The Fool Archetype
The Fool is the fifth card, based off of The Fool card in the major arcana of many
other tarot decks. Here, The Fool represents the conflict asexuals face when
coming out, that they do not understand their bodies, that they are confused, that
they are foolish. Other LGBTQ people face these challeges as well, but much
people know much more about being lesbian, gay, or bisexual than they do about
being ace. Of course that is not to say other LGBTQ folks do not face these
stigmas as much, the oppression just operates slightly differently. The archetype of
The Fool card from the AALR Tarot deck reads, There is a sense of fear in taking risk
or being rejected (Islam 2016), which can be used in this case to represent the fear of
coming out, and... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Asexual people do not exist to many in the world, and along with bisexuals,
pansexuals, polysexuals, nonbinary, intersex, and many other people, often receive
no recognition or acknowledgement. Asexuals have adopted dragons as a sort of
mascot, as the representation of not being real, not existing to people in the real
world. It is not only lack of representation, but denial of struggles, denial of
personhood, and strict adherence to binary categories. People who do not exist
within well known labels, such as gay or straight, are persecuted, mistrusted,
invalidated, and oppressed, sometimes by members of other oppressed groups.
When it comes to race, people of color are already underrepresented in the media,
and because asexuality is hardly present at all, asexual people of color are
especially rare to find. When asexual people are represented in the media, they
usually are not explicitly called asexual, or their lack of sexual attraction to others is
driven by emotionlessness, detachment, or apathy. The association with asexuality
and mental health disorders such as sociopathy fails to understand the key
component of asexuality, which is asexuals do not feel sexual attraction, and just
that. Asexuals can be completely able to feel romantic attraction, although some do
not. No part of the definition of asexuality says asexuals must be completely cold
and heartless. People are able to be kind and compassionate without forming sexual
or romantic bonds with other people. The Dragon card wishes for more visibility of
asexuality in the media, and more understanding and acceptance in