But homosexuals are. People argue that homosexuals can't reproduce and that is why it's a so-called "sin" but what about asexuals? Why aren't people attacking them if they have no sexual desire at all?
They aren't being attacked? Having to hear that they have a mental disorder is not what I'd call "not being attacked". A reason people might leave asexual alone, is that it doesn't go against the "religious law(s)" that condemn homosexuality (I say it like this as the law(s) is/are up for discussion - and since I reject religion entirely it's not up to me to debate how to interpret those laws / morals).
It's like trans people in Japan. They're not completely accepted, they're tolerated. They don't get physically attacked (as much as in the west), but still believed to be a mental illness. Asexual are treated like that, but everywhere.
Acesexuals here are merly tolrated because people would rather have people with no sexual desire instead of those who like the same gender. But even then acesexuality is still treated as a mental illness even though it is just another sexual orientation.
I don't think the asexuals who survived rape would characterize themselves as people who are free of attack for their orientation. I can understand you're feeling angry, but I would caution you against denying what asexuals experience and ranking oppressions. ~ Adrienne
As I know they are attacked a lot. All these tactless questions like: " Why don't you want to have a family? When will you start dating with someone? Are you sick? It isn't normal you don't want to have any sexual contacts!" aren't okay. I think asexuals are attacked about the same as LGBT+ people.
Does the bible say anything about asexuality? I know a lot of people say that homophobia doesn't stem from religion which I think is bs. Not all of it comes from religion but if the bible accepted homosexuality many more people would be accepting of it. But I have definitely seen asexuality being attacked and people saying that's it's not real and so on. So it's not true that it isn't "attacked". And homosexuality is more known and "promoted" than asexuality so I think that's why people pay more attention to it. I mean, asexuality is very rare and so people may not care so much about wasting their energy on attacking it. Plus, asexuals don't engage in sexual conduct as often, I'd say, as homosexuals do and that's what many people have problems with.
Because asexuals are not even in most people's conciousness. Most people haven't even heard of asexuality and 99% of the ones who have heard of it have never known an openly asexual person or even seen it depicted on TV or anything. It's just not even a concept in society, tbh...
Totes. We should attack asexuals more so that they know how we feel, rather than everyone uniting to fight sexism, homophobia and transphobia.
You say it like it's a bad thing. Even if your statement was correct and Asexuals were not attacked (told they are mentally ill, broken or that Asexuality doesn't exist), why would it be a problem? Surely it's better that there are some groups that are not discriminated against for their sexuality than every sexuality being hated in equal measure?
Plus they are ridiculized on media and pretty much everywhere they go. Try to present as an asexual woman in a group of cis hetero men. Or try to present as an asexual man in your average internet forum. No, actually don't try that... None of them, but specially the first one.
Anyone with a low sex drive IS attacked by those who are unhappy, unsatisfied and frustrated with their own sex lives - and that usually means straight people...
i say that we should try and comfert them be their friend and not their lover an help them have as close to a normal life as possible:]
Hey sweetie :3 I think I know how you meant this, but I just want to offer another interpretation for you to think about. An asexual could read this and think that we believe they are "broken," and need us to support them, but in a pitying kind of way, since they "can't live fully normal lives." Now, I'm quite certain this is not what you mean. It's just a rather plausible interpretation for an ace who is not feeling in a good place. To be blunt, as bisexuals, we have a really hard time imaging not wanting to fuck most everything, but we've really gotta check ourselves sometimes. (*hug*) ~ Adrienne
Lol! I disagree with the last sentence, even though I'm bi , I don't want sex with many people, I'm really selective (to my own annoyance!) :icon_bigg
Actually, they are attacked to some extent. People tell them they're mentally ill, invalidate their sexuality, and pressure them to have sex. Also, asexuals suffer the same rate of corrective rape crimes as lesbians, due to living in a society that hates any woman who is not available to men.
