Not to be confused with arcadecoric
Arcadegender is an aesthetigender that is related to arcadecore and flashy colors. This includes arcade games, aesthetics, lightings, sounds, music, etc. One may feel as though their gender in of itself is an arcade, or they may feel as though their gender fits best within an arcade.
“Arcadegender !! The gender for someone who feels connected to arcades in some way !! Maybe you feel connected to the bright patterns on the carpets. Maybe it’s the fluorescent lights some arcades had. Maybe it’s the freedom your parents gave you with the money you had to split between food and change for the arcades games. Arcadegender people that have anxiety or neurodivergence can also feel connected to the joystick and buttons on the machines, which they may like to fidget with.” - Cactusgarbaage, describing arcadegender in the coining post.
Flag(s)
The arcadegender flag was made by Twitter user Cactusgarbaage on september 9th, 2020. The shapes represent the designs normally seen on arcade carpets, the dark purple represents the dark background of arcade carpets, the yellow represents coins and tokens, the red represents joysticks, buttons, controllers, and cabinets, and the blue represents the vaporwave aesthetic of classic arcades.
Sources
coining post - https://twitter.com/CactusGarbaage/status/1303848238512967681
archived coining post - https://web.archive.org/web/20211012200036/https://twitter.com/CactusGarbaage/status/1303848238512967681