“And when I say ‘sexual attraction,’ I mean that intrinsic sexual desire towards other people, the desire to involve other people in your sexuality, which then has nothing to do with what sexuality I have for myself as an individual,” she added. Asexuality does not necessarily bespeak a lack of sexual bodily urges—they just aren’t pointed at other people.
So, err, narcissistic wankers then?
For a lovely, fleeting moment, I thought this was the latest extract from Murphy’s Glossary.
Ye gods… It starts out reasonable ( for a given value of, given the topic and source…) but …descends… into playing the Race Card pretty fast, ending in full blown stereotype BLM racism.
ohwait, I forgot.. only whipipo can be waciss… /facepalm.
Think of my ideal partnership as a cake (very ace of me haha) and that my recipe for the cake is different from the traditional cake recipe. In my recipe, sex is an ingredient that is briefly mentioned as an optional ingredient, maybe a topping. I don’t really care for it but maybe be curious to try adding it to my cake at some point.
That’s a lot of words for ‘dying alone’.
FFS – we’re animals with very basic urges. Couple (which is only a verb) or wank alone to ‘let off steam’, but just shut up about your bloody ego!
Asexuality does not necessarily bespeak a lack of sexual bodily urges—they just aren’t pointed at other people.
And the sheep are getting nervous where Jezebel is.
I congratulate those brave heroes who could force themselves to read the whole bloody article.
Isn’t she submitting to the patriarchy when she applies “horniness” to herself?
Asexuality does not necessarily bespeak a lack of sexual bodily urges—they just aren’t pointed at other people.
A lack of a proper classics education there. That *IS* what that word means. What they mean is (prefix meaning not directed to humans)-sexuality. Possibly ananthroposexuality. (an – not+vowel) (anthropo – of humans) Not sure how to merge a(n) + anthro.
It’s easier with non-negatives, such as being turned on by baked goods.
I’ve met some people who claim to be asexual. Hard to believe but all of them are porkers who have given up on getting laid.
jgh: I’d say it’s “eautonosexual”, from ἑαυτόν- as the root of “himself“ and “herself”.
But what Ed P said.