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27-02-2012, 07:00 PM | #1 | ||
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I've always been somewhat fascinated by this, and I know someone on here is (but I won't mention them incase they don't want me to, I don't want to cause offence). You hear a lot about homosexuality, bisexuality and the like but this is something that's fairly obscure and I'm pretty sure a lot of people know nothing of it, or what it's about (including myself to a point).
Here's a very interesting, thought-provoking article about it for anyone else interested: Quote:
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27-02-2012, 07:02 PM | #2 | |||
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27-02-2012, 07:13 PM | #3 | |||
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The one question I was thinking when I clicked this was about whether or not asexual people feel the compulsion to masturbate - and personally I can't see a reason to do so unless you're at least a tiny bit sexually inclined. But overall I can see why it wouldn't be such an important factor in someone's life - it's just natural I guess. I do think it's kinda ignored by the media though.
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27-02-2012, 07:15 PM | #4 | |||
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Wasn't the late Kenneth William asexual?
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27-02-2012, 07:19 PM | #5 | |||
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I don't really understand it. this is the one where you aren't attracted to anyone right? I find it fascinating. I find all sexualities and how they are portrayed fascinating
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27-02-2012, 07:23 PM | #6 | ||
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See part of the reason I find this so interesting is because it's so difficult to try and explain. With heterosexuality/homosexuality etc you could argue it's a result of your upbringing, your surroundings and how you've essentially been socialised into a certain sexual orientation (that's if you favour nurture over nature, which I do), but how do you explain asexuality? You can't not be nurtured, if that makes sense. So then how does it come about? In a sense I think it raises more questions about how people's sexual orientations are dictated than other sexualities do.
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27-02-2012, 07:25 PM | #7 | |||
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I identify with asexuality a lot.. I don't know if I am, but I'm really genuinely not bothered about sex. But the difference is that I do want to find somebody to be romantic with one day, I just don't really want to be sexually active either. What does that mean? I don't know.
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27-02-2012, 07:26 PM | #8 | ||
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I believe it's sexual attraction only that they don't feel (but I'm not entirely sure), and they're only interested in romantic, non-sexual relationships. Please someone correct me if I'm wrong, but that's how I understand it.
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27-02-2012, 07:29 PM | #9 | |||
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Quand il pleut, il pleut
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27-02-2012, 08:05 PM | #10 | |||
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Oh okay. Wow I think that's so bizarre. I can't imagine not wanting to be sexual with someone. Do you think it's to do with the brain, or is it's just choice?
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27-02-2012, 08:13 PM | #11 | |||
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I dunno why I am how I am, but I guess some things in life can't be explained. I just know that, for whatever reason, I completely lack any attractions towards other people, always have and always will. And coming from my point of view I don't understand why people are attracted to other people. It's crazy really.
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27-02-2012, 08:17 PM | #12 | ||
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27-02-2012, 08:18 PM | #13 | |||
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That's so interesting to me Mollie. Do you not find girls pretty at all? or boys handsome, but not want anything to do with them? Or is there nothing there what so ever?
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27-02-2012, 08:20 PM | #14 | ||
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27-02-2012, 08:26 PM | #15 | |||
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I wouldn't say attraction, just more a case of basically idolising her and looking up to her as a person.
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27-02-2012, 08:27 PM | #16 | |||
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I do, I can appreciate if someone is good looking or not, but I suppose it's like how you'd think a rose or flower was pretty and looked nice, but it doesn't go any further than that.
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27-02-2012, 08:29 PM | #17 | |||
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Oh okay that makes sense to me
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27-02-2012, 10:31 PM | #18 | |||
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Despite what you all think, I'd say I can be quite asexual and getting more so as I get older. I rarely have sex (anymore), don't really get attracted to many people, nor does it bother me. I prefer exploring different kinds of intimacy, am happy to go long stretches without any sexual contact and if I had to go without sexual contact for the rest of my life, I could deal with it. I also hate people wanting to have sex with me just because of the way I look, it really puts me off people in general as they don't care for any actual connection, just getting their end away. I'm actually starting to find a lot of things about people that I don't like but have never noticed before
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27-02-2012, 10:49 PM | #19 | |||
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I feel that asexuality may be linked to a form of autism, as i have a freind with aspergers syndrome that has terrible problems with intimacy and sexual intimacy particularly.
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27-02-2012, 11:00 PM | #20 | ||
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I find Asexuality kind of fascinating, I think more people should be aware of it and try to understand that you don't either like just men or women or both, but you can like neither too.
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27-02-2012, 11:03 PM | #21 | |||
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Definitely interesting, Jess. This day and age it seems like society is sex-obsessed or at least more obvious and public about it. I think that the overbearing influence of sex can lead to the increase of asexuality in certain types of people.
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27-02-2012, 11:06 PM | #22 | |||
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Jessica how rude are you? That was my opinion on the subject, if you dont share it fine.
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27-02-2012, 11:10 PM | #23 | |||
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ukt why have you done that? why are my views on this subject considered ridiculous by jessica? I would like to know please.
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27-02-2012, 11:11 PM | #24 | |||
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I can see your point, but would love to know why you find mine so ridiculous?
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27-02-2012, 11:12 PM | #25 | |||
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Take it to appeals if you have a query with my actions. For Jessica, you need to ask her about her opinion, I cannot answer that for her.
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