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== Controversy == |
== Controversy == |
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Aces and aros have sometimes been accused of appropriating the term "a-spec" from the autistic community.<ref>[https://historicallyace.tumblr.com/post/161502315942/do-you-per-chance-know-when-asexuals-first When asexuals first started using the term "aspec"]</ref><ref>[https://apersnicketylemon.tumblr.com/post/189192893072/aspec-does-not-and-has-never-meant-autism Aspec does not and has never meant ‘Autism spectrum’]</ref> |
Aces and aros have sometimes been accused of appropriating the term "a-spec" from the autistic community. This is impossible, as the term was created in 2015 specifically for aces and aros and has no prior usage history before that point.<ref>[https://historicallyace.tumblr.com/post/161502315942/do-you-per-chance-know-when-asexuals-first When asexuals first started using the term "aspec"]</ref><ref>[https://apersnicketylemon.tumblr.com/post/189192893072/aspec-does-not-and-has-never-meant-autism Aspec does not and has never meant ‘Autism spectrum’]</ref> |
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With the ace and aro communities, the term "a-spec" has also been criticized for introducing confusion through frequent misuse.<ref>[https://shades-of-grayro.tumblr.com/post/190426507065/again-im-not-critiquing-the-usefulness-of-a-word Intracommunity criticism of a-spec]</ref> In response to aces sometimes using "a-spec" when only asexuals are relevant. Unfortunately, for some people, "a-spec" and "acespec" are phonetically indistinguishable when spoken aloud. |
With the ace and aro communities, the term "a-spec" has also been criticized for introducing confusion through frequent misuse.<ref>[https://shades-of-grayro.tumblr.com/post/190426507065/again-im-not-critiquing-the-usefulness-of-a-word Intracommunity criticism of a-spec]</ref> In response to aces sometimes using "a-spec" when only asexuals are relevant. Unfortunately, for some people, "a-spec" and "acespec" are phonetically indistinguishable when spoken aloud. |
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