them. They add the perfect gay look to any outfit.
Community relatability: 8/10
- Aces pull people.
This is by far my most favorite ace stereotype to date. Why? Because it is so accurate. Every single ace person I know is in a relationship or has been in one. And, if they’re not in one, it’s because they don’t want to be, not because they have no suitors.
As the only ace in my friend group, it was quite hilarious to me that I was the first person to be in a relationship, have my first kiss, the whole deal. Plus, I somehow end up having the most interactions with my crush compared to my allo friends. While my friends are talking about the eye contact they made with their crush, I’m updating them on the conversation we had earlier that day.
Jadey relatability: 10/10
Community relatability: 9/10
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