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Happy  Aro Tunes Thursday ! A weekly call on Aggresively Arospec's Tumbr for songs that "make you feel proudy arospec" or "you feel like claiming for the community for no particular reason." The original intention of Aro Tunes Thursday is to submit songs to Aggresively Arospec and see all the songs others submitted, but I like having the space to dig deeper.  [Image is the album cover "Called out in the Dark." There is a cube of galaxies with a red border on a black background.] Spotify link to Wonderland by Melissa Adams   "I'm not Snow White, but I'm lost inside this forest. I'm not Red Riding Hood, but I think the wolves have got me. Don't want your stilettos. I'm not not Cinderella." I'm absolutely reading into this (it's what I do) but to me this is about those who are not fairy tale characters can still have some of the experiences of fairy tale characters. Therefor, those who are not romantic (whether aroman...

Happy  Aro Tunes Thursday ! A weekly call on Aggresively Arospec's Tumbr for songs that "make you feel proudy arospec" or "you feel like claiming for the community for no particular reason." The original intention of Aro Tunes Thursday is to submit songs to Aggresively Arospec and see all the songs others submitted, but I like having the space to dig deeper.  [Video of "Mad at Disney." salem ilese wears a rapunzel length long braid and big ears.] I wasn't the first person to think of "Mad at Disney" by salem ilese for Aro Tunes Thursday.  "I'm mad at Disney, Disney They tricked me, tricked me Had me wishing on a shooting star But now I'm twenty something I still know nothing 'Bout who I am or what I'm not" This stanza made me think about how amatonormativity hurts more than aces and aros. Maybe being aroace is a smaller factor toward spending much of my twenty-somethings not knowing what I wanted. Instead, maybe ...

Happy  Aro Tunes Thursday ! A weekly call on Aggresively Arospec's Tumbr for songs that "make you feel proudy arospec" or "you feel like claiming for the community for no particular reason." The original intention of Aro Tunes Thursday is to submit songs to Aggresively Arospec and see all the songs others submitted. But I like to dig deeper into the lyrics and why they hold meaning to me. I make no commitment to the frequency or duration of this series. It depends on if I run across a song I'm inspired to write about. 💚 [Image: Polaris album cover. Dimly lit purple flowers against a black background.] I've been listening to "The Fire" by "Eclipses for Eyes" on repeat this week. At first it was just a song with a tempo and angst-level that fit my there's-a-US-election-with-big-and-lasting-impact-and-I-control-nothing mood. I didn't think too much about the lyrics until the refrain got stuck in my head. "The fire inside of...

Happy Aro Tunes Thursday ! A weekly call on Aggresively Arospec's Tumbr for songs that "make you feel proudy arospec" or "you feel like claiming for the community for no particular reason." The original intention of Aro Tunes Thursday is to submit songs to Aggresively Arospec and see all the songs others submitted. But I'm in the mood to dig deep into the lyrics and why they hold meaning to me. Maybe I'll do this on future Thursdays too.  [Image: The album cover of "Fake It" by Seether. A mildly spooky face on a dark background.] Music Video for Fake It by Seether (TW: sexy dancing/clothes) I remember listening to this song during a winter break from college. I was nannying out of state, which led to a surreal out-of-my-norm repition of pushing a stroller on bright warm winter days over pristine sidewalks, shaded by tall smooth walls and seems-fake-to-me palm trees. I'd pivot the stroller around hedges and black metal fences. I'd peek t...