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[ex_pippin880]

Hey guys! I'm doing asexuality/aromanticism for the Frequently (or Not So Frequently) Asked Questions project and I've been asked something that I can't answer. Would anyone like to take it?

The question is:
What's your favourite and least favourite thing to read about asexuality in fiction?

And I... can't think of a single example of or reference to (textual/canon) asexuality in books/fiction I've read. :|

Comments

[ex_pippin880]

had her ability to feel sexual desire removed as part of a magical religious pact with her goddess

That is... rather incredibly problematic from an asexual POV. :/

[boundbooks]

That's the part I wasn't sure about. It's why, on reflection, I was rather hesitant to call her explicitly asexual. It's definitely a 'magical origin/outside interference' scenario. =/

[pyrofennec]

Okay how did you miss that it'd be problematic. Her sexuality is removed. That's not asexuality.

[boundbooks]

I missed that it would be problematic because I didn't think through all the implications. Basically, I messed up.

[pyrofennec]

because I didn't think

You don't say.

[boundbooks]

Also, my sincere apologies for bringing up something that seems like it's Textbook Total Fail. I'm totally new at articulating concepts about this, so I'm sure I'm going to be accidentally fail-y in the process. My apologies! >_