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Because well, I am Asexual, and well.... it is incredibly rare to find another Asexual person anywhere. Not to shame people for their interests, but I am not comfortable with a lot of posts, even if they are meant to be for a joke, implying that everyone gets horny, and/or that apparent "Peak Hedonism" or whatever it's called, is about having lots of sex. Again, something I am not interested in.

I have seen no signs of any Asexual friendly spaces on this site, not even in the LGBTQIA+ Subcommunity for this site. Although I have been socially isolated by otherwise queer friendly spaces before, for "only" being Asexual.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 28 minutes ago (1 children)

It depends. Are you looking for:

  • an asexual-centric thread where you can talk about your experiences with asexuality?
  • general discussion threads where nobody is horny?
    • I find that sexuality can often be an inescapable persistent undercurrent of online discussions, which really frustrates me. this definitely happens on hexbear sometimes, but I think it's not too bad, as you can always invoke the magic words to get that out of here
      the magic wordsvolcel police!
  • or have you experienced outright ace-phobia on the site?
    • if so, use the report button or inform the mods, and they'll purge the perpetrators
[–] [email protected] 1 points 28 minutes ago

The VOLCEL POLICE are on the scene! PLEASE KEEP YOUR VITAL ESSENCES TO YOURSELVES AT ALL TIMES.

نحن شرطة VolCel.بناءا على تعليمات الهيئة لترويج لألعاب الفيديو و النهي عن الجنس نرجوا الإبتعاد عن أي أفكار جنسية و الحفاظ على حيواناتكم المنويَّة حتى يوم الحساب. اتقوا الله، إنك لا تراه لكنه يراك.

volcel-police

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

We've had the VoPo as part of this community's culture since at least 2 years before this site even launched. It's a clear enforcement of "neither horny nor a coomer be". Or does "asexual-friendly" mean "asexual-centric"?

I have at least two ace friends and they're great.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 15 hours ago

[email protected] has a rule against aphobia. hexbear-asexual

Feel free to post some memes from Reddit's r/aaaaaaacccccccce or whatever — we just don't have as many active Fediverse users to sustain active communities.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 14 hours ago

I definitely think ace comrades (and aro comrades too!) should get a space or regular thread somewhere for themselves, to talk and share what they want to share.

I guess there needs to be a minimum amount of people/interest in it, but I think even if it's not many people here it should be an option.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Hi! If you're looking for a community specifically for asexual people, we at Lemmygrad have one over at [email protected] 😊

Always nice to meet a fellow asexual person! ^^)/ 🫂

[–] [email protected] 6 points 13 hours ago

Thanks for this link. I have never met other asexuals before I am starting to feel like the only one lol.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 19 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 33 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Your username and this comment and the incongruity are sending me lol

Loathsome Dong Eater promoting the ace community is just really fuckin funny

[–] [email protected] 6 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

I do think Asexuals should get a space of their own. I don’t think the entire site should have to repress its sexuality when it’s already weirdly puritanical on that end. I also find it odd for asexuals to be incorporated into LGBTQ comm when sexuality is literally the defining criteria for the comm.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I think GSM (gender and sexual minorities) is perhaps a more accurate label. The community is about being different from the cishet majority, unless you're suggesting straight trans people should be excluded too?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

I’m not sure I understand. Why wouldn’t straight trans people be part of an lgbtq comm?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

when sexuality is literally the defining criteria for the comm.

Are you suggesting being trans is a sexual thing?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

They probably forgot to write the "straight" part when you were replying to the comment.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 15 hours ago

That's correct. The criticism is still valid though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Because Asexual people aren't heterosexual. Nor are they necessarily adverse to sex and sexuality. They experience and engage with sexuality differently to allosexual people. They're not just people who are sexually repressed.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago

I didn’t say they were sexually repressed

[–] [email protected] 33 points 23 hours ago

Are you looking for a space to specifically discuss asexuality, or a space about general things minus references to sex?

[–] [email protected] 32 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

Not sure what you are asking. Like is there a comm where nobody ever talks about sex?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (2 children)

They probably mean a place they can talk about lives and experiences of asexual folks. In a word rife by sexuals (not sure this is the correct term) being asexual could be isolating.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

idk if there's a term for this, but I assume OP feels alienated by the assumption that experiencing sexual attraction is the norm. Like heteronormativity but for sexuality in general, I suppose.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 15 hours ago

Allonormativity is what you're talking about. Amatonormativity is the assumptions related to romantic attraction/relationships.

See Chen's book Ace for a primer on asexuality https://www.angelachen.org/ace

[–] [email protected] 15 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

In a word rife by sexuals (not sure this is the correct term)

i think allosexual would be more accurate here. they're like, the complete opposite to us asexuals lmao

[–] [email protected] 6 points 15 hours ago

Yeah looks correct

Allosexual, sometimes shortened to allo, is a term used to describe a person who experiences sexual attraction and does not identify as asexual.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

the volcel police are only a post away

[–] [email protected] 14 points 23 hours ago

The VOLCEL POLICE are on the scene! PLEASE KEEP YOUR VITAL ESSENCES TO YOURSELVES AT ALL TIMES.

نحن شرطة VolCel.بناءا على تعليمات الهيئة لترويج لألعاب الفيديو و النهي عن الجنس نرجوا الإبتعاد عن أي أفكار جنسية و الحفاظ على حيواناتكم المنويَّة حتى يوم الحساب. اتقوا الله، إنك لا تراه لكنه يراك.

volcel-police

[–] [email protected] 25 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Yeah, I'm confused. This site is one of the least horny places I've ever seen on the internet.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Ehh i dunno about that chief, there's more horny posting than you think.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

That's what VOLCEL POLICE is for

[–] [email protected] 3 points 16 hours ago

The VOLCEL POLICE are on the scene! PLEASE KEEP YOUR VITAL ESSENCES TO YOURSELVES AT ALL TIMES.

نحن شرطة VolCel.بناءا على تعليمات الهيئة لترويج لألعاب الفيديو و النهي عن الجنس نرجوا الإبتعاد عن أي أفكار جنسية و الحفاظ على حيواناتكم المنويَّة حتى يوم الحساب. اتقوا الله، إنك لا تراه لكنه يراك.

volcel-police

[–] [email protected] 4 points 16 hours ago

And it’s still not that horny. You have no idea how much I can horn it up

[–] [email protected] 25 points 22 hours ago

i definitely see stuff i would define as horny posting fairly often

but the horniness level tends to be lower than it is in other places, which for me personally means it's fine bc it doesn't trigger my sex repulsion. but it's def there