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[Skaz]

Season 8 episode 9 of House has an asexual married couple in it. It's the first time I've heard the subject mentioned outside of here. Anyone seen it?

[TheGrimReaper]

I haven't, but that's actually really cool. Maybe it will help people start realizing that Asexual are normal people too.
I mean, I'm not sure if I'm really asexual anymore, but I thought I was, and I learned quite a bit about Asexuals and their culture, and they're great people, just like everyone else.

[Raphaela]

I did watch it. But on the episode they portrait it as a hormonal problem on the guy, and the wife wanted sex but respected the husband's wish to not to do it.

[Sammysaint]

I just think if someone identifies as asexual then that's what they are and I don't understand why you would feel the need to question someone and tell them that they're wrong.

[Skaz]

True, but there will an underlying hormonal or psychological issue causing it. If the person has no sexual feelings whatsoever then it's probably the former, if they do but suppress them then it's probably the latter. In the episode of House, the couple were perfectly happy (except for the woman's unsatisfied urges). Life would be a lot simpler without sex but it is a natural urge like eating, the only significant difference between asexuality and anorexia is the amount of damage it causes.

[Black Cat]

I've seen it being depicted in a tv show before. In one episode of Six Feet Under two guys are talking about this other guy and his relationship to a woman. And while they are wondering about the relationship (which is ok, because the woman is the mother of one of the two guys), one said quite casually:" I thought, he was A." And he meant "asexual". I really liked, how casually it was being mentioned. Like it's no big deal, it is so commonly used in a conversation, he even uses an abbreviation and the other guy instantly knows, what is meant.

Skaz, on 28 April 2012 - 05:28 PM, said:

True, but there will an underlying hormonal or psychological issue causing it. If the person has no sexual feelings whatsoever then it's probably the former, if they do but suppress them then it's probably the latter. In the episode of House, the couple were perfectly happy (except for the woman's unsatisfied urges). Life would be a lot simpler without sex but it is a natural urge like eating, the only significant difference between asexuality and anorexia is the amount of damage it causes.

I'm not sure, what your point is. "Probably"? Is this based on anything substantial or are you just guessing along? And as far as I know suppressing sexual urges is not asexuality at all, it's celibacy.

Even if this was the only significant difference between asexuality and anorexia...the point is, there is a significant difference, no? Whether something causes damage or suffering is usually one of the factors that are used to define if something is a disorder or an illness or not. Oh wait, I just saw, that you said "the amount of damage". What kind of damage are you talking about?