http://www.vulture.com/2016/02/archie-jughead-asexual.html
So apparently Jughead came out as asexual. What do you think? Personally, I don't mind, I always saw him as romantically uninterested, even when I was a kid.
>>79690174
He's a burgersexual and you know it.
>>79690174
>So apparently Jughead came out as asexual.
"Came out"? It's always been fairly obvious, actually.
Whatever. As long as it doesn't become his defining trait, I'm good.
>>79690174
>Jughead can be asexual in the new universe
>Betty and Veronica can't admit that they are into each other just as much as Archie and get in a poly relationship in any universe
>>79690174
Dose anyone else see that Jughead has merged with the wall at the neck.
>>79690241
>his defining trait
...yeah...
>>79690237
yeah, but this is the first time it's been explicitly stated.
>people still read Archie
>people still write Archie
>people still care about Archie
>>79690241
but...it kind of always has been? Jughead likes food and isn't interested in girls, those are his main character traits.
>>79690308
>>Betty and Veronica can't admit that they are into each other just as much as Archie and get in a poly relationship in any universe
Right? Absolutely disgusting.
Real talk though, would absolutely anyone actually object to the threesome ending if it ever happened?
>>79690370
I guess conservative moms who buy archie for their kids would raise a fuss, like when kevin was introduced but a million times louder
it is pretty much the ideal endgame though
>>79690174
to the surprise of no one
>>79690174
That's not gonna hold up on CW.
>>79690323
Erica Henderson in charge of art duties..
>>79690174
and no one really surprised. Hell if it fits his character I have nothing against it.
>>79690174
>Squirrel Girl-tier art
Fuck. I mean I know nobody actually cares about Archie anymore, but it's kind of an institution.
Fuck.
>>79690434
>>79690402
>>79690352
>>79690241
>>79690237
/co/mblr is real
>>79690415
I hope it does, asexuality as rarely seen on tv. There's Sheldon from TBBT, who's a terribly written example, and Charlie from It's Always Sunny, but that's never been explicitly stated.
>>79690202
This
I don't know how you can get fucking Jughead wrong but they did. This is the worst day of my life.
>>79690465
see
>>79690430
though the art is usually better than SG's but you know, that ain't saying much
>>79690174
So he's autistic?
>>79690352
No, retard.
I meant like him always bringing up his sexuality.
>>79690553
It's jughead. It should be obvious he's autistic since you started reading archie
>>79690174
Hes BURGERSEXUAL YOU FUCKING SHITLORDS
>>79690475
Charlie isnt asexual, wtf are you saying?
no such thing as being asexual......you are just autistic or love yourself too much
>>79690469
>>79690174
He married Big Ethel.
nothing asexual about that.
>>79690686
Asexual not aromantic. Besides this is an alternate universe where all Reggie is is an asshole because waid is an awful writer
>>79690651
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG3xRol51qI
>>79690714
>where all Reggie is is an asshole because waid is an awful writer
Has Reggie ever been anything but an asshole?
>>79690747
Waid is treating him like a toxic person.
Not just the asshole of the group.
>>79690747
Read comics
>>79690747
In almost every other thing he has some redeeming qualities. Waid says those don't serve him so all his is and will ever be is a jackass
>>79690469
So?
>>79690762
>Waid is treating him like a toxic person.
What the fuck does that even mean?
>>79690805
It's part of the new lingo.
It means a person who is just someone that tries to pull you down and will ruin your life.
>>79690805
It means waid is writing him as an awful person with no redeeming qualities
>>79690740
are you trying to use a deleted scene to prove a point? charlie banged dadarrio like 100 times in one episode, dude aint asexual
>>79690740
>deleted scene
Besides, he just talked about his sexual urges towards the waitress. You stupid idiots try to shove your pandering in any nook and cranny.
>>79690837
the only time Charlie was shown having sex was in The Gang Hits the Slopes, and that was the mountain weirdness making everyone act like an 80's movie stereotype.
In other episodes he actually goes out of his way not to have sex, like in The Gang Group Dates
I don't mind, I just don't like that they have to spell it out with labels like that.
sounds like Jughead, I thought he was burgersexual personally
>>79690907
did you see the episode with dadariio? he also had sex with sweet dee in another.
