"Sex and procreation seem like such all-pervasive motivators in every society, it's so deeply tied into our instincts for basic survival, I just can't conceive of a world without that."
Since I'm asexual, boy does that strike a chord. To most people, asexuals are the most unnatural things in the world because they can't imagine sex not being one of the driving forces in their lives and think that anyone who differs popbably needs to be on some form of medication, to 'fix' them.
Never see anyone mentioning asexuality and couldn't stop myself from commenting even though my stupid hand makes it very difficult. :) I'm working on a story (and thinking of a second one) where the main female character is struggling with the idea that she may be asexual and isn't sure how she is supposed to fit into a world where everone is obsessed with sex in one form or another. :) she propbably won't be in the end because no one likes to read about asexual characters (what's interesting if there is no sex involved at any point?) but it's still a major issue for her.
Sorry for any mistakes, i'm in a bit of a hurry and feeling preet sick :) Hpe all is going well, glad the con was good.
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Date: 2006-03-31 04:43 pm (UTC)Since I'm asexual, boy does that strike a chord. To most people, asexuals are the most unnatural things in the world because they can't imagine sex not being one of the driving forces in their lives and think that anyone who differs popbably needs to be on some form of medication, to 'fix' them.
Never see anyone mentioning asexuality and couldn't stop myself from commenting even though my stupid hand makes it very difficult. :) I'm working on a story (and thinking of a second one) where the main female character is struggling with the idea that she may be asexual and isn't sure how she is supposed to fit into a world where everone is obsessed with sex in one form or another. :) she propbably won't be in the end because no one likes to read about asexual characters (what's interesting if there is no sex involved at any point?) but it's still a major issue for her.
Sorry for any mistakes, i'm in a bit of a hurry and feeling preet sick :) Hpe all is going well, glad the con was good.