tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729982218599170924.post889338805099137783..comments2023-08-11T07:57:44.326-07:00Comments on Another Asexual Radical: People Who Are Not AsexualMagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10845561077092927717noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729982218599170924.post-74070726631830520782010-12-04T18:30:22.416-08:002010-12-04T18:30:22.416-08:00The main problem with "sexual" is that i...The main problem with "sexual" is that it suggests that asexual = not sexual. And then people are confused when asexuals exhibit sexual tendencies like masturbation, sex drive, fetishes, and so forth.<br /><br />Really, it's meant to be the other way around: sexual = not asexual. But this is too fine a point to explain to people hearing about asexuality for the first time.<br /><br />I personally don't mind the binary implied by "nonasexual" (I identify as gray-A). It's never come up as a problem. Sure, people assume a binary sometimes, but it doesn't ever seem like the language is to blame.millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05990852054891771988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729982218599170924.post-46229186309112747512010-10-15T01:20:09.472-07:002010-10-15T01:20:09.472-07:00Sciatrix! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this...Sciatrix! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this. I agree that "nonasexuals" is potentially exclusive of those who fall into alternative categories of asexuality. Though personally, I think I am one of those alterna-aces and I still feel included in the category of "asexuals." So maybe until somebody comes up with something better, "nonasexuals," it is?Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02020658478951546424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729982218599170924.post-58911247808396146492010-10-13T15:55:46.284-07:002010-10-13T15:55:46.284-07:00Aaaaand that's me, Sciatrix. I'm sorry, it...Aaaaand that's me, Sciatrix. I'm sorry, it must have messed with my naming system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729982218599170924.post-9838895215266214072010-10-13T13:26:13.405-07:002010-10-13T13:26:13.405-07:00I usually go with "nonasexuals," because...I usually go with "nonasexuals," because I feel like "sexuals" reduces people to their sexualities in a way I don't really like. On the other hand, nonasexuals is sort of double-negativey in a way I'm also not thrilled with. (Not-not-sexual? What on earth is that?)<br /><br />They both have the problem of ignoring grey-As and demisexuals, though, unless we're assuming that given the context that demis and greys fall under the broader umbrella of "asexual?" But there's not a specific word for that. I'd go with something like "on the asexual spectrum," except that's already taken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com