Carnival of Aros: September 2021 Round Up

Thank you to everyone who participated this month! The theme for the month was Language, and it was really interesting to see what everyone had to say. Here are all the submissions I received (let me know if I missed any!):


shimarin-chi wrote about the struggle of being in a USA, English speaking dominant aro community as a non-native English speaker from a different country. (Link)

Nothing Radical wrote about their experiences with and critiques of the Split Attraction Model as it is used/discussed in a-spec communities. (Link)

Roboticanary wrote about how terminology, concepts, and culture influence each other in his experience. (Link)

Char Char Char wrote about the phrase 'Just Friends' and the aro community's reaction to it, also using an example from the film Shang-Chi. (Link)

mesotablar wrote about how the rapid progression of terminology in the community can make it difficult to stay connected to the community for older members or anyone who takes a break or interacts with it more casually. (Link)

sildarmillion wrote about their experiences in exploring and discovering their identity in relation to various terminology. (Link)

Scoop wrote about the choices of a-spec authors to use or not use the term 'aromantic' for their aro characters, using Common Bonds: a Speculative Aromantic Anthology as an example. (Link)

Isaac wrote about how some terms often used in the aro community don't translate easily into Spanish and how he engages with that. (Link)

thinking-aromanticism wrote a critical piece on how it viewed the community's relationship with terminology. (Link)

There we have it folks! Make sure to check out October's carnival too, which has the theme of Friendship.