They are not even doing anything sexually. Why is their inaction offending people?
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Sometimes it is (wrongly) seen as a sickness, they are “supposed” to do/want sex and/or romance. It can have a side of ableism.
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Straight and (in less proportion) gay people, because they think ace people “Only need to find the right person in their life!”.
animals that live in social groups often reject nonstandard behaving individuals as a defense mechanism
4 hoursDiscriminated against in terms of employment opportunities or in terms of being invited to key parties?
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Because we are herd animals that tend to pick on those we perceive as different?
That being said, are they discriminated against? Can you give examples?
Ace person here. “You just need to find the right person” and variations of that are something we often get.
On the more malicious end of the spectrum, you get stuff like “you just need a good fucking first”
There are also people who feel that ace people should not be included in queer pride or have their own flag/identity.
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Structurally our societies are usually oriented around people finding romantic life partners, and the state recognizes and makes life easier for people in these relationships. Modern life, especially with the current housing shit going on in North America, is much harder if your preferred way to live is a single income person living alone. This definitely disadvantages aro/ace people, though I’m not sure I’d call it discrimination.
Tangentially related, but I can’t miss an opportunity to bring up Elizabeth Brake’s really interesting paper, Minimizing Marriage. If the whole thing looks a little long I’d recommend reading at least chapter 7 to get the heart of her proposal, it’s a real eye opener.
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You’re correct it makes no sense. If you extend this argent out it still holds true. Discriminating against anyone on the basis of their sexuality makes no sense. Their private infancy doesnt hurt anyone.
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We are? Demi here, so ace adjacent. Ace and Demi have sex, it’s just not a primary motivator.
