You'll Never See Me Naked

comics, essays, and more from an anxious, androgynous, aromantic, atheist asexual with adhd

Tagged: m.c.

The first panel, in shades of grey with purple accents, a caption at the top says, "The global pandemic really affirmed my realization that I don't need to look 'conventionally attractive' if I'm not trying to 'attract' anyone." Below that is a list of 'Helpful Steps to Not Giving a Damn' with tick marks next to the items 'self-isolation,' 'work-from-home,' and 'mask that covers my face on the rare occasions I go outside.' The image is that of the artist, a young woman with short hair wearing a purple t-shirt. She's showing off a cloth face mask designed to look like the asexual flag. In the bottom right corner, the caption continues, "This results in:"

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Broken Magnet

As Covid surges and the mask ‘debate’ returns, I was reminded of this cartoon I first drew in 2020, newly stylized and still relevant.

In the first panel, the artist - a young woman with short hair, wearing a purple t-shirt and holding a microphone - stands in front of a grey curtain. There's a spotlight on her as she says, "Now, I may be sensitive to it - being a card carrier for 38 years and counting - but it seems like there's been an increase in 'virgin jokes' in the media lately."

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Acceptable Targets

If you want to make jokes about the terrible attitudes of so-called involuntary celibates, be my guest, but the fact that they’re virgins isn’t what makes them despicable humans.

In the first panel, the artist, a young woman with short hair wearing a purple t-shirt, holds up a hand and says, "Okay, let me make sure I understand."

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Time Management

I realized I was probably aromantic when the idea of dating became a chore rather than a goal.

In the first panel, in shades of grey with accents of red, a muppet-esque character dressed like a puritan with a scarlet letter A on her clothes, says, "I don't know about this Scarlet Letter skit, M.C. Are you sure it's a good idea to teach kids about adultery?" She's addressing the artist, a young woman with short hair, wearing a purple shirt with a red A badge, whose hands are on her hips.

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The Scarlet Letters

Adultery isn’t the only word beginning with ‘A’ that no one wants to talk about.

The first panel shows the artist, a young woman with short hair wearing a purple tshirt and dark grey pants, walking alongside the anthropomorphic representation of her virginity, a rectangle with arms and legs and a large red V down the front. The artist carries a paper bag with a red plus sign on the outside and complains, "It's scary that so many places are trying to restrict access to birth control. God forbid women have hobbies."

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You’re Welcome

I no longer have to hunt villagers while taking persistent bleed damage, in order to satisfy my hormone-fueled bloodlust. Win-win.

In the first panel, in shades of grey, the artist - a young woman with short hair, wearing a purple t-shirt - stands with one hand on her hip, facing a sneering man in a suit with his arms crossed who doesn't look at her. The title above them says, "Shit People Say to Asexuals." The man in the suit is saying, "You know that's not really a thing, right?" The artist responds, "Well, thank goodness you said something before my complete lack of sexual attraction got out of hand."

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Sticks & Stones

I don’t usually have the presence of mind to get it right in the moment, so I made this comic.

In the first panel, in shades of grey with spots of bright green, the caption reads, "I wish there was a big box store for gender expression outside the 'norm.'" Below that is a cartoon character comprised of both the symbols for male and female with a speaker for a mouth that says, "Welcome to Gender-Mart. Gender is construct, let's get building!" A stack of bright green Gender-Mat shopping baskets sits at its feet.

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Choose Your Own Adventure

I frequently wish there was a place where I could exchange my uterus for something useful – like a toaster oven.