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Why do Asexual (Aroace) people get discriminated? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by when@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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They are not even doing anything sexually. Why is their inaction offending people?

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[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 63 points 1 month ago (3 children)

animals that live in social groups often reject nonstandard behaving individuals as a defense mechanism

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[–] valar@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 month ago

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[–] bloogoose@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 month ago

This is the answer.

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[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

And until we move past this (and many other animalistic traits) we cannot in good faith say we're superior to animals.

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[–] semperverus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

We never were, considering we are literally animals.

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