Posted on 10/14/2004 9:39:03 AM PDT by missyme
Good for you for standing up for yourself among all the juvenile responses to an interesting article.
Don't know about Jesus, raccoonradio, but I've met some others.
The responses on this thread are wild! I'm on your side, buddy. Although I'm not batting for your team, I don't see why you can't play the game your own way. You aren't breaking up families, causing emotional trauma, or spreading disease.
As far as I know, when Christ said for us to love one another, this wasn't a code phrase for "booty call".
Nothing new here, my wife has been asexual for about 30 years now.
Of course I bet to say most especially men had those experiences, but the point is those relationships were meaningless, One Night Stands are a temporary pleasure that could bring an un-wanted pregnancy or a lifetime disease so is the trade off worth it? When your young dumb and full of ---- you don't think of it
I cannot tell you how many girlfirends I have had when we were all single especially through out the 80's that spent hours crying on the phone because they thought after having sex with a guy they did not know that well was going to bring them a relationship, but what they got was a phone that did not ring again....I'm sure today's singles do things differently....
Unless we are automatons with no choice as to what we are or should be interested in, we should no more be interested in sex than we should be interested in playing the piano, reading biographies, riding a horse or posting on this website.
> You're asking people you dismissively refer to as "breeders" not to be judgmental?
Well, what would YOU call 'em? Homosexuals by definition don't breed, nor do asexuals. Or, for that matter, those suffering from any number of forms of chick-repellant.
So, "breeding" is something that separates the one big group from the several smaller groups. "Breeder" is thus a completely accurate term.
"Breeder"!!!?!?!??!!??!
What a snide, snarky little comment....
Nothing wrong with it at all. It would be an interesting exercise to psychoanalyze all the people on this thread who can't seem to accept the notion. Can't fathom why it bothers anyone -- this is a group which obviously poses no threat to anyone, yet a lot of people seem so threatened by its existence that they feel compelled to issue knee-jerk denials of its very existence. I know a few people like this, and they're wonderful friendly productive people -- no need to fix what ain't broke.
Homosexuals use the term "breeder" as a derogatory label for heterosexuals. It objectifies people into a biological function. Like calling a man a "pr*ck" or a woman a "c**t".
> When your young dumb and full of ---- you don't think of it
"----"?
Ummm...
"Chocolate?" "Pizza?" "Dreams of world domination?" "Pepsi?"?
The bible doesn't mention it in relation to Jesus, but does in regards to Paul. He was celibate, without desire and wished that all could be so, but said if you're not, then get married.
For Paul it was a gift and he appreciated it.
So what's it like living in your mom's basement?
Incest
For me, its been a quantum thing. I am either fully on (as in, heterosexual) or off (asexual). It seems to be tied into diurnal rythms or some other biochemical cycle. It has been that way since puberty. Since I am married, the "on" parts of the cycle result in shall we say normal home life. The off parts mean that there are cooling off periods. As a result, I have not been tempted to stray. Not that its an excuse, but for those who are "on" all the time, I can see how they can end up becoming adulterers. I am glad I am not "on" all the time.
> Homosexuals use the term "breeder" as a derogatory label for heterosexuals.
Ummm... so? If the term is accurate, don't let it offend you. Instead have pride in it. That's the best way to squash the offensiveness of the term.
Or... don't breed. Your choice. But living in a constant state of being offended at *words* is unbecoming of a Freeper. Leave that crap to the DUers.
And I am shocked by all the disparaging comments on this thread. I wonder how many giving scorn here should be wearing the scarlet A? Now *that* would make for an interesting study.
Myself, I'd probably kill to be asexual. My sex drive ain't doing much good for me now anyway.
Perhaps He was! I certainly would not discount the possibility.
Since I've been around here for, oh, about five years longer than you, I think I'll pass on the lecture of how to comport myself on FR.
racoonradio made a plea for people not to "judge" asexuals. In the course of his post, he made derogatory comments about "breeders". I merely pointed out the irony of his requesting nonjudgmentalism, while at the same time he is being judgmental himself.
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