They are not even doing anything sexually. Why is their inaction offending people?
Discriminated against in terms of employment opportunities or in terms of being invited to key parties?
I’m sorry, who is discriminating against asexual people?
Straight and (in less proportion) gay people, because they think ace people “Only need to find the right person in their life!”.
Ace person here. We get mistaken for being prudes, snobs, or arrogant. Or, because we don’t put out, we get a lot of hate from people who are attracted to us even though we won’t reciprocate (or might selectively reciprocate).
People just can’t fathom the concept of ‘not horny’.
As a not ace person, yup it’s a tough one for people. It’s almost like telling someone you don’t sleep or get tired. That said some of the kinkiest people I know are ace. I mean they don’t interpret what they are doing in a sexual manner but it’s still kinky. Like rope and a movie or enjoying being tickled or flogged.
Under capitalism everyone is expected to help replenish the labour force for free
I didnt know they were?
Maybe they get odd looks if the topic comes up, or have it brushed aside as a kind of sour-grapes mentality, but I’ve never been aware of any actual kind of discrimination.
The gays had it really rough, the trans are getting it tight right now, but the asex crowd seem mostly left alone?
Too many people hate those who are different. Too many people take personal offense when someone doesn’t care about something they like. They don’t pump out kids for the machine and meat grinder.
Can I get an example? The most I’ve seen is extremely predictable intense curiosity from others and a barrage of questions more so than people going out of their way to be mean to someone about that. Btw some of the kinkiest people I’ve met were asexual funny enough. There’s a lot of experiences in the sensualist and bdsm world that aren’t specifically sexual or dealing with genitals or other typical erogenous zones.
They aren’t. There is no widespread or structural oppression of Ace people, if anything society is moving in their direction as the secular puritans of Gen Z become the cultural arbiters.
