TheLastOfSheila Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 " You can now find the meaning of ‘asexual’ in the dictionary. Merriam-Webster officially recognized the word Nov. 20, according to Gay Star News. Previously, the meaning of the word was only used in a biological context when talking about plants. “[People] not involving, involved with, or relating to sex, such as an asexual relationship,” the definition reads. The Asexual Visibility and Education Network had previously been petitioning for the inclusion of the word. “A while back now there was a petition to Merriam-Webster Dictionary to add asexual to their dictionary,” the group said in a Facebook post. ”They heard us and we're in it now! It's so great to see our community to get together to accomplish this!” In 2009, Merriam-Webster recognized same sex couples in their definition for marriage, according to Slate." http://southfloridagaynews.com/Books/asexual-now-an-official-word-in-dictionary.html Link to post Share on other sites
Bloc Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Here is the entry: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/asexual. Look for item 3. Link to post Share on other sites
TheLastOfSheila Posted November 30, 2017 Author Share Posted November 30, 2017 5 minutes ago, Bloc said: Here is the entry: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/asexual. Look for item 3. Thanks for the link, Bloc. I think the statement within the definition which reads, "Basically, it is an inborn absence of sexual desire. —Lindsay E. Mack", might be worthy of some discussion. Link to post Share on other sites
arekathevampyre Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 I can never imagine there will such a day for us !! *brings cakes* Link to post Share on other sites
Pramana Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 I still can't believe how sloppy they wrote the entry. The Lindsay E. Mack quote is from this Romper article: https://www.romper.com/p/what-is-asexual-heres-what-to-know-about-this-sexual-orientation-58420 Basically, she thought that sexual attraction and sexual desire are the same thing, even though they are commonly separated in asexuality discourse and research. Link to post Share on other sites
daveb Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Isn't there already a thread about this or is this a different dictionary? Link to post Share on other sites
WeirdOne Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Woooohoooooo!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
TheLastOfSheila Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 20 hours ago, daveb said: Isn't there already a thread about this or is this a different dictionary? I don't know, daveb, there could be. If you find it, let me know. Maybe one of the Mods can merge them? Link to post Share on other sites
scarletlatitude Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 On 12/1/2017 at 10:05 AM, TheLastOfSheila said: I don't know, daveb, there could be. If you find it, let me know. Maybe one of the Mods can merge them? Yep. Same thing, different sources. I usually let it stand if it's from multiple sources. The first thread linked directly to the dictionary definition, where as you are linking to a news story. I'm cool with it being two threads. Link to post Share on other sites
daveb Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 58 minutes ago, scarletlatitude said: Yep. Same thing, different sources. I usually let it stand if it's from multiple sources. The first thread linked directly to the dictionary definition, where as you are linking to a news story. I'm cool with it being two threads. Cool. Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites
south paw Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 yesss! progress! Link to post Share on other sites
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