>>79690174
This is a joke right? It's the culmination of a million idiotic things into one big "Hah, gotcha!" moment, right? That fucking blind hack Moen drawing, everyone being a faggot or snowflake-sexual, the obnoxious writing and liberal undertones. There's a big blank A4 page coming up with big letters saying; "Pranked you!", right?
>>79690174
Alternate universe like every other thing Archie Comics does these days, so it doesn't matter
Best Archie is Little Archie anyway
>>79690805
It means exactly what it sounds like it means.
Context, nigga.
>>79690475
>Charlie from It's Always Sunny, but that's never been explicitly stated
Charlie has been caught pounding off by Frank multiple times and in the newest season, he has awesome sex with a hooker in a Jacuzzi and he clearly seems to enjoy it
I don't think he was ever asexual, it's just that prior to the series starting, he had only had bad sex with one disgusting chick, and then took like 8 seasons until he got laid again because he's awful with women
>>79690202
he fucks Americans?
That doesn't sound like him "coming out" That sounds like Gay dude telling him what he is. Doesn't change anything.
Eh. Who cares whether or not the dude wants to bang chicks. Asexuals that would give a shit are mostly teenaged girls that want to have their own label but can't manage faking lesbian or trans.
>>79691082
He fucks the very essence of their souls. The big mac.
>>79690174
Do you even read comics?
In issue 2 or 3, Jughead flat-out says he isn't interested in girls.
All this is saying is he's not secretly lusting after Archie.
>>79690370
The ending of Archie vs predator was basically because they weren't ready to date each other
Jughead is clearly asexual, but he's not the kind of person who would identify himself as asexual.
What ever happened to the Archie horror comics? I haven't seen a story time of any in a while.
>>79691614
Shit got too real.
>>79690333
Archie comics still attract Filipinos.
>>79690469
Reacting this way to Jughead being asexual is like being surprised Liberace was gay.
>>79691614
Afterlife I think went on hiatus for a bit
Sabrina I hear is pretty good
Sharknado was disappointing
Archie Vs Predator was the best thing to happen to comic books in 30 years
>>79690686
And Midge. And knocks her up too. Thank you Zdarsky
>>79690988
I swear, if we could harness the power of conservative butthurt we could fuel a ship to Alpha Centauri in a month.
>>79690333
Archie Comics outsell Image, Dark Horse, Oni and IDW. People still read Archie.
Get used to the idea of being outnumbered by the plebians. You don't get to be elite without being in a minority.
>>79691655
>>79691738
Damn Afterlife was so good too. Sabrina I haven't read since I think Harvey died. And I had to clue about sharknado that's just upsetting.
>>79690988
>Moen
I had to look up who that was and my god, we could have someone worse on art than Henderson.
>>79691858
I really had hopes for Sharknado, it's just dumb enough that if the comic took it seriously enough, it could've been great.
>>79690475
Sheldon got laid, senpai.
>>79691929
Archie just has so many properties that could lend itself to better horror ideas. Don't they also own the rights to Casper and Wendy? Hell a Josie and the Pussy cats could go full Mystery Inc played serious and would be great,
>>79692039
Casper and Wendy are Harvey Comics.
>>79691614
Delays, bub
>>79690801
That's just goddamn bullshit.
>>79690370
Threesome ending is only true ending.
>>79692039
>>79692128
Dreamworks Animation owns all the Harvey stuff now.
>>79690475
>Charlie from It's Always Sunny, but that's never been explicitly stated.
Uh
>>79691694
Indulging this nonsense is part of the problem. Why do we have to label every character with a quirk as "x-sexual" to explain said quirkiness? Why can't we just have comedic characters anymore? Why does it have to be sexual at all? How does this impact any character on any meaningful level?
But you know what? Let's cut the bullshit here: This is not character growth, or some writer's new "vision" of the character. This is simply a transparent attempt at drawing in the tumblr audience because it's been proven to be very lucrative and creates free publicity. Good or bad, it's a win win. Me, right now, talking about this? Publicity. I'm doing exactly what they want me to do. They're really like tripfags now. Talking about it is giving them the attention that they crave. The only winning move is not to play.
I know it's been bad for a while now, but this kind of shit is really blatant. It's just pathetic and depressing enough for me to take the bait and make this post.
>>79692296
I don't know why but I'm imagining Donatello saying all that while being pissed at it makes it better.
