I'm asexual

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[–]FlyingKangaroo 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

TBH real “asexual” people exist, not every single person wants to have sex in their life and that’s ok. What’s not ok is how they turned it into another orientation where it clearly doesn’t belong in the LGB/LGBTQ.

That being said, there is still some part of people who felt like that term described them - and now if they have enough brain cells, they’re against the queer crowd who tells them to feel oppressed, feel queer, etc. Too bad they’re not heard enough.

And yes, the “asexuals can have sex, watch porn, masturbate!!!” is unfortunately a “valid” stance of some people, perhaps spicy straights/spicy homos/spicy bis but also people brainwashed by the queer propaganda. This is really gross. Anyone who dares to criticize this stance must be bigot, because they don’t know what logic is.

[–]Alienhunter糞大名 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I'd do some research into the connection between autism and self described aesexuality personally. I find it somewhat a compelling argument that autistic people don't really have the same cognitive processing as normal people and make decisions and judgements at are not necessarily in line with what most people would consider normal. I've noticed a few that don't seem to get that instinctual understanding of human relationships and don't understand why certain behaviors are sexually acceptable in public and certain are not. And while they certainly don't lack for sexual function I don't know if they are cognitively aware of their own sexual excitement. I think it's a bit like the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing.

Also see the opposite in people with down syndrome and the like. Sexual drive works completely normally, cognitive development hasn't quite gotten to the point where they can think "I shouldn't act on my desire to kiss this person".

[–]FlyingKangaroo 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It’s an interesting insight. People differ but it’s also true that many might experience what you described. I remember hearing somewhere this remark on people with Down syndrome too.

[–]Alienhunter糞大名 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It's rather sad. I feel bad for the people with Downs syndrome because they are obviously lonely and have the same "needs" as other people but oftentimes they really lack the mental capacity to be in a healthy relationship. There's no malice behind it but it's pretty sad to watch the confused disappointment when you have to turn down their "advances" or the confused terror when people who don't understand it get understandably very angry at the unwanted advances. They simply can't understand why. Most improve over time with age though. The teenage years are rough for them however.