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-'''ARCsexual''' is an umbrella label for a individual who feels Averse, Repulsed, or Conflicted (ARC) towards [[Sexual Interaction|sexual interaction]]. The ARCsexual labels are commonly used by [[Asexual Spectrum|asexual spectrum]] individuals, but are not exclusive to this community or sexuality.
+'''ARCsexual''' is a label describing individuals who feel Averse, Repulsed, or Conflicted (ARC) towards their [[Sexual Attraction|sexual attraction]] or towards [[Sexual Interaction|sexual interaction]]. The label is commonly used by [[Asexual Spectrum|asexual spectrum]] individuals, but is not exclusive to this community or sexuality.
-For labels that fall under the ARCsexual umbrella, the suffix -carnal is used. Commonly used labels include:
+ARCsexual may be used as a label itself, but it is also an umbrella term containing a spectrum of [[Microlabel|microlabels]] beneath it related to [[Sex Stances|sex stances]]. These terms may also be used to refer to states that an ARCflux individual falls into at a given time. For microlabels/terms that fall under the ARCsexual umbrella, the suffix -carnal is used. Commonly used labels include:
+* [[Discarnal]] ([[Sex-Averse|sex-averse]]): One feels repulsed by the idea of personal involvement in sexual attraction/interaction.
-* [[ARCflux|Arcflux]]: One's ARC feelings fluctuate ([[Sex-Oscillating|sex-oscillating]]).
-* [[Acarnal]]: ([[Sex-Indifferent|sex-indifferent]]).
+*[[Anticarnal]] ([[Sex-Repulsed|sex-repulsed]]): One feels repulsed by sexual attraction/interaction.
+*[[Eriscarnal]] ([[Sex-Ambivalent|sex-conflicted]]): One has mixed feelings towards sexual attraction/interaction.
-* [[Anticarnal]]: One feels a strong visceral reaction of disgust, negativity, etc. at the concept of sex ([[Sex-Repulsed|sex-repulsed]]).
+*[[ARCflux]] ([[Sex-Oscillating|sex-oscillating]]): One’s feelings towards sexual attraction/interaction change or fluctuate over time.
-* [[Procarnal]]: ([[Sex-Favorable|sex-favorable]])
+*Requiscarnal ([[Sex-Drained|sex-drained]]): One feels repulsed by sexual attraciton/interaction due to trauma or exhaustion (this is similar to [[requisexual]], but specifically pertaining to repulsion and ARC).<ref>{{Archive|URL=2021.07.24-185654/https://arcresources.tumblr.com/post/104955162345/requiesromantic-sexual}}</ref>
-* [[Discarnal]]: One is opposed to the idea of engaging in sex themselves, but is fine with sexual activity that does not involve them ([[Sex-Averse|sex-averse]]).
+Related labels that do not explicitly fall under the ARC umbrella due to not relating to aversion, repulsion, or confliction include the following:
-* [[Eriscarnal]]: One has mixed feelings towards sex ([[Sex-Ambivalent|sex-ambivalent]]).
+* [[Procarnal]] ([[Sex-Favorable|sex-favorable]]).
-*Requiscarnal: A feeling of repulsion due to trauma and exhaustion ([[Sex-Drained|sex-drained]]). Similar to [[requisexual]], but specifically pertaining to repulsion and ARC.<ref>{{Archive|URL=2021.07.24-185654/https://arcresources.tumblr.com/post/104955162345/requiesromantic-sexual}}</ref>
+*[[Acarnal]] ([[Sex-Indifferent|sex-indifferent]]).
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