asinglecookie Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Just wondering if anyone saw this article from The Independent today, all about asexuality. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/asexuality-when-life-isnt-all-about-sex-10371135.html It actually quotes some stuff from the AVEN boards. Link to post Share on other sites
Jump Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Thanks for posting! Link to post Share on other sites
WinterWanderer Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Awesome, thanks for posting! Link to post Share on other sites
Prairie Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I like how the author recognizes that the perspective of someone asexual is valid and illuminating to everyone: Examining asexuality also can afford a clear view on how deeply infused sex is in our society—from the pervasiveness of sex in the media to our enduring interest in gossip on the sex lives of others. We also may begin to see more clearly the strange and often mad complexity of sex, with its jealousies, obsessions, and distortions of reality. Sex is unquestionably part of the great story of human life—our means of reproduction and a deep source of passion and pleasure for many—but it is also a strange and mad world at times, and one that is better understood if we take a glimpse or two from the outside. Link to post Share on other sites
Splatacus Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Moving to World Watch Forum Splatacus Asexual Musings and Rantings Co-Moderator Link to post Share on other sites
Ruqiah Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 This is nice to read, thank you for posting! Link to post Share on other sites
Splatacus Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Moving to World Watch Forum Splatacus Asexual Musings and Rantings Co-Moderator I posted it at 7:02 PM: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/122537-the-independent-asexuality-when-life-isnt-all-about-sex/ I guess these topics should be merged. Thanks, I'm sure Cosine will get it later :) Link to post Share on other sites
asinglecookie Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 Moving to World Watch Forum Splatacus Asexual Musings and Rantings Co-Moderator I posted it at 7:02 PM: http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/122537-the-independent-asexuality-when-life-isnt-all-about-sex/ I guess these topics should be merged. Probably! I originally posted it on 'Musings and Rantings', mainly because I wasn't sure which section it should go in... ...and I was musing about it quite a lot. I didn't know there was a world watch section. :) Link to post Share on other sites
Ragman Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Ive just been reading the Facebook comments for this article. On the whole people were every accepting. Obviously you get the odd idiotic comment (some quite incredible like "Asexuals are just people who were abused and so are unable to love" and "at least they are better than the disgusting gays" ) but I do think slowly people are coming round to asexuality being a 'thing'. Link to post Share on other sites
Member54880 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 I like how the author recognizes that the perspective of someone asexual is valid and illuminating to everyone: Examining asexuality also can afford a clear view on how deeply infused sex is in our society—from the pervasiveness of sex in the media to our enduring interest in gossip on the sex lives of others. We also may begin to see more clearly the strange and often mad complexity of sex, with its jealousies, obsessions, and distortions of reality. Sex is unquestionably part of the great story of human life—our means of reproduction and a deep source of passion and pleasure for many—but it is also a strange and mad world at times, and one that is better understood if we take a glimpse or two from the outside. I like that quote too, and one of the things I've appreciated about the asexual community is that its perspectives can teach others to not take the concepts of sex, romance, and love as they know them, for granted. Link to post Share on other sites
CosineTheCat Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Gosh! I'm behind apparently! Merging into one post! CosineTheCat World Watch Moderator Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 I wasn't such a fan of some of the things the article stated, but I covered most of it in my comment under the article. I also didn't like how he said there are more asexual women than men, I strongly disagree with that. There is no way to know that, and waaaay too many variable factors to actually definitively say something like that. Link to post Share on other sites
blacktea Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Great article, thanks for posting :) Link to post Share on other sites
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