tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223027726680052006.post7930489780899753855..comments2023-07-15T00:49:06.852-07:00Comments on asexy beast: People get ridiculousIlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12795337226989102549noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223027726680052006.post-81108578914572957482007-12-16T11:16:00.000-08:002007-12-16T11:16:00.000-08:00Mary, I can always count on your observational ski...Mary, I can always count on your observational skills. I lose at teh internetz. Should be fixed now :-)Ilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12795337226989102549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223027726680052006.post-46435257039937117452007-12-16T11:13:00.000-08:002007-12-16T11:13:00.000-08:00Hey figleaf, thanks for your comment! I'll add yo...Hey figleaf, thanks for your comment! I'll add you to my "homies" as well. It's true that talking about not having sex can be difficult. It's like:<BR/>"Hey, what do you want to eat for dinner?"<BR/>"I'M ASEXUAL!"<BR/>As an asexual person, I find that it rarely, if ever, comes up. Hence my telling everyone I know about this blog. :-)<BR/><I> I'd Rather Eat Chocolate </I> has been on my to-read list for quite some time now; probably time to bump it up.Ilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12795337226989102549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223027726680052006.post-73237483667612197532007-12-16T01:10:00.000-08:002007-12-16T01:10:00.000-08:00Link is to the wrong article D:Link is to the wrong article D:Fellmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08651050366058663737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223027726680052006.post-37256196069312647342007-12-15T21:45:00.000-08:002007-12-15T21:45:00.000-08:00Hey Ily! I got radicalized to asexuality years ag...Hey Ily! I got radicalized to asexuality years ago in the sexuality section of a progressive discussion site. A perfectly well-adjusted, non-abused woman piped up that she had no, zero, none interest in sex... and it just freaked everybody out.<BR/><BR/>And it's *not even a mistake* that it freaked anyone out because by and large asexual people just usually don't talk about it any more than I as a non-stamp collector talk about not collecting stamps.<BR/><BR/>So anyway, once I got over *my* initial shock and started listening to her I learned a heck of a lot not just about asexuality but about sexuality as well. (And also, obviously, a lesson about how people can *talk* about orientation and tolerance until you run into someone who's just not interested.)<BR/><BR/>Same when I read Joan Sewell's "I'd Rather Eat Chocolate." Despite a few quibbles dealing largely with her assumption that it's mostly women, I thought it was the most important book about gender and sexuality that year, and maybe of the new century-so-far.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, because there are so few asexuals blogging about it, even though at any point up to 15% of the adult men and women may be practicing temporary or lifetime asexuals, I've added you to my blogroll.<BR/><BR/>Take care,<BR/><BR/>figleaffigleafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01440982008394316977noreply@blogger.com