Asexuals next target of the GOP?
The republicans are preparing the speeches, and the Catholics the rules. You see there are people who don’t give a fuck about fucking, and they’re known as “asexuals.” Given the current political climate where gays, atheists, women, and other minorities are considered second class citizens, no doubt asexuals will soon join their ranks as they become more visible.
I can hear Rick Santorum now:
It is our duty to propagate the species. Men must marry women and that marriage must be consummated. This is what our lord god has determined, and it’s in the bible. So it is written so let it be done.
Here’s the story:
(NEWSER) – With all the debates over homosexuals, bisexuals, transsexuals, and just plain sex, it’s hard to believe any group could be left out. But there is one—the asexuals. People with no interest in any sort of sex are estimated to be 1% of the population, but thanks to the Internet this is another group that is finding its voice and beginning to organize, reports theGuardian. “Theoretically the absence of sexual desire shouldn’t be a problem,” says one sex researcher. “But ours is a media which suggests hypersexuality is the norm. Potentially, asexuality has become a ‘problem’ as it became more visible, and in a sense it’s become the new stigma.”
An asexual online group, the Asexual Visibility and Education Network, now has more than 50,000 members. Asexual advocates point out that even though people are uninterested in sex, they still can have typical emotional and relationship needs. “Living in a world that holds the romantic and the sexual as the highest ideals possible is difficult,” says a 20-year-old biology student. “The most pervasive effect on my life at the moment is how many conversations revolve around sex and the sexual attractiveness of certain people that I just don’t really want to join in with.”
What do you think? Will the republicans want to legislate the behavior of the “asexual community?”
Wait til you’re in your 60’s or 70’s. Most of us will eventually become asexual. LOL Somehow all the other illnesses and aches and pains distract us from sex and have a detrimental affect on our sex-drive. Just let me be able to get up in the morning, have a cup of coffee and read “MadMike’s America” and allow me to make silly comments like the one you’re reading. Hope I can get up and shovel the driveway!
Wow Rick. I can’t wait until I get older 🙂 Careful of that shoveling 🙂
“People who don’t give a fuck about fucking”…that’s just brilliant. Good article.
Thanks Morgan. I’ve spent the last week reading my back copies of Rolling Stone 🙂
We can start with protecting earthworms, (PETA, where are you when we need you.) Then work ourselves up to the last 4 or 5 remaining Shakers (slogan: make furniture, not babies). Then the truly obese men who become asexual from their obesity; not even industrial strength Viagra helps. I believe that steroid loaded athletes have their own unions to protect them. Then that leaves one guy from Wyoming who stayed out a tad long in one of those blizzards
Well said John! Well said indeed. Poor Wyoming guy.
There are over 7,000,000,000 people in the world. Go on and take a moment to just stare at that number and really think. Honestly, what this world might just need is less obsession over sex.
Unfortunately, I can just imagine Santorum saying something like that. If there even is a God, I can’t imagine he’d be all too pleased with over population and the planet’s struggle to support it.
I have to agree Rue. The republicans need to worry about their own house and stop trying to rebuild our house based on their twisted ideals.