Opel the Old Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 (edited) Should I be offended? I am both an engineer and an asexual. Link to original: http://www.dilbert.com/strips/comic/2014-10-13/ Edited October 25, 2014 by Heart 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Mycroft is Yourcroft Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 I laughed at this, but depending on how easily offended people are, yes, some might find it offensive. I wouldn't take it too seriously, it's a short comic :P EDIT: I have moved this topic to World Watch Mycroft is Yourcroft Project Team 1 Link to post Share on other sites
HowlCat Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 "...like an asexual trespasser." = I wonder, do they actually mean asexuality? Seems to me more like it's about lacking gender signifier. Maybe. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
SuperHorace Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Ouch... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
canguy Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 I see nothing wrong with it. He didn't say anything bad about asexuality and after all it is a comic. I'm actually glad he mentioned it there will be some people who won't get it and so they'll Google it and actually find out what it means. Its like a visibility project, kinda. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Tja Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Do asexuals have a "look"? Is there an asexual uniform? Why didn't I get the memo? :) 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Xavy Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 I see there are 2 threads about this. I asked this question on the other thread : since the asexual community tends to have lots of jokes floating around about sexuals and sex, have we made ourselves fair game for this kind of humor ? Link to post Share on other sites
Nevyn Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Possibly, but they're going to have to be funnier than that. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Vector Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Do asexuals have a "look"? Is there an asexual uniform? Why didn't I get the memo? :) Wasn't it turtlenecks, though? I'm pretty sure our asexual uniform involved turtlenecks. 5 Link to post Share on other sites
thylacine Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Well, it seems to me that the cartoon suggests that asexual people are dorky, powerless, boring, and irrelevant... it's rather nasty, actually. Link to post Share on other sites
eched Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Well, asexuality is often ignored and is seen as sexually irrelevant even though it isn't. The comic is so short and simple that I'm going to assume it's taking a jab at that, the asexual stereotype, and not actual asexuality. And thus, a smile is brought to my face. Link to post Share on other sites
ranting ferret Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Do asexuals have a "look"? Is there an asexual uniform? Why didn't I get the memo? :) oh sure, why not? asexuals can have a "look". i propose we title said look "i'm too sexy for the sex". then we do our turn on the cat walk... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ButtCountyDanceParty Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 He's a misogynist moron. Nobody should take him seriously enough to even bother figuring out what he means by the comic. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Ficulnean Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Well, it seems to me that the cartoon suggests that asexual people are dorky, powerless, boring, and irrelevant... it's rather nasty, actually. I actually find it concverning that lack of power = lack of sex, so sex = power. More so then I find any joke about asexuality here offensive. But then again, I am really not getting what is being said in this comic. Link to post Share on other sites
MystiqueSister Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 My boss demanded to know what our 'look' was, like we're emos or something. LOL I said there is no look. I look like me. Then he said maybe we should all wear berets and I said no, that's Beatniks. :lol: Link to post Share on other sites
Xavy Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 like we're emos or something. What's an emos ? Link to post Share on other sites
Ficulnean Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 like we're emos or something. What's an emos ? Emotionally reactive people, although it has a lot more negative connotations than just that. Link to post Share on other sites
DivinePrince Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 i see Asexual people cracking jokes about Sexual people so I dont think people have a place to be offended by this. This is fair. You get what you give. Link to post Share on other sites
Batman's Ace Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Do asexuals have a "look"? Is there an asexual uniform? Why didn't I get the memo? :) Yes! You have two choices: 1) head-to-toe purple, at all times, and 2) dress up as your favorite Doctor. I'm having trouble deciding between 4 (that scarf!) and 5 (lapel celery is always in style, in case you get peckish). Link to post Share on other sites
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