Is that the fucking Squirrel Girl artist? They're still getting work?
>>79690174
>people honestly trying to push the "asexual" meme
Look, I get it if you are not "into sex", or if you aren't really a "horndog" like the rest of us and preferes more "mentally stimulating activities", or even if you have a hard time finding someone that gets you going, but if you honestly don't feel sexually attracted to no one, not a single person, you are either lying to be a special snowflake or mentally unstable.
And also, why is Archie of all comics, pushing this shit???
Is the book popuar on tumblr?
Are the writers/artists popular on tumblr?
Why not just make Betty and Veronica lezz out every so often, it would be much hotte... I mean, better and more diverse.
>>79691082
>>79692296
yawn
Speaking of Archie, has there been a new Afterlife since the Shining Christmas issue? I'm like three months behind on all my pulls since the move to Alaska and only just got set up at a new LCS.
>>79692296
> being a whiny bitch
>>79692898
no but youll know more in a week
>all this outrage
Teenagers? Talking about sexual identity? In one panel?!!? GASP!!!
Honestly, although it was pointless for them to say it, at least it fits Jughead's character and he's not coming out as a demiromantic polysexual burgerkin. Doesn't bother me.
>>79693665
>triggered by words
Fuck off back to tumblr.
>>79693665
>>79690202
Why is this so hard to grasp.
>>79693665
>>>/pol/
>>79690241
The joke has always been that he likes food more than girls
>>79693665
>asexuality is not real.
why not
>>79690174
They're ribbing, like friends do. One guy doesn't really like hot dogs. The other one says "just because you literally can't even stand to be within a 10 mile radius of hot dogs..."
"just because you jack off to burgers and vomit at the sight of women" has the exact same meaning in context. He's saying that Jughead's not super-interested in romance like everyone else is. This isn't some sort of "coming-out" moment or whatever - it's an exaggeration for effect. Which people would know if they had ever even talked to another human being in their lives, and could refrain for ten seconds from slapping a label on everything in sight.
>>79693473
Is this a gay American thing? Cause all we talked about as teenagers was games, movies, getting buttfucked by whatever class it was we were taking/teacher that hated us that week, making fun of the fat kid, making fun of the ugly chick, etc.
In fact, the only time we might have even covered that was when my friend said he was gay once, we called him a faggot, then moved on
>>79690333
Well yeah, it's the only comic still sold in the grocery stores
>>79693937
>teenagers never talk about sexual things unless they're american
uh huh
>>79693791
>"I don't look at people and think 'hmm yeah I'd have sex with you,"
This is called a "low sex drive". Unless you are chemically incapable of achieving sexual arousal, you are not asexual.
I hate that we're watering everything down. Words stop meaning anything. Transgenderism has gone from being a niche, serious issue to being a widespread non-issue. "Bisexual" now means that you've masturbated to a man once. You're now healthy even if you're obese. Spoiled children appropriate important words for their own use to make themselves feel important, and they dilute the meaning to the point where there isn't any meaning any more. But the rest of the world hasn't caught up yet, and so every time they see these words, they associate them with the previous, concentrated meaning.
>>79693937
>teens
>never talking about anything related to sex
Come on now
>>79692296
Labels like homosexuality etc were all made up in the 18th/19th centuries, Protestants, Puritans and Victorians had to control and scientifically dissect everything that made them tense.
Laurel and Hardy were always 'funny fellows' and pairs of guys going through life single have always happened, especially where money is scarce. No money, no women, but still close friends because that's free.
This time with all it's stupid labels on sexuality is going to be flatly laughed at by the future, along with the power of social media. It will be explained that like monkeys and children we were too easily caught by the charm of pressing buttons and making things happen. The whole meme of being connected by devices forgets that you can only connect things that are separated from each other.
I always thought of Jughead as kinda like a holy man, he has his head up high and is wired to focus on other crap than tits and cars.
>>79692249
what episode is that
Asexual is a label made up by people with low sex drives who wanted to act like they were special snowflakes for something mundane desu senpai
It's pretty obvious they're only using the label now for publicity.
>>79690174
Literally Squirrel Girl in the last panel.
>>79690333
Hey man, it's cool to like Archie, just so long as you do it ironically.
>Old timeless character confirmed for having a character trait that has been part of his personality since his inception
Congratulations?
