Are asexuals 'fake oppressed'? **Mod Note in Post #221**

Yes, it's an attempt to maintain the "no debate" tactic, which TBF worked really well for several years: if you repeat your talking points ("JKR is a hateful C… who deserves to burn in hell") - but without ever explaining what she's actually said that deserves that level of hatred, some people will take a "no smoke without fire" approach, and will assume that nobody would say that if there weren't something to it.

But the truth is, there is nothing to it.

They won't "debate" their opinions because they can't. All they have is their hatred of anyone who disagrees. Because they disagree.

I don't think Rowling deserves to burn in hell but without a doubt she is extremely anti trans.

I mean she constantly says she thinks trans women are men? I know Rowling lovers will argue that's not transphobic but it just objectively is. What we are actually discussing is if you think being transphobic is a bad thing.

Do you think we are blind? She pushes every single conservative and TERF talking point about trans people and she hugely supports many prominent Gender Critical people who's entire jobs are writing articles and books with anti-trans propaganda. Helen Joyce doing her little Final Solution chat, Rowling said naught.

The fact that the anti trans posters defend her so virulently, I doubt it's because ye are huge Potter fans ...Ye are just very aware she's number 1 transphobe and de facto leader of this bigoted movement.

Her attacking asexual people proves her motivation is not protecting women and girls but a social media addiction to being hateful.

I have to believe you are being deliberately obtuse as otherwise…

Awareness days on any topics are aimed at people who that information is relevant to. How is that such a difficult concept to grasp!

So its not that I am challenging your right to have a different opinion. I am challenging the basis for your opinion being a misrepresentation of what the thing is in the first place. And its what an awful lot of people pass off as "expressing their opinion" these days. Misrepresenting what it is and then base their disagreement on the misrepresentation.

No, its the attempt to subvert the topic and turn it into something it isn't. The glib statement that started the whole thread was about people "who want complete strangers to know they dont fancy a shag" which is either a gross misunderstanding or a deliberate misrepresentation which either way warrants addressing

So some posters seem to just seek every excuse to rave about transgender people. It's a bit sad tbh.

Its about making people aware that there are others (asexuals) who do not want sex or have no interest in sex or getting to know the opposite sex!

Correct ?

You missed the point.

No one who should be subjected to sexual abuse or assault should be ridiculed, bullied or mocked, especially by people who lean into their own experiences or the experiences of others to justify their bigotry and hate.

Like I said way upthread, the real discussion here should be about consent. And JKR is entirely correct to point out how ridiculous it is to have a day of awareness for "people who don't want sex" when women are regularly raped and even murdered for not wanting sex.

You mean like Asexual women, the ones she went out of her way to bully and mock?

Bit like JK you are all over the place.

Between this and your assertion that information about asexuality will lead to more forest fires, I don't know if you are actually taking the píss or you believe this nonsense?

People to whom that information may be relevant - eg. those with no interest in sex who may believe that there is something wrong with them and they are alone or people who may be in a relationship with someone who has no interest in sex and they believe that there is something wrong with them or their partner may be playing away and getting it elsewhere.

Also, being asexual does not mean people have no interest in getting to know the opposite sex. Romantic relationships are often very important to them and the fact that romantic relationships are often tied to sexual relationships would drive anxiety, fear and loneliness. The understanding that there others like them and the understanding from potential partners can be helpful. In fact an asexual person and someone with a regular sex drive in a relationship can and do have a meaningful sexual relationships when there is understanding, just not as often.

But no, its all about the crazy asexuals shoving it in peoples faces apparently.

Might not have called them crazy but you did seem to reduce it to a kink repeatedly. What harm is awareness causing? So far it just seems like some people trying to find a non existent issue with awareness.