Letters to an Asexual #1
This is the beginning of a series in which I will read correspondence between me and people who have questions, comments, or--more often--misconceptions about asexuality. I don't have a set number of these I'm going to do, and I imagine I'll continue to get material for them as life goes on, but I currently have quite a backlog, so you can expect material to last for some time at least. :) This particular video deals with a man who just didn't get it who messaged me through OKCupid. This is a very abridged selection of our conversation; not all of it was about asexuality, but a good chunk of it revolved around his inability to process it. The site I mentioned in the video: OKCupid. If you want to see my profile, check it out: www.okcupid.com
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Asexual Bingo
Sometimes silly, sometimes serious, and always with lots of bad language and inappropriate graphics, here is a capsule view of the kinds of idiot comments I get on my YouTube videos and through other channels regarding asexuality. And keeping track of how much fail I encountered was made easier with the handy-dandy Asexual Bingo card. (Believe me, I've heard EVERYTHING on it, but I had to cut a lot of stuff even to make this video.) If nothing else, this should give you an idea of how often certain sentiments are expressed and why these people's knee-jerk condescending comments are not helping anyone and certainly aren't doing much but making them look like their anger and frustration toward me for not wanting to have sex is way out of proportion for what people should be expressing about some stranger's sex life. The opening song is "Isabella" by the Mediæval Bæbes. And yes, I am really the age I say I am in the video. And thank you, yes my hair is pretty awesome.
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Ninnyeggs: Week 9- Asexual Relationships Q&A part 1
Yeah, I sort of like... did two 10 minute videos. With nothing cut out it would have been 40 minutes. Here is part one, part two should be up shortly. Thank you all for questions nosey posey's, we had fun answering them, hope you enjoy watching.
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Asexuality: The Making of A Movement Trailer
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The Unassailable Asexual: Part 1
"The Unassailable Asexual" is a phenomenon surrounding who we choose as our spokespeople in the asexual community--most notably, we tend to prop up representatives who don't have any other non-normative traits besides asexuality to blame their "problem" on, which makes them seem more accessible to the mainstream community. But this tendency is also erasing to asexuals who have one or more additional non-normative traits. This half-hour special is my attempt to debunk "unassailability" and outline qualities legitimately asexual people may also have, while explaining why these traits aren't necessarily "to blame." Featured in this video: 1. Asexuality and disability, mental illness, atypical biology, and autism. 2. Asexuality and sexual abuse. 3. Asexuality and introversion or shyness. 4. Asexuality and transsexuality or genderqueerness. With images and videos used with permission: Vlad (BlueCerinthe), Natalie (eFeminate), Kayleigh, and Sassy (Sassafrasish).
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Asexuality: An introduction
If you want to watch the next video, watch #10, not #1--it counts down backwards. www.youtube.com Asexual people aren't interested in sex. It should be a pretty simple concept to understand--in theory--but my experiences as an asexual in a very sexual world have taught me that it's not so simple a concept after all. So I'm making a video series to discuss asexuality, and this video is my introductory video explaining what asexuality is as well as a little bit about myself and my experience discovering my asexuality and living with it. Because other subjects in the alternative sexuality and gender arena get more attention--subjects like gay, lesbian, transgender, intersex, and bisexual issues--I wanted to add my voice to the crowd and claim some ground as an "out" asexual who doesn't mind taking questions from the peanut gallery (as long as they're civil). Future videos will discuss my "top ten"--the top suggestions people tend to make when I say I'm asexual and they assume the "problem" lies elsewhere. I will address these common issues as well as whatever other questions pop up in the comments box along the way. Please feel free to check out the top ten article I wrote: swankivy.com And for more information in general you can check out the Asexuality Visibility and Education Network (AVEN) at asexuality.org . (I'm not affiliated with them, but I have contributed an article to their banks and approve of their general message and mission statement.)
