• Ephera@lemmy.ml
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    9 days ago

    People use the phonetic shortening “ace” to refer to asexuals. And then some asexuals leaned into that and use playing card suits to indicate how their stance on romance is. So, an ace of hearts indicates someone who’s not into sex, but does enjoy romance. Whereas the ace of spades (being kind of an upside-down heart) says that they enjoy neither sex nor romance.

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      9 days ago

      Except with black men lol (I mostly kid, but it is definitely a thing for people with certain very politically incorrect fetishes). As someone who recently got VERY into the history of playing cards, diamonds could also be a very good fit, the original suit being pentacles, associated with the classical element of earth as well as food, wealth, and other material enjoyments (I want cheesecake more than sex anyone)?