>>79690352
>reminder that he once found a girl that he actually liked but dumped her as soon as he found out she was vegan
>Not being interested in sex now makes you ~special~
Fucking kill me
What garbage art
>>79690174
Wait, what? I could have sworn they made Jughead gay years ago.
>>79690174
That looks like Squirrel Girl.
>>79690174
>Not burgersexual
Character ruined.
>>79698262
why does his nose turn red?
>>79699035
It's Erica Henderson. That wasn't a joke that the art's so bad that they're probably channeling the Squirrel Girl artist, it actually is her drawing it.
>>79690202
And it was in comedy fashion, not a celebration-of-varied-sexual-identities one.
>>79699118
tumblr plz
>>79690174
Who cares about made up sexual orientations.
Jughead has WAY bigger issues.
Such as his poorly drawn neck's outline not even connecting to his shoulders in panel .
Like I am not a picky person. I usually don't even catch art issues.
But that is one heck of a fuckup.
>>79699454
I didn't realize an offhand remark counted as a celebration.
>>79690174
>Unreadable Squirrel Girl artist is on ONE issue of archie
>suddenly SJW buzzwords everywhere
It's like a reverse midas touch, amazing
>>79701849
Nigga, I hate Henderson as much as the next guy, but this is all Zdarsky. Go read his other work
>>79701849
She's the regular on Jughead, you stupid fuck
But the words are all Zdarsky
>>79690174
This proves nothing.
It's just Kevin messing with him.
>>79701928
The writer's direct confirmation might be more helpful to you. But who cares? He's always been like that.
When did archie start to change so much, I have all the after life with archie, and life with archie, but now it doesn't resemble what it used to be in the slightest
>>79690308
Afterlife with Archie had the weird redhead twins become incestuous so I don't see why poly Archie would be a problem.
Asexuals aren't romantically uninterested by default, that's Aromantic. They just lack sexual attraction to either gender, that's it. Most Asexuals are some form of romantic, it's the sex part that makes it hard for them to date.
>>79694228
Remember when fedora, mary sue ,autist and all other buzzword actually meant something and not just I don't like it/I disagree with you
What the fuck happened to the artwork of Archie
>>79694228
Not necessarily, what if she's never experienced sexual attraction in her entire life?
Attraction and arousal are different areas of sexuality, like how a blindfolded straight dude can get off to another dude blowing him but not be attracted to that dude.
>>79690475
Charlie fucked a bird. He is not Asexual
>>79694228
Blame the jews. Literally, in that they realised labels are marketable and can be merchandised. Same thing happened with "gamers" and "nerds", it's just the current flavour of the month is sexuality
>>79705081
original series got cancelled
people got laid off
kickstarters failed
now we're here.
>>79697149
From the newest season, episode 3 or 4 iirc
> came out asexual
He always came off like that before the whole split time loopy thing.
>>79706686
Coming out isn't even the right term. Another character just pointed out what everyone already knew.
why does everything need to be defined? are there any characters that get a definition attached to them that dont change who they are afterward?
Jughead just wants to eat and fuck Burgers.
This isnt a hard thing to grasp.
Even in the rule 63-verse she just wants to eat and eat. She probably east all the hotdogs and sausages she gets off with.
>>79707075
But Jughead has been like that for 800 years.
>>79707110
of course he has, so why bother adding definition to it?
>>79707143
Brownie points
>>79707143
>no one is ever allowed to casually remark about anyone else's proclivities or lack thereof
Let's get real though. The most extreme thing this revelation could lead to is men and women flinging themselves at Jughead's feet as he ignores them and eats burgers.
>>79707194
this isnt real life bro, so why bother adding real life attributes to things. when someone gets outed in a way, how often do they remain the same? im thinking about iceman being outed as gay, and going hard gay all of a sudden
>>79707238
So he's going to become even more indifferent to sexy drama? I don't see the problem.
>Those faces
Jesus
>they had to say he was asexual, instead of just making a joke where he does something like shoves a hot girl aside and takes a bite out of a hamburger when asked if he'll ever have a girlfriend
>>79691614
Well someone just dumped all of Afterlife tonight, and then there's this from Francavilla's site
>>79707256
>>79707276
I would think it would be more fitting for jughead to wave off the label.
