hexaquark Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Good news! According to the New Zealand Herald, we aren't 'freaks of nature' Link to post Share on other sites
ithaca Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Well, overall it's a pretty good article :) Link to post Share on other sites
DracoBorealis Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Those comments are enough to trigger my migraine <_< Link to post Share on other sites
seshat Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 It appears to me reading the comments following the article, that your subject has hit a nerve, and exposed great ignorance. It would also seem that those who for whatever reason are not in the stream of sexual activity, are to be freely ostracised. The "Asexual" minority who can number very good, talented people, have long way to go for acceptance and understanding, especially at the hands of the ignorant and insensitive. Remember criminalised homosexuality? Scorn for the unmarried career woman pre-feminism? Patronisation of those with physical disabilities. The Intellectually handicapped out of sight? Scorn of the overweight? The nasty underbelly of society is still there. You ever get a moment where you realise not everyone in the world is a dick? Both the article and this comment are alright. The other comments, not so much. Link to post Share on other sites
5_♦♣ Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I regret reading the comments. Link to post Share on other sites
Pawn Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 And here I thought you were exaggerating when saying the comments were hateful. I've never seen anything like this. It brings derogatory to a whole new level. Weird, though, the comments aren't as bad as this in anti-asexual essays. Link to post Share on other sites
ithaca Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Hahaha that's why I never read comments :lol: and I won't ;) I'm pretty happy about the article :P Link to post Share on other sites
alto Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 About time. :) Link to post Share on other sites
Regime Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I like the article like a nice introduction to asexuality for sexuals...and at the same time i believe many of those commentors need to kicked in the head. Link to post Share on other sites
Howard Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 :b loved it :). I don't care much for comments ever, even when I'm on Youtube. Link to post Share on other sites
Kitty Spoon Train Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I've seen much worse comments on asexual articles in the past... Link to post Share on other sites
kimbo21 Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 the comments shouldn't be taken seriously because it is very easy to hide behind a screen.. Link to post Share on other sites
femto-15 Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Detractors will feel the need to comment more than people who agree with the article's position. Hundreds of thousands read that newspaper and its web site. Five bad comments does not a consensus make :) Good article :) Link to post Share on other sites
Leelian Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Yea! The article was good, and I went on to read some of the other articles as well. The comments though, are not good. Link to post Share on other sites
Member4445 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Wow people are idiots. Devoid of emotion? Really? haha. Good article though. Link to post Share on other sites
hexaquark Posted September 8, 2012 Author Share Posted September 8, 2012 I regret reading the comments. Comment sections are usually regrettable, but they do provide something for people to process about (unfiltered?) responses to asexuality. They are kind of interesting in that way. Link to post Share on other sites
Whofan York Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 I read some of the linked articles and do fancy a night at one of those cuddle orgies! :D I got as far as the article in the Guardian, which was pretty good but did they have to name it 'Among the asexuals'? That makes it sound like the journalist put on his pith helmet, picked up his machete and hacked through the rainforest to the unknown collection of asexual mud huts! Link to post Share on other sites
Beware The Demopan Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 If there is one thing I learned when reading Encyclopedia Dramatica, it's to ignore the crap people spout on the Internet. Thank God I no longer read comments. Anyway, that was a pretty good report. (200th post!) Link to post Share on other sites
Aug Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 The comments aren't actually that bad for a NZ Herald article, and the article itself is one of the more enlightened pieces I have seen from that paper, although I did stop reading the papaer version a few years ago. Link to post Share on other sites
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