July 2012
8 posts
Brighteyes-Vanderde: Lit review progress update →
boolglunk:
brighteyesvanderde:
These academic articles on asexuality are actually really interesting. I knew I decided to do this for a reason.
Here’s part of an abstract of a particularly interesting one. They were comparing data collected from asexuals to the general population.
Social withdrawal was the most elevated…
In 12%? It sounded more like a “a small percent of asexual people…”...
Since I was told I have privilege...
nyankyat:
1. Name me a TV series or movie where a main or secondary character is asexual, has come out as asexual, remains asexual and their asexuality is not due to abuse, a medical condition that can be fixed, a “phase”, being too young to be sexual or an alien race/supernatural creature or “waiting for the right person”. They can be of any romantic inclination (including aromantic) or any...
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rattier:
“Romantic orientations – Aces commonly use hetero-, homo-, bi-, and pan- in front of the word romantic to describe who they experience romantic attraction to.”
screams that a- is not included
trevor project………………………………………
YOU INCLUDED “QUEERPLATONIC” BUT YOU DID NOT INCLUDE THE MAIN DEMOGRAPHIC THAT USES IT
screams, hits head against wall
Could you link to whatever article...
Ace of Cupcakes: You can receive privileges for... →
impromptuonedykedanceparty:
Way too many people acting like the above isn’t true.
When a straight woman has sex, she is privileged from her straightness, due to heteronormativity - and also slut-shamed for it.
When I go out in the world as a butch-y woman, I am marginalized for that gender…
adecentworld:
“normophilia”
basically the opposite of “paraphilia” — like the “normal” sexual urges, fantasies, and behaviors
that could be a fun word to randomly throw at people
oooh yes….
Sometimes I wonder if I should call myself...
adecentworld:
Or more like, whether I should be allowed to.
Since even though the term really resonates with me and my experiences throughout my life, I have a romantic partner. And sometimes I feel like that just destroys any claim I may have to the identity.
But see the thing is, my aromanticism is the lack of romantic attraction, the desire to seek somebody/some specific person out and...
