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[[File:Plato-indifferent.png|thumb|The friendship-indifferent flag|220x220px]]'''Friendship-indifferent''', also referred to as '''friendship-neutral''', '''plato-indifferent''', or '''plato-neutral''', is a [[Friendship Stances|friendship stance]] that describes an individual who has no strong feelings regarding the act or concept of [[Platonic Attraction|platonic]] interaction. The term is commonly used by [[Aplatonic Spectrum|aplatonic spectrum]] individuals, but is not exclusive to this community or platonicity. |
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[[File:Plato-indifferent.png|thumb|The plato-indifferent flag]]'''Plato-indifferent''' (or '''plato-neutral''') is a term used by [[aplatonic]] and other [[Aplatonic Spectrum|apl-spec]] individuals to indicate that they have no strong feelings about platonicism. Plato-indifferent aplatonics are not repulsed by platonicism, but they also do not have any strongly positive feelings about it. For some aplatonics this means they are indifferent towards the idea of being involved in a platonic relationship or engaging in typically "platonic activities" themselves, for others it means they are indifferent toward the idea of platonicism in general. They might engage in platonic activities or a platonic relationship because someone else is platonically attracted to them, but they themselves have no strong feelings one way or the other about platonicism. |
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Friendship-indifferent individuals are not [[Friendship-Repulsed|repulsed]] by platonic interaction or concepts, but they also do not have any [[Friendship-Favorable|favorable]] feelings towards them. Friendship-indifferent individuals may choose to engage in platonic activities for the enjoyment of a partner, artistic expression, etc. |
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Some individuals may be indifferent toward certain platonic acts, while feeling favorable or repulsed by other platonic acts. The term [[Friendship-Ambivalent|friendship-ambivalent]] may be used to describe this experience. |
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The friendship-indifferent flag was designed by Tumblr user arco-pluris on March 12, 2018. It is based on the [[sex-indifferent]] and [[Romance Indifferent|romance-indifferent]] flags.<ref> {{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://arco-pluris.tumblr.com/post/171802613172/plato-ambivalent-1st-flag-describes-a}}</ref> |
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== History == |
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This term has existed in some form in the aplatonic community and was recoined for the purpose of providing a concrete source by AnonymousHermitCrab on the subreddit r/asexuality on April 27th, 2022.<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://www.reddit.com/r/asexuality/comments/ucy0kl/coiningrecoining_interaction_stance_terms/}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 21:39, 2 October 2022
Friendship-indifferent, also referred to as friendship-neutral, plato-indifferent, or plato-neutral, is a friendship stance that describes an individual who has no strong feelings regarding the act or concept of platonic interaction. The term is commonly used by aplatonic spectrum individuals, but is not exclusive to this community or platonicity.
Friendship-indifferent individuals are not repulsed by platonic interaction or concepts, but they also do not have any favorable feelings towards them. Friendship-indifferent individuals may choose to engage in platonic activities for the enjoyment of a partner, artistic expression, etc.
Some individuals may be indifferent toward certain platonic acts, while feeling favorable or repulsed by other platonic acts. The term friendship-ambivalent may be used to describe this experience.
Flag
The friendship-indifferent flag was designed by Tumblr user arco-pluris on March 12, 2018. It is based on the sex-indifferent and romance-indifferent flags.[1]
History
This term has existed in some form in the aplatonic community and was recoined for the purpose of providing a concrete source by AnonymousHermitCrab on the subreddit r/asexuality on April 27th, 2022.[2]