arotaro:

Since voidpunk seems to be gaining some steam lately (which makes me really excited!) and I’ve seen some confusion over it, I thought I’d make a post to clear up some things. So, here you go:

• You don’t have to be aro to be voidpunk. Voidpunk is also for aces, nonbinary people, autistic and otherwise neurodivergent people, disabled people, and anyone else who struggles with feelings of dehumanization.
• You should not use the voidpunk label if you participate in the marginalization of any such groups. Also, if you’re a transphobe, you are absolutely not voidpunk in any way and I sincerely hope you fall down the nearest stairs. Thanks.
• I invented the concept, but the actual word “voidpunk” was suggested by @milkchocolateowl. The “punk” part originates from the definition of punk that I was always taught growing up (aka a counterculture based around standing up for yourself and others, and fighting back against oppressive power structures), and voidpunk was not intended to have any association with any groups of disgusting garbage posers who have the audacity to call themselves punk. 
• Voidpunk is NOT akin to a gender or a sexual/romantic orientation. It’s more like being goth or something. On that note, there currently is no flag that has been widely accepted by the community.
• You can have as many or as few voidsonas as you want, and you don’t have to necessarily identify as voidpunk to have one.
• Voidpunk is NOT a subset of otherkin, alterhumanity, etc. Though there may be some similarities between these identities, I don’t know anything about those communities, so any overlap is unintentional.
• Overall, voidpunk is a very nebulous concept, and open to being defined and altered to fit what the community or individuals feel. Just don’t do anything dickish with it, guys.