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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2012-09-03 03:25 pm

[ SECRET POST #2071 ]


⌈ Secret Post #2071 ⌋

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Re: AYRT

(Anonymous) 2012-09-05 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
I was just going off of things I'd heard and didn't want to flat out call them wrong because I can see both sides, but you're right in that most people seem to talk about the gender they're attracted to rather than the sex. I think that's why, if people are going to go off the definition I mentioned before, then you were right when you said they need another term.

I'm not saying they're right in saying "sexual orientation" refers to sex (or gender) but I can kind of see how it might make sense on a certain level. Obviously the majority of people aren't going to interpret it in the way they mean it, though, which is why I suggested "romantic orientation" instead. So I'm not going to say they're 100% misusing the terminology because in theory I can see how they could get that meaning, but the point of language is to communicate, and if the majority of people are misinterpreting your intent then obviously you need to come up with another word.