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Asexual Reproduction
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Asexual Propagation a/k/a Cloning
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Asexuality
Asexual "A person who does not experience sexual attraction". Asexuality is NOT celibacy. It is not a choice. You can of course have sex with people without being attracted. People do it all the time. Like straight men might have sex with other men in prison. People are not 'sometimes asexual'. People sometimes say they 'feel asexual' when they really mean to say they are 'not in the mood' or whatever. Asexuals can still have a high libido. I believe a lot of us don't really know our own sexuality. Are you 100% sure you are straight? Bi? Gay? Asexual? AVEN: asexuality.org DestroyerMariko: www.youtube.com Swankivy: www.youtube.com
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Letters to an Asexual #2
This is #2 of a series in which I read correspondence between me and people who have questions, comments, or--more often--misconceptions about asexuality. I don't have a set number of these I'm going to do, and I imagine I'll continue to get material for them as life goes on, but I currently have quite a backlog, so you can expect material to last for some time at least. :) #2 is an Instant Message with a dude from my college town. He was a local celebrity and seemed to think his social status would impress me quite a lot! When I didn't have any reaction, we ended up discussing asexuality, which mostly involved his rapid-fire sweeping judgments of my character based on unwillingness to open his mind and idiotic premature assumptions. . . . This is a recorded IM that is posted in my "Jerks File" on my Web site. You can read the full transcript (and maybe follow links to check out other jerks) here: swankivy.com
Ignorant Anti-Asexual Troll
Full comment: You're not asexual. You're a dishonest Omega male who can't get a woman (it's next to impossible for Omegas) so you latch onto 'asexualism' to spare your ego.The fact you 'suffer' from social anxiety & 'test' anxiety (that's a new one one me) has nothing to do with this asexualism I'm sure! Your videos, my God! You've become a weak little ninny parroting orthodoxy while thinking it rebellious. You're a WHITE MAN! Pull yourself together and stop shaming your ancestors by behaving like a girl. A reply to: www.youtube.com This comment was left under my video titled, I Am Asexual: youtu.be
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Letters to an Asexual #3
This is #3 of a series in which I read correspondence between me and people who have questions, comments, or--more often--misconceptions about asexuality. I don't have a set number of these I'm going to do, and I imagine I'll continue to get material for them as life goes on, but I currently have quite a backlog, so you can expect material to last for some time at least. :) #3 is an OKCupid correspondence with a curious party who was not at all a jerk, but had some thought-provoking questions and comments, and my response consists partly of answering his questions and partly of some related comments on the subject of why I bother to discuss asexuality or reveal opinions and beliefs of mine in the public arena. Note: The video jumps a little at one point because I had to chop a few seconds out somewhere to make it shorter than ten minutes. :) Sorry it was a bit jarring.
Asexuality Top 10: Number 1
PLEASE WATCH INTRO OR #10 FIRST. The Top Ten counts down from 10, not up from 1. Watch the Intro for what the video series is aiming at, and watch 10 for the first reason. Number 1: YOU JUST GOT OUT OF A BAD RELATIONSHIP. This is number 1 in the Asexuality Top 10: The most common responses people give me when I say "I'm asexual." Instead of believing I'm telling the truth about having no sex drive, many people prefer to suggest one of these ten "better explanations." This video series is to address each of these common misconceptions. Number 1: YOU JUST GOT OUT OF A BAD RELATIONSHIP points out how ridiculous it is to assume I'm still jaded from my last relationship, considering it ended in 1995 (partly due to incompatibility BECAUSE OF ASEXUALITY ANYWAY). I'm not bitter or broken, so I have nothing to get over and nothing to fix. This video also explains my intent for future videos related to this subject, prefacing an upcoming "honorable mentions" video and a feature called "letters to an asexual."
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Asexual Joy
Asexual Joy I have used videos without permission. Short video about human beings. This is one of four videos from asexual love series, to watch rest open following link: www.youtube.com
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Asexuality Top 10: Honorable Mentions
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Some odds and ends; things people say in response to "I'm asexual" which don't make the top 10 but still are worth a mention. This is the collection of not-quite-as-common responses people give me when I say "I'm asexual." Instead of believing I'm telling the truth about having no sex drive, many people prefer to suggest one of these or, more often, one of the top ten "better explanations." This video series is to address each of these common misconceptions. I have to cut the time pretty close, so this video comes across a bit ranty.
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Asexuality Top 10: Number 2
Number 2: YOU JUST HAVEN'T MET THE RIGHT GUY. This is number 2 in the Asexuality Top 10: The most common responses people give me when I say "I'm asexual." Instead of believing I'm telling the truth about having no sex drive, many people prefer to suggest one of these ten "better explanations." This video series is to address each of these common misconceptions. Number 2: YOU JUST HAVEN'T MET THE RIGHT GUY is all about why it's possible but not probable that my sex drive is limited to being triggered by very few people. Mainly, this video points out that regardless of whether I've just got VERY picky criteria of attraction, it is unfair to assume that there HAS to be someone out there I'd be attracted to.
