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[–]Shinjin_NanaNopes faster than an Aeldari Jetbike 11 insightful - 2 fun11 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

This is just balkinization of different feelings that asexuals can have.

Asexuality only means that a person doesn't feel sexual attraction, but they can want another asexual partner for a what basically is a very close friendship, and this can be either same or opposite sexed as a pair. This usually was, at least back in the day, called romantic/aromantic asexual.

I don't know what platonic (sounds like a variation of romantic?) or sensual are. They're probably just tumbleratti BS.

I understand aesthetic attraction, but I don't see why it needs a genderfeelz term either.

Apart from romantic/aromantic (which can signal if you want an asexual partner or not) it's all just LoOk At Me I'm SpEsHuL IdEnTiTy.

[–][deleted] 9 insightful - 5 fun9 insightful - 4 fun10 insightful - 5 fun -  (3 children)

Liking stuff and things, but make it woke.

[–]Shinjin_NanaNopes faster than an Aeldari Jetbike 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

it's like reducing people to a sound bite. You're not a person anymore you're a flag and a symbol.

[–]reluctant_commenter[S] 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

That is what bothers me about it the most. It reminds me of "personality fundamentalism", another failed concept IMO (the idea that you are a single "personality type" and cannot change). It's very stereotyped. In this day and age, gender is basically a proxy for personality.. which is ridiculous in and of itself, but it's pressuring people to put themselves in boxes. (Not to mention the suffocating ideology.)

[–]Shinjin_NanaNopes faster than an Aeldari Jetbike 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It's supposed to be woke and liberating and valid... but you're just building higher sides onto the box you're shoved in.