>Sexual identity politics and hormonal impulses just cloud your vision.
Trula Twyst will hypnotise him into being sexual, mark my words.
Tumblr asexual means next to nothing, but this was handled realistically - it's something asexuals don't think about, but others (who can't understand not feeling sexual impulses) notice and care about.
Asexuality is more like a lack of identity, rather than adding to identity. Tumblr thinks it's a badge to display for everyone to see, which is what makes any mention of LBGT into a progressive SJW boogeyman for the internet to (probably rightfully) hate.
I think.
>>79692898
Didn't Francavilla fuck up his hand or something with his health and had to take a hiatus? He hasn't done any variants for awhile either.
>>79707688
I heard it was a car crash. Although that was probably the first hiatus
>>79701873
Zdarsky a hack
Anybody making a big deal about this now is a moron, whether they are for or against. It's what Jughead's always been, now they just slapped a label on it to spell it out.
>>79707238
Iceman is dressed like this now?
>>79697475
>still doing things ironically
>2016
Kek, get with the times, grandpa.
>>79690174
How is anyone falling for this? This doesn't seem like it's genuine in the least bit. It does, however, look like the most gimmicky shit I ever saw.
Ruins my ships
>>79691796
>I swear, if we could harness the power of conservative butthurt we could fuel a ship to Alpha Centauri in a month.
GOD YES. Thank you.
Watching conservatives here whine about how "tumblr" it is to give a shit about social issues... jeezus.
If Trump, Cruz, and Rubio are anything to go by, then today's conservatives are anarchists in all but name—so convinced that life is nasty, brutish and short that they're determined to make it a self-fulfilling prophecy.
One hint of social activism in a goddamn Archie comic and you jump? That's not right.
Jughead's Time Police is still the only canon I believe in. Jughead/January were the best couple.
>>79709654
great series
>>79709654
Proving Arch/Jug are OTP
let them fuck with classic icons, they only have a few months before the conservative president rounds them up
it's like a wasp in a jar, it knows it's dead so all it can do is buzz angrily
>>79709586
This honestly. Seems like conservatives are scared to actually call themselves conservatives these days, they call themselves egalitarians or classical liberals instead.
Asexual here. This thread makes me want a burger.
>>79690801
That is what happens when Waid doesn't like a character.
>>79693791
>you will never have a girl love you despite her being chemically unable to "love"
>>79709586
>Watching conservatives here whine about how "tumblr" it is to give a shit about social issues... jeezus.
But making asexuality into a social issue is fucking retarded. It's not an identity. It doesn't define your life. It's just not being interested in something that many people are interested in.
>If Trump, Cruz, and Rubio are anything to go by, then today's conservatives are anarchists in all but name
You haven't watched a fucking debate, have you?
>Seems like conservatives are scared to actually call themselves conservatives these days, they call themselves egalitarians or classical liberals instead.
Bill Maher fits into your category, but Sargon of Akkad actually thinks he's a liberal because he lives in the UK where our left/right spectrum doesn't make as much sense.
>>79710671
In-n-out has the best burgers, Jughead has the right idea.
>>79690475
Charlie isn't asexual since his entire character for like teh first 2 seasons was that he's a crazy stalker
>>79690174
>Asexual
>Not hamburgersexual
One job
They must have already said a thousand times he has no interest in women. He's an expressed misogynist and as far as I know never hinted to be gay.
>>79709676
I can't even fathom how ridiculous the idea looks like.
>>79713460
It's definitely not a huge social issue that requires legislation or rallies or any such extreme bullshit like that, but in the course of day to day life it's still a social issue when you get people coming out of every hole in the ground when it's mentioned to tell asexuals that they're: "gays in denial", "were abused as kids", "have something wrong with them psychologically", "just haven't found the right dong/vagina/asshole yet."
Like shit, it doesn't HAVE to be fucking anything if people would just accept that they exist and leave it at that.
That said, tumblr asexuals that whine about not being in pride rallies, getting protections/attention, or acceptance into gay groups are also fucking retarded.
> implying Jughead wasn't fucking Archie
> implying it wasn't that Archie was the bitch and Jughead was the butch and that’s why Jughead wear the crown looking hat all the time
> implying Jughead isn't the king of queen Archie’s world
>>79718253
I love that scene.
that was funny.
