The Ace Couple

The Ace Couple
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May 31, 2023 • 1h 18min

Asexual Barbie: Unraveling Society’s Perception and Body Image Impact

Margot Robbie, who will be portraying Barbie in the forthcoming movie, has stated that Barbie should never be seen as sexy. We discuss the implications of Barbie being asexual, society’s perception of her, and studies related to these dolls and body image.
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May 24, 2023 • 1h 28min

The Eighth Year: We Survived “The Fatal Year of Marriage”

After successfully staving off “The Seven Year Itch”, we have now survived “The Fatal Year of Marriage”. Honestly, years 7 and 8 weren’t hard, so why did everyone tell us they would be? In order to find out, we need to go all the way back to 1913.
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May 17, 2023 • 56min

Asexual Representation: My Heart To Find is the Acest, most Disabled book I’ve ever read!

May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, so we’re discussing the Aces in Love Romantic Mystery novel My Heart to Find! Not only does it feature #OwnVoices representation for Lyme Disease and OCD, but there are more Asexual characters in it than any other book we’ve read!
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May 10, 2023 • 1h 41min

Matt Walsh ALSO Hates Asexual & Aromantic People...

Get your bigotry bingo cards ready, because today we’re talking about Matt Walsh! We break down his hateful talking points over the course of a year and three separate videos including ways they stay consistent, get subtly more inflammatory, and parallel his anti-Trans propaganda.
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May 3, 2023 • 1h 44min

Weird Allo Reality Shows

These sex-and-romance-based reality shows are out of control! Today we talk about Love is Blind, Married at First Sight, Too Hot To Handle, Marriage or Mortgage, and Sexy Beasts.
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Apr 26, 2023 • 1h 35min

Declining Birthrate Panic, Effective Altruism, and the Pronatalists

A recent Telegraph article entitled “Meet the ‘elite’ couples breeding to save mankind” is...a lot. We read it cold, reacted live on mic, and honestly should’ve made a bingo card before diving in! We’ve heard this all before, so we predicted every horrifying note.
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Apr 19, 2023 • 1h 25min

The Queen of the Damned Proves that Anne Rice’s Vampires are Asexual

Despite what the recent AMC series and many fans of the franchise say, Anne Rice’s vampires are asexual. A young Courtney got Ace vibes right from the very first book, but book three The Queen of the Damned gives us conclusive evidence.
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Apr 12, 2023 • 1h 32min

The Vampire Lestat (The Lost Episode)

We recorded this like a year and a half ago and never released it, but many of you asked to hear “the lost episode” and thanks to AMC The Vampire Chronicles are relevant again, so here you go...
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Apr 5, 2023 • 58min

What GLAAD Got Wrong About Asexual Representation

GLAAD made a big mistake in their Where We Are on TV report for the 2022-23 season. Depending on where you look, GLAAD claims there were either 8 or 6 asexual characters on TV but a deeper dive reveals that there were actually far less than that...
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Mar 29, 2023 • 1h 29min

Asexual Hate Crime Study: “I don’t know if this counts but...” ft. Kate Wood

“I don’t know if this counts but…” This week, we talk to Kate Wood about the findings from 1600 responses to the Asexual Lived Experiences Survey 2021, including both quantitative data and the deeply personal stories sent in by survivors of abuse and violence.

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