Quoiattraction, also known as Whatattraction, WTFattraction, or panquoi, is a term used to describe one who is questioning their attraction, or is confused about it. It is the general attraction version of quoiromantic. Quoiattractional experiences include:
- When one uses "quoi" labels to describe many or all types of attraction (for example, a quoisexual quoiromantic quoiaesthetic quoialterous person)
- When one cannot tell if they experience attraction or not
- When one has difficuity differentiating between many or all types of attraction (someone who experiences this may also use the term nebulous attraction to describe their attraction)
- When one finds the concept of attraction to be inaccessible or nonsensical
- When one knows they experience attraction, but are unsure of what type of attraction it is
- When one has been questioning many or all orientations, and the questioning becomes a large part of the identities rather than paths to more stable identities
One does not have to have experienced all of these to identify with quoiattraction.
To introduce oneself as identifying with this term, one should say "I identify with quoiattraction", "I experience quoiattraction" or "I am quoiattractional" instead of "I am quoiattraction", as quoiattraction is a label used to describe one's experience with attraction, rather than an orientation or sexuality itself.
People who experience quoiattraction aren't inherently a-spec, but because of the nature of quoiattraction, many if not all quoiattractional people may be questioning whether they are a-spec or not.
Quoiattraction can be combined with orientations, for example, one can be quoiattractional and gay if they think they experience attraction to the same/similar genders, but still relate to some or all of the experiences listed above.
Quoiattractional people may not be able to differentiate between all types of attraction (similar to nebulous attraction), or they may be able to distinguish between different classes/groups of attraction (such as physical attraction and emotional attraction). For example, one may be able to differentiate between sexual and platonic attraction, as they fall under different groups of attraction, but one may not be able to differentiate between queerplatonic and alterous attraction, as they fall under the same group of attraction. Quoiattractional people may choose to label their attraction as a "blob", similar to how people who experience nebulous attraction do.
History
This term was coined by FANDOM user ThatAnnoyingDemigirl on the 23rd of June 2021.
Flag
The flag was made by ThatAnnoyingDemigirl on the 25th of June 2021.
Flag meaning: The purple and green represent the asexual and aromatic spectrums. The black represents a lack of attraction. The grey represents confusion and questioning. The red represents attraction and love. The question mark represents unsureness and confusion.
Etymology
The prefix quoi means "what" in French.