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Asexuality 101
My views on asexuality and some facts about it Sources: Asexual Overview: www.asexuality.org Scientific Research of asexuality: www.asexuality.org Asexuality Amoebas: www.scientificamerican.com Asexuality FAQ: www.asexuality.org Asexual perspectives (personal accounts): www.asexuality.org Other Places To Follow Me Twitter: twitter.com Facebook: facebook.com Myspace: myspace.com Blogspot: itskeithzworld.blogspot.com
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Asexuality Top 10: Number 4
Number 4: YOU WERE SEXUALLY ABUSED. This is number 4 in the Asexuality Top 10: The most common responses people give me when I say "I'm asexual." Instead of believing I'm telling the truth about having no sex drive, many people prefer to suggest one of these ten "better explanations." This video series is to address each of these common misconceptions. Number 4: YOU WERE SEXUALLY ABUSED addresses the possibility that my lack of interest stems from trauma. This idea suggests that being uninterested in sex is so horrifying that I must have been brutalized in order to not want it. Here I explain the difference between trauma-induced negative impressions and just plain disinterest. And if you want the link to that fantabulous webcomic I was advertising--ie, MINE--check out Negative One: negativeone.swankivy.com
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Asexuality Top 10: Number 5
Number 5: YOU'RE JUST AFRAID OF GETTING INTO A RELATIONSHIP. This is number 5 in the Asexuality Top 10: The most common responses people give me when I say "I'm asexual." Instead of believing I'm telling the truth about having no sex drive, many people prefer to suggest one of these ten "better explanations." This video series is to address each of these common misconceptions. Number 5: YOU'RE JUST AFRAID OF GETTING INTO A RELATIONSHIP covers what relationships are to me, and compares and contrasts types of relationships depending on what the involved parties want. It brings up romantic asexuals' desires and their ability to sustain a relationship, and why "platonic" doesn't cut it as a description of all non-sexual relationships because of its tendency to automatically reduce the importance in some people's minds. To make a point, I quote a song in this video and sing a little bit of it. The song is "Fare Thee Well" by the Indigo Girls.
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Letters to an Asexual #4
This is #4 of a series in which I read correspondence between me and people who have questions, comments, or--more often--misconceptions about asexuality. I don't have a set number of these I'm going to do, and I imagine I'll continue to get material for them as life goes on, but I currently have quite a backlog, so you can expect material to last for some time at least. #4 is an OKCupid correspondence with a man who believes he possesses the magical ability to diagnose me as heterosexual--not asexual--by watching my videos. Because, after all, heterosexuality is the DEFAULT, and without bisexual or homosexual tendencies, I'm just automatically heterosexual until proven gay. Me, I would think it would make more sense that a person was a blank slate until or unless they displayed active interest in one sex or the other or both. His credo appears to be "I've never heard of asexuality, therefore you couldn't possibly be asexual." This conversation, with some explanation and commentary, was posted a while back to a LiveJournal group for asexuals and their allies. Loads of hilarious comments poured in, and I encourage you to read the post and read or submit comments on it (even though it's old) right here: community.livejournal.com I was planning on sharing some of these with you during the video, but I'm only allowed to make videos less than ten minutes, so I cut those out when the video ran long. If you want to see the full transcript and comments, you'll have to follow the <b>...</b>
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Letters to an Asexual #5
This is #5 of a series in which I read correspondence between me and people who have questions, comments, or--more often--misconceptions about asexuality. I don't have a set number of these I'm going to do, and I imagine I'll continue to get material for them as life goes on, but I currently have quite a backlog, so you can expect material to last for some time at least. :) This one features two YouTube commenters who wonder why I bother making these videos. I tell you. In detail.
Asexual Love (take 2)
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Letters to an Asexual #6 Part 2
This is #6, PART TWO, of a series in which I read correspondence between me and people who have questions, comments, or--more often--misconceptions about asexuality. PART TWO highlights an OKCupid jerk who, in a stark demonstration of opposition to the PART ONE commenter's view, found it necessary to badger me with a litany of insults and degrading labels based on my claim of asexuality. In a frightening display of abuse, this opinionated sack of meat attempted to use scientific language to repeatedly confront me with how DEFECTIVE and DISEASED and SICK I am, finally winding up with a bunch of support for eugenics designed to weed out mistakes like me from our future. I think people like this guy are living examples of why awareness IS important, as well as serving as examples of people who are indeed forceful and indignant and vicious about confronting us and trying to make us believe it is NOT okay to be asexual. The full text of this conversation is posted on LiveJournal in the asexuality LJ community. You can also have fun reading the comments the other LJers made. Here's the link: community.livejournal.com
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