B.Holden Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Not sure if this topic has been explored or not, but as a major cinephile, I'm curious to know about any and all representations of Aexuality in film (be it full-length movies or TV shows). I'm curious to see how well represented we are in the media! Comment the movies/TV shows you know of that contain one or more asexual characters or that reference asexuality. Also comment whether it is a good/accurate representation of the sexuality. The only movie I can think of featuring an asexual character is Repulsion, which is a horror movie about sex-repulsed woman who goes crazy because of all the pressure around her to have sex. So it's totally accurate, right? But honestly the depiction of asexuality frustrated me. Do any films get it right? Link to post Share on other sites
semi Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 I believe jughead in the archie comics is apparently asexual. I read them a lot as a kid but never really knew much about sexuality. As of recent I have been reading some articles pertaining to the new tv show Riverdale and have been seeing a lot of mention of Jughead as an asexual! Link to post Share on other sites
SpeakoftheDevil Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 I think the character on Shadowhunters (TV show), Raphael, was confirmed asexual and they're going to be touching on it more explicitly later in the series. Unfortunately I don't think there's any movies that actually confirm or use the word... mostly just ambiguous characters that aren't shown having interest. Like Sherlock, who would be a great example if literally every other producer wasn't like "nooo he's just too focused on his work, he doesn't like people..." bla bla bla Jughead could be GREAT representation if Cole Sprouse was given licence over the character. But since he doesn't have any say he's being written as an introverted het for now. Maybe later though (as Sprouse hopes) they will be writing a self-discovery journey where he finally figures things out. It's still on the table. Link to post Share on other sites
borkfork Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Asexuality Beware spoilers. Link to post Share on other sites
Pramana Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Bonnie and Clyde (Arthur Penn, 1967). There's some interesting discussion of this online. Throughout the film, Clyde refuses to response to Bonnie's sexual advances. I doubt the director was thinking of asexuality in the way that we would think of it, but it was likely intended to show Clyde's distance from society and his focus on crime as the only thrill. Link to post Share on other sites
SamwiseLovesLife Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 On 11/03/2017 at 10:14 PM, borkfork said: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Asexuality Beware spoilers. This resource is brilliant, thanks for sharing Link to post Share on other sites
Perissodactyla Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 I assume you're aware of this: https://www.youtube.com/user/asexualmediaarchives Link to post Share on other sites
B.Holden Posted May 29, 2017 Author Share Posted May 29, 2017 On 5/22/2017 at 10:14 PM, euco said: I assume you're aware of this: https://www.youtube.com/user/asexualmediaarchives Was not aware of this, but I'm watching literally all of their videos right now. Link to post Share on other sites
iridian Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 On 29/5/2017 at 7:30 PM, B.Holden said: Was not aware of this, but I'm watching literally all of their videos right now. me neither. thanks for the input! @euco Link to post Share on other sites
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