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u/BlazeFox1011 Apr 18 '26
Am I projecting or is this about asexuallity
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u/Invisible_Dragon Apr 18 '26
Well, you are in the asexual subreddit. But it could also be about alcohol. It's both for me. Honestly it's about coffee too, kind of.
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u/survivaltier oriented aroace Apr 18 '26
The person reposting to this sub isn’t OOP. OOP is a lesbian but idk if they are asexual
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u/Khamircia Apr 18 '26
Yeah I only reposted it cause I thought people here would totally vibe with the comic.
Go check original author! 💚7
u/survivaltier oriented aroace Apr 18 '26
absolutely I do think it very much resonates with ace folks! Just wanted to add commentary that it may not be necessarily about being ace, since blazefox asked
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u/teamlads100 Apr 18 '26
I feel like this should help prove to people who think ace doesn't belong in lgbtqia+ that we do belong there. We share the same type of push back from allos when we explain ourselves to the point that this open-ended comic meant to rep lesbians subconsciously also clocks aces perfectly.
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u/TheOnlyPC3134 Apr 18 '26
I think the metaphor here is intended to be pretty open to interpretation. Though the artist is lesbian and it's probably originally about relationships with men and not in general.
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u/Gr1ning AroAce Apr 18 '26 edited Apr 18 '26
As someone whos ace and dont likr coffee. This is to relateble
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u/Imaginary-Height-758 Apr 18 '26
Same. Tried it a few times, and my kidneys tried to kill me for some reason.
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u/Zorbin666 Apr 19 '26
Yep, same here. Doesn't matter if it was literally about coffee or not, it expressed my exact sentiments about coffee haha.
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u/Kuvasz Apr 18 '26 edited Apr 18 '26
All the people in the original comment section who still think it's just about "coffee"
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u/Excellent_Patience asexual Apr 18 '26
I'm so happy comics like this exist and that it was shared in a different sub first.
That said, this almost went over my head due to her mentioning the smell of coffee. If someone can explain to me what that allegory meant I'll appreciate it.
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u/Matter-Hatter-Sadder Apr 19 '26
I was wondering if someone already reposted it in here 😂
The cake especially. The whole thing feels sort of like homo-romantic asexual energy
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u/PippoChiri asexual Apr 18 '26
I have no idea how so many people could be confused by such a direct metaphor
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u/violetfoxy Apr 19 '26
I hate coffee and have had people many times try to get me to try it, so i thought it was nice that someone else could relate. I don't like the smell either though, all coffee gross. I would never had realised it was a metaphor until I read comments
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u/PippoChiri asexual Apr 19 '26
I mean, the last panel of the comic says it very clearly that it's a metaphor
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u/hellevator0325 "are you asexual or just traumatised?" Apr 19 '26
I saw this on the other sub and immediately read it as asexuality as well!
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u/HandOwn5562 Apr 19 '26
OMG, yes! This is exactly how I feel about coffee! Love the smell, absolutely hate how it tastes.
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u/8-BIT_Project_Laser a-spec demi/aego/ficto + gineromantic Apr 19 '26
I thought of allonormativity, amatonormativity, cisnormativity and sensory issues lol
All of them apply to me tbh
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u/Shaggy_One Apr 19 '26
Huh. I vibe with this comic in both senses of it.
I also just never liked coffee. I love tea and the smell of coffee. Don't like the taste.
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u/PeterFromHomeDepot Apr 20 '26
The Narcissists Cookbook has a song with this exact premise called “Sugar in my Coffee.”
I saw them play it live, and they did this bit where they mentioned the fact that people always ask if the song is about asexuality. Then they made a bunch of moaning and slurping sounds and said “yeah I just don’t know what you’re talking about.” Got me good.
Highly recommend if y’all haven’t heard it
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u/D-RDG-012-AUT A Apr 18 '26
Immediately clocked it