Icey Muffin Man Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 I'm an asexual and i'm just wondering because i see this all the time... How do you deal with the constant bombardment of sex in commercials in everday life... I know i just don't feel anything toward it but for a sexual how do you deal with it? Link to post Share on other sites
Misplaced Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Doesn't bother me... They live how they wish to live, we live how we wish to live. Just have to learn to let it slide over your head. :) Link to post Share on other sites
Squirrel Combat Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 I throw bottles and overcooked food at the TV and curse and yell and kick the floor like a whiny little boy! Then I go read my newspaper! Link to post Share on other sites
Zerο Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 I roll my eyes and move on. Sexualizing deodorant is pretty stupid, but hey if it works for them, go for it. Link to post Share on other sites
Jordan_0 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 I really dont think it's our place to hate people who are sexual. or hate what THEY do. How would you feel if there was an Asexual on a certain tv show and a sexual was looking at disgust and saying " How can they NOT do that" etc. I mean it works both ways In saying that I do feel as if sexual content is a bit much nowadays, like it really is not necessary the fulll extent to how much it is everywhere. Link to post Share on other sites
I-Love-Birds Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 I usually look as bored and uninterested as I do with every other television advert that comes up. However, I do think it comes up an awful lot, most of the time unnecessarily. Link to post Share on other sites
howyoufeel_org Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 The things is, I do not understand it anyway, so I really do not care or pay attention. I have to kind of concentrate and seek for the sexual message to get it. Link to post Share on other sites
Member 37164 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 If it's a shampoo advert I intently stare and cross my legs. Just kidding, I usually go for a piss. Link to post Share on other sites
howyoufeel_org Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 aha moment. It is sexy people on the shampoo advert, my goodness I feel so stupid sometimes. My brain say, that the shampoo advert try to say that it a nice sensation to wash the hair and it why you should buy it. Link to post Share on other sites
Einy Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 I honestly don't care about sex in commercials. It doesn't bother me, nor do I enjoy it. Link to post Share on other sites
Alkamar Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 (I'm asexual) It's not only commercials, it's the programs as well. For me, it's always a reminder that advertisers and script writers are clueless as to how many non-sexual people are out here. Link to post Share on other sites
Einy Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 (I'm asexual) It's not only commercials, it's the programs as well. For me, it's always a reminder that advertisers and script writers are clueless as to how many non-sexual people are out here. There's still much more sexual people out there, so that's probably why they do it. Link to post Share on other sites
Alkamar Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Einy - Agreed, asexual people are outnumbered. Still, as advertisers tend to leap at the chance to reach a new demographic, I'm pretty sure they're clueless. Link to post Share on other sites
LenaLuthor Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Doesn't bother me... They live how they wish to live, we live how we wish to live. Just have to learn to let it slide over your head. :) Yep. Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Girl Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 I don't subscribe to commercial television, so no big deal there. I personally am not a huge fan of sexual suggestions everywhere and that's one reason I'm happy with Netflix. Link to post Share on other sites
Vega91 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 If it's objectifying, it does piss me off. Otherwise, I just tend to ignore the sex, or close my eyes and look away. Then again, I sometimes do find sexual humor funny. Link to post Share on other sites
RageKing Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 I don't really catch all of it anyway...sometimes we just have to deal with it... I do admit, sometimes I find the jokes to be funny but it's not like we can take sex out of the media completely (althought they should keep it out of regular movies or atleast make it less obvious...) the sad part of it all is that most of the world is sexual so a lot of them don't see the overly sexualized media to be a problem...if it was reversed the people who want to see sex in the media about be labled negitively so there really is no way to please everyone... :( Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 I don't watch TV, so I don't see much sexual advertising around. Or maybe (most likely, actually) I just can't detect it. Even with what I can tell is sexual, I feel completely indifferent, so it's more like, I watch and then move on. I find it funny how I'm completely neutral to a thing that gets most of the other 99% of the world in the mood for some sexy time. :P Link to post Share on other sites
JDP Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 I'm sick of Viagra and Cialis commercials. Really really tired of them. The implication is that only sexual vigorous men are worth having. Link to post Share on other sites
