[ SECRET POST #1907 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #1907 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Disney's Gargoyles]


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[X-Men: First Class]


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11. [SPOILERS for Death Note]



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18. [TRIGGER WARNING for sexual abuse]



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19. [TRIGGER WARNING for rape]



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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Based on what you've said previously in this thread, demisexuality is not defined by who you're sexually attracted to, but on the conditions that must be met before you may become sexually attracted to someone.

Sexual orientations are based on gender: homosexual - attracted to the same gender as yourself, bisexual - attracted to both genders, heterosexual - attracted to the opposite gender as yourself and asexual - attracted to neither gender.

Demisexuality, based on your description, indicates that a person must have an emotional connection to someone before finding them attractive. This is not the same. A demisexual person could simultaneously be one of the other orientations. For instance, if a demisexual person is only ever attracted to people of the same gender (once having formed emotional attachments) then they would also be homosexual, just one who isn't attracted to people until they get to know them. This overlapping makes demisexuality less than useful in a discussion about sexual orientation. Though, I'm sure it's very useful in discussing sexual attraction in individuals and groups.

When someone's only attracted to, lets say, blonds, we don't call that a separate sexual orientation, even if it truly isn't a preference and they only feel any attraction whatsoever to blonds. Why should emotional attachment get a special pass to change orientation? Because it is not physical? That seems to imply that any emotional and/or intellectual aspects of attraction aren't really part of attraction, but something else, which isn't really true.

It if for this reason that while I am certain that demisexuals exist, I think it describes something other than sexual orientation.

[vethica.livejournal.com]

You have a good point. It's quite possible that it's not a sexual orientation as such, and if the community comes up with a better word for it, I'll start using that.

[(Anonymous)]

We totally need more words for discussing sexuality and sexual attraction. Not all of sexuality is tied up in orientation. Orientation is really important, but there are other aspects too and we don't have a good vocabulary for them.

[(Anonymous)]

Why don't we just call them orientation modifiers or something? Demisexual seems to have the same effect on orientation that all those a/homo/heteroromantic terms do.