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I just did some reading about microlabels is reference to asexuality, specifically the microlabel aegosexuality. I think this describes me. Everything works but it only works (kinda) when directly stimulated. I don’t have any desire to initiate sex, but if another were to initiate and get things moving, I do feel arousal and can achieve orgasm. I’m not looking for a label to use, asexual is fine for me. I’m more trying to understand how it works for me.

@chronicallypessimisticI used to watch Monster High movies. I don’t know how many times I watched Boo York Video games?

It's going to seriously affect your partner's relationship with you. Perhaps if you end up having a relationship that involves sex, you will understand that.

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Cool! I agree. Cool background, too.

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Hello. I'm glad that there's a community like this that seems so full of people.

I have been reading your previous posts. I have interest in sexology and fetishes and I like people with fetishes, they are open minded in my experience, but I am not a chaser 😀. Also I am myself into subtle masochism (bondage, spanking), but it is more sensual thing than sexual, it was more sexual thingy for me before hrt.

I am in another fairy dress. Also fairies should be with wings.

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If someone integrates their sense of self with that of "their" country to the point where they feel like criticisms of said country are criticisms of them... that kinda sounds like their own problem. Of course, same goes the other way too. If you're criticizing an entire people for something their country/government/leadership is doing, that's not something to be proud of either.

Yellowhammer. AKA

I know we're not supposed to talk about politics; this thread is about how to not be hateful to another people, but I think this is worth further definition to give these people justice. If anything, it shows your point of how truly complex it is. To answer the original question, unless someone isn't a native speaker, I think it's usually pretty clear when written or verbal. "China is oppressive" would be commentary on the Chinese government. "The Chinese (or Chinese people) are oppressive" would be a hateful stereotype. I would say that Israel has a horrible government, and the

I don't believe its ever valid to be against a "people" in the hereditary / genetic sense, since there is far more variation within groups than between them. Being against a culture is trickier. History has had some extremely evil cultures - where I consider "evil" to mean going out and causing harm to others for their own benefit. Its always a tricky question though - since sometimes a culture that is being dominated and harmed by another may feel they have no recourse but to cause harm in return. Still, I'm very suspicious of anyone who damns a culture unless they have ve

I've never told any of my partners. mostly I'm still figuring it out and don't really want to introduce that complexity into a relationship. I think if I had some thing serious start up I would voice it after like... 2-3 months? I don't know, that feels both too soon and too late.

Draculaura

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I don't think any degree of criticism toward a country's government becomes being against that country's people. If someone is critical of a government because they're against the people of that country as a people, then they're being against that group of people, no matter how mild or severe their criticism. But if someone is critical of that same government just because of that government's actions, then that's just being critical of that government for its actions. If one always assumes bad faith and assumes that anyone criticizing a government is only criticizing it because they're bigoted

I love all your pictures! The chicken tinga looks great.

There was this guy named Natan Sharansky who made a list of things that signify that someone isn't just anti-israeli/israeli govt but also anti semetic, they are: demonization, double standards and delegitimization. Although this was mainly for determining if someone who was saying anti israeli stuff was also anti semetic, I think its also a good indicator of whether or not this person hates any certain country(and delegitimization wouldn't apply to a government but rather the country itself, like if you're saying that the government of belarus isn't legitimate since its a sham election then t