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Le hashtag asexualité

Le hashtag “asexualité” est vraiment vraiment vide ! On n’a aucun Français sur Tumblr ?

Could you post a link to the antiasexual study you just described, please? :)

Could you post a link to the antiasexual study you just described, please? :)

Antiasexual bias study

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Small digest of the new study:

Intergroup bias toward “Group X”: Evidence of prejudice, dehumanization, avoidance, and discrimination against asexuals”
Cara C. MacInnis and Gordon Hodson

Presentation of the studies :

Those two social scientists conducted 2 studies in which they asked participants to fill questionnaire concerning sexualities. They were asked to answer questions about heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality and asexuality, in order to evaluate :

1- their attitude toward

2- their tendency to dehumanized (give or deny human traits and emotions)

3- their intention to avoid contact with

4- their intention to discriminate  (employment and housing) against

 The focus of the study was on asexuality and a definition of asexuality was given in the beginning of each survey.

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Results of the studies (which are quite shocking if you ask me) :

-There is an antiasexual bias.

-This asexual bias is a form of sexual minority prejudice. (meaning that for most haters, they hate all sexual minorities, and conversely).

-Asexual are target of negative attitude

-Asexuals are target of : dehumanization, intention of avoidance, discrimination intentions.

-Strikingly : bias against asexuals is either equivalent or even more extreme than bias toward homosexuals and bisexuals (i.e attitude, dehumanization, intentions of…). Meaning that we scored lower on each survey, we were declared less human, less desirable to be in contact with than straight people (of course) but even than LGB people…

Small comments :

The most important thing to note may be that : asexuals are clear targets of bias by heterosexuals.

Prejudices against asexuals are linked to prejudice against LGB people.

One study is not enough. In particular, there’s something in the violence that LGB people suffer that is not captured in this present study. In particular, I personally won’t go by the world claiming that, as an asexual, I experience more violence, systematic oppression, etc. than LGB people. The study is about prejudice (not violence, nor oppression) and its scope is limited.

Nevertheless, this is very sad and very serious stuff, if you ask me…

On the neverending, slighty too theoretical, debate on asexual oppression

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_stigma

Quote :

There are several manifestations of sexual stigma these have been identified as enacted sexual stigma, felt sexual stigma and internalized sexual stigma.^[4]

1- Enacted sexual stigma involves an act of discrimination or violence towards members of a sexual minority group. This type of sexual stigma is not reserved for only members of the group but can be directed to the heterosexual family and friends of the individual or even towards those who allied themselves with the minority group. This is referred to as a courtesy stigma.

2- Felt sexual stigma consists of the apprehensiveness that one might have of being labeled with a sexual stigma based on the views and stereotypes that society has placed on sexual minority members. This type of stigma is most likely to affect behavior because of the wide range of individuals that may be influenced by it. An individual may begin to avoid situations where a stigma could be enacted or by avoiding the majority group overall. Felt stigma can be a motivation to confirm a non-stigmatized status instead of possibly having their sexuality questioned.^[5]

3- Internalized sexual stigma becomes a part of a person’s self-identity as they begin to accept a sexual stigma they feel represents their belief system. Their self-concept supports the idea of a particular stigma that society has created through negative or offensive remarks or actions, which consequently creates negative attitudes toward their own personality and sexuality. In other words, the stigmatized individual begins to believe the negative views held against them, and begin to conform to common stereotypes.

Without trying too hard to win the Olympics, I do think we’re clearly subjected to 2 and 3…

Attempted Danger: Male Asexuality and Its Challenge to Masculinity

A Soliloquy of Sorts: If asexuals are considered oppressed because we are categorized as having a sexual disorder/dysfuction,

Tiefer’s sex analogy

Sex analogy :

“Imagine how you would feel if playing gin rummy, and playing it well, were considered a major component of happiness and a major sign of maturity […] and everything you ever read implied that normal and healthy people just somehow ‘know’ how to play and really enjoy playing…”

Leonore Tiefer, Sex is not a natural act,  1995

Ahahaha ! Just great !