[Sootmouth]

I'm sure this has been mentioned before on AVEN but I haven't been able to track it down.

There is a television advert for one of the TV channels here in Aotearoa New Zealand that takes the form of an animated survey. The viewer is presented with a number of questions, each having an accompanying set of options (e.g. are you: male / female? Do you live on: North Island / South Island / Chatham Islands etc). One set of questions deals with sexuality and the options given are: "homosexuality", "heterosexuality", "transexuality", "asexuality" and "other".

I don't know what I would think of this grouping if I were bisexual but I'm glad to see asexuality popping up on our screens, if only for a fraction of a second...



Chris

[Hu]

Strange selection (transexuality?) but hey, it's always nice to see our little adjective popping up on television. Is that cool graphic supposed to represent us somehow?

[Wee_Little_Me]

As a bisexual I dont much care. Its weird, the gay community has always been seen as ramping sex-addicts, but its also seen as a legitimate sexuality (weather or not it being a choice or not). Bisexual is still seen as "omg slut teenagers" and if theyre going for a professional look I can understand why they would keep it out.

Though I am happy to see asexual up there

[Sootmouth]

I was talking to someone the other day who said that the shapes arrange themselves according to which sexuality is being shown. So, different coloured shapes overlap/connect for heterosexuality, same coloured shapes overlap/connect for homosexuality and no shapes overlap/connect for asexuality. I can't confirm this as I have sent to my copy of the advertisement to Islander9 - perhaps she can see shed some light on it when she views it.

Chris

[Brodertun]

Sootmouth said:

I was talking to someone the other day who said that the shapes arrange themselves according to which sexuality is being shown. So, different coloured shapes overlap/connect for heterosexuality, same coloured shapes overlap/connect for homosexuality and no shapes overlap/connect for asexuality. I can't confirm this as I have sent to my copy of the advertisement to Islander9 - perhaps she can see shed some light on it when she views it.

Chris

So I guess I don't see all of those X's and circles touching end to end?

[Hallucigenia]

Well, they're touching end-to-end rather than connecting. Similarly, asexuals discuss pertinent things, and sometimes cuddle, rather than engaging in sexual intercourse, or... maybe I'm stretching the metaphor a little...

[Islander9]

Chris - and all of us - still trying to get that ad on replicable networthy format-
the asexual leaves dont actually touch each other whereas some of the others -ahem- are definitely intertwining-

[quentin]

I think they've got transexuality and bisexuality mixed up. TS is on a different spectrum to gay/bi/het and can coincide with them. Whether or not asexuality can or not is another question and asexuality can, by some definitions, occur independent of any of them. Similarly TS and AS can be coincidal, but that would be rare.

[Islander9]

coincidal?

Please define-

[quentin]

Happening at the same time. That isn't a word?

[Islander9]

Lovely word, should exist, doesnt according to the OED - coinciding is the only offering- cheers, Islander-a word lover-

[vikingo]

Islander9 said:

Lovely word, should exist, doesnt according to the OED - coinciding is the only offering- cheers, Islander-a word lover-

It could denote that <whatever> preferentially happens by coincidence (or catalysis ?).

From what people have told here (check the Census Forum) it seems that asexuality can be combined with broad variety of other ... ahem ... personal interests or preferences.

[Silly Green Monkey]

What about coincidental?

[vikingo]

My deep knowledge of the english probably isn't good enough for this but ... I was thinking more of certain events having affinity or pronicity for happening coincidentaly with other certain events. Like a partial dependancy.

[Silly Green Monkey]

oooooooo what about concurrent or concurrently? Those sound good.

[vikingo]

Yes, I am now almost certain that I mix things inappropriately, because the term I envisage would be somewhere between concurrent and consequential.

(quentin - I hope that you are not finding this discussion offensive)

[Islander9]

coincidental/coincidentally to/with/at/by - for me, this happens after/at a near distance/at the same time but-

coinciding = happening at the same time

-I am very happy to learn more, &/or be corrected! English is my passion, my love, my learning - cheers all who care about The Great Amoebic Language (that long long ago swam beyond & without the confines of England...)