Judge Smails
06-18-2008, 08:56 PM
www.asexuality.org (http://www.asexuality.org)
Does this sound like anyone we know? Free yourselves, boys:
Other asexuals find themselves in situations where they are expected to be sexual. They might feel pressured to fake sexual attractions in order to fit in and have an easy life. Many people find that those around them constantly bring up sexual attraction in conversations, be it sex talk in the office or "look at the legs on her". It might be easier to play along and pretend you have sexual thoughts and feelings, but in doing so you are effectively 'in the closet', whether to avoid shame or simply to make life easier for yourself.
Some asexuals have found it refreshing to come out as having no sexual attraction. They no longer have to fade into the background when sex comes into the conversation or fake sexual interest in order to fit in. They can be completely honest about who they are and what they feel.
They have a Message Board (http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?act=idx)that's a real whoot:
I know Bert and Ernie are supposed to be flat mates only and nothing more… but as they seem to be so often marked as a homosexual couple, I wandered whether they would better fit as an asexual couple, sharing separate beds but in the same room etc, and being such good friends.
Also I wondered if the 'separate beds in the same room' arrangement fits anyone’s idea of an asexual relationship?
Obviously, Bert and Ernie were never meant to represent anything other than a close friendship between people with different likes/dislikes, but if I was going to slap another relationship label on them, it just seems that an asexual one would fit so much better than a homosexual one.
They even have a store:
For Fez
http://images.cafepress.com/product/24017830v1_240x240_Front_Color-AshGrey.jpg
For Earl
http://images.cafepress.com/product/38655932v2_240x240_Front_Color-Black.jpg
Does this sound like anyone we know? Free yourselves, boys:
Other asexuals find themselves in situations where they are expected to be sexual. They might feel pressured to fake sexual attractions in order to fit in and have an easy life. Many people find that those around them constantly bring up sexual attraction in conversations, be it sex talk in the office or "look at the legs on her". It might be easier to play along and pretend you have sexual thoughts and feelings, but in doing so you are effectively 'in the closet', whether to avoid shame or simply to make life easier for yourself.
Some asexuals have found it refreshing to come out as having no sexual attraction. They no longer have to fade into the background when sex comes into the conversation or fake sexual interest in order to fit in. They can be completely honest about who they are and what they feel.
They have a Message Board (http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?act=idx)that's a real whoot:
I know Bert and Ernie are supposed to be flat mates only and nothing more… but as they seem to be so often marked as a homosexual couple, I wandered whether they would better fit as an asexual couple, sharing separate beds but in the same room etc, and being such good friends.
Also I wondered if the 'separate beds in the same room' arrangement fits anyone’s idea of an asexual relationship?
Obviously, Bert and Ernie were never meant to represent anything other than a close friendship between people with different likes/dislikes, but if I was going to slap another relationship label on them, it just seems that an asexual one would fit so much better than a homosexual one.
They even have a store:
For Fez
http://images.cafepress.com/product/24017830v1_240x240_Front_Color-AshGrey.jpg
For Earl
http://images.cafepress.com/product/38655932v2_240x240_Front_Color-Black.jpg