Member54880 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 I barely watch TV anymore, but I've still seen some things sexualized in commercials when they really didn't need to be. Sexual things in commercials are kind of expected, given that asexuals are a small minority, but my issue with the gratuitous sexual imagery in commercials and advertising is how much objectification there is in them, and how misogynistic much of it is. Can't remember the name off the top of my head, but there was a series of films made, starting in the 70's or 80's that was about female sexual objectification and misogyny in advertising and how they're tied to the normalization of exploitation against women. Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Girl Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 I don't watch TV, so I don't see much sexual advertising around. Or maybe (most likely, actually) I just can't detect it. Even with what I can tell is sexual, I feel completely indifferent, so it's more like, I watch and then move on. I find it funny how I'm completely neutral to a thing that gets the other 99% of the world in the mood for some sexy time. :P Noooooooo! It never got me in the mood...it makes me feel like a voyeur. Personal thoughts about being intimate are more mood setting for me. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Oops LG :o Correction: I don't watch TV, so I don't see much sexual advertising around. Or maybe (most likely, actually) I just can't detect it. Even with what I can tell is sexual, I feel completely indifferent, so it's more like, I watch and then move on. I find it funny how I'm completely neutral to a thing that gets most of the other 99% of the world in the mood for some sexy time. :P I do know not all sexuals are like that. I have a number of sexual friends who say they dislike sexy ads, while I'm just indifferent to them. Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Girl Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Oops LG :o Correction: I don't watch TV, so I don't see much sexual advertising around. Or maybe (most likely, actually) I just can't detect it. Even with what I can tell is sexual, I feel completely indifferent, so it's more like, I watch and then move on. I find it funny how I'm completely neutral to a thing that gets most of the other 99% of the world in the mood for some sexy time. :P I do know not all sexuals are like that. I have a number of sexual friends who say they dislike sexy ads, while I'm just indifferent to them. I had to give you a little heck for that, I couldn't help it, you actually got me to post again here! :lol: Link to post Share on other sites
Jubbles Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 I laugh real hard if it`s a beer commercial, I can`t believe some clothes commercial and it always depends. Analytical speaking, some slogans and commercials are just plain bad advertisement. Except perfume commercials. They`re beautiful and slightly sensual, but so etheral like and enticing. It has to have a limit with sexual innuendos in commercials. Link to post Share on other sites
Touchofinsight Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 I don't even really notice it anymore quite honestly. I am a "sexual" (I use quotes because I know that is the standard label for someone who isn't asexual while I prefer not to use labels I know others will, for categorization and understanding's sake) and I see these things all the time. I hardly feel bombarded by it at all. Now that could be that I just don't have the outlook to examine all the less obvious connotations to sex in every day life. I am more of a live and let live kind of guy. If it works for advertisers and media to get higher ratings by sending out subliminal sexual messages, no big, good for them. For me it's never been an issue despite my disconnect with sex. I notice it, accept it and move on. It doesn't cause any harm in my life so not an issue. Link to post Share on other sites
Kitty Spoon Train Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Sexual imagery is pretty much like white noise to me now. I'm utterly non-repulsed, by basically everything except me having to directly participate in something...that's where it goes from that mental space of "eh, just something other people are doing", and into my own personal yikes mode... In a way, I actually think all the commercial hype surrounding sex actually helped keep my acey ways in the dark (from myself). I guess I just assumed all the high sexualisation out there was some kind of hype and possibly even satire. Not really reflective of people REALLY being "into sex" all that much, particularly as randomly and/or quickly as often depicted. Of course, a lot of things didn't add up and I always felt a bit off, but not enough to really put my finger on it. :D Link to post Share on other sites
Alkamar Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Joe - What ticks me off about the Viagra/Cialis ads as well is the negative message about natural aging and the pills-over-fitness implication. Link to post Share on other sites
JDP Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Joe - What ticks me off about the Viagra/Cialis ads as well is the negative message about natural aging and the pills-over-fitness implication. Hell yeah, you got that right. ...for an erection lasting more than four hours.... WTF?? Link to post Share on other sites
Kimcheesi Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 I don't typically notice unless the commercial is at an offensive level of exploitation or it's actually kind of creative. I look at things through an artistic lens, so if a commercial happens to be "sexy" and well-done, then good for them. I can appreciate it. If a commercial is just a ridiculous extravaganza of over-sexualization, then I'm more concerned with what that means for society than the disinterest I may feel. Link to post Share on other sites
JDP Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I guess from a woman's perspective, turnabout is fair play. I suppose women are pressured by advertisers about their sexual attractiveness and availability all the time. Still, I'm offended by the very term "erectile dysfunction." There is nothing dysfunctional about being middle aged and not being as interested in sex. I'm a man. I'm not a dildo with a wallet. Link to post Share on other sites
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