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[FurryMink]

Kaxen

FurryMink

I think sex is gross too, but thought that might be tmi. >.>

Considering how sex-crazed society is, doesn't seem to tmi to mention it.

Though I want to beat the living s**t out of anyone who replies to my asexuality (lack of sex... though if only I could make fully formed clones with mitosis.....) with "You need to get laid." ...and they have... and people wonder why I hate them... ((the worst was this dumbass who kept whining I was being snippy in IM and I told him to go away if he thought I was a jerk and then he kept asking "why are you a jerk?" he was too stupid to live to the best of my estimation... because previously he kept askig for logic in a gag strip after I said "that detail is not important to the gag" at least five times... I've officially gotten a fan following big enough to have insufferable idiots in it....))

I don't want kids and contraception grosses me out too so having sex has no purpose in my existence. I don't get why some people find that so hard to grasp.

We've gotten way past the point of human survival where the tribe would be ******** doomed if we didn't try to breed like rabbits...


I'm also tempted to beat the s**t out of a user who posted on Ask Altair that Leonardo Da Vinci must be gay because he analyzed naked corpses... but they posted anonymously so I just deleted them.

I'm somewhere between happy a clam and axe-crazy right now... I have a couple events that make me giddy as all Hell, but my irritation tolerance is incredibly low at the moment also...

Yes, because you know, the solution to thinking sex is gross is to have it. I swear, it's like the only think people have to do in my town is get laid, and so I CLEARLY must have a hang-up for not wanting to. (/rant) But no sex = no kids. It's win/win.

And beat him. Beat him like he stole something. I mean, jeez. That's like when a friend of mine who's gay had to be in a class full of homophobes. One of which who thought that homo sapiens means gay people. I'm not sure which we were more insulted by: the anti-gay sentiment or the sheer STUPIDITY.

Megrar: People have told be I'd be adorable if I got pregnant because I'm so small. I think I'd only look deformed.

Kids would ruin my plans to travel the country/world. I'd take a dog/friend/etc. with me, but not a screaming toddler. And I wouldn't trust people enough to leave my kid with a baby sitter.

Mr McGrumpypants: There's a fine line between acting demon possessed and just mouthing off. Hell, I mouthed off to my mom all the time(and still do), but to my knowledge she's never gone all "I should've just left you at the hospital!!!11!" That's pretty harsh just for that. :/

[IronSpike]

Kaxen

Considering how sex-crazed society is, doesn't seem to tmi to mention it.

Though I want to beat the living s**t out of anyone who replies to my asexuality (lack of sex... though if only I could make fully formed clones with mitosis.....) with "You need to get laid." ...and they have... and people wonder why I hate them... ((the worst was this dumbass who kept whining I was being snippy in IM and I told him to go away if he thought I was a jerk and then he kept asking "why are you a jerk?" he was too stupid to live to the best of my estimation... because previously he kept askig for logic in a gag strip after I said "that detail is not important to the gag" at least five times... I've officially gotten a fan following big enough to have insufferable idiots in it....))

I don't want kids and contraception grosses me out too so having sex has no purpose in my existence. I don't get why some people find that so hard to grasp.

How old are you, and would you consider yourself reasonably attractive? No false modesty, I'd like a genuine opinion.

Serious questions, because I used to be a lot like you. I never considered myself asexual, but I vividly remember a time where I didn't get what the fuss was about.

[Kaxen]

IronSpike

How old are you, and would you consider yourself reasonably attractive? No false modesty, I'd like a genuine opinion.

Serious questions, because I used to be a lot like you. I never considered myself asexual, but I vividly remember a time where I didn't get what the fuss was about.

20 years old and average. I'm not super pretty but I'm not butt ugly.

[IronSpike]

-2o

It might seem a little weird to be asking this of you (since we don't know each other personally), but does that make you a good living? Because the thing that always turned me off an art related career is the fear of being broke and homeless.

I make enough to justify not having a day job. From what I've seen, It's comparable to what an experienced administrative assistant makes. I've been officially "making a living" with a webcomic for two years, after four years of trying. And I'm pleased to say there's been a steady rise in my income for all four, from one year to the next.

It's not a dumptruck of money, but I'm my own boss, set my own hours, and spend every day doing something I love. I'm definitely not poor, broke, or homeless.

[SamDoug]

IronSpike

-2o

It might seem a little weird to be asking this of you (since we don't know each other personally), but does that make you a good living? Because the thing that always turned me off an art related career is the fear of being broke and homeless.

I make enough to justify not having a day job. From what I've seen, It's comparable to what an experienced administrative assistant makes. I've been officially "making a living" with a webcomic for two years, after four years of trying. And I'm pleased to say there's been a steady rise in my income for all four, from one year to the next.

It's not a dumptruck of money, but I'm my own boss, set my own hours, and spend every day doing something I love. I'm definitely not poor, broke, or homeless.

Not to mention you get to travel pretty much all over and are a self-made saleswoman, complete with pitch. There's something strangely satisfying with that idea.

[IronSpike]

Kaxen

20 years old and average. I'm not super pretty but I'm not butt ugly.

Yeah, I was pretty much exactly that at 20.

You're right, you don't "need to get laid." but I would hold off on calling yourself asexual until you've experienced a genuinely romantic, trusting relationship. I had romantic interests and boyfriends in my teens, but didn't actually fathom why anyone would want to do THAT until I met the guy who would eventually become my husband, was his friend for years, and then eventually started dating him.

Disembodied sexual scenarios like video and pictorial porn probably won't ever turn you on, if you're female. Female sexuality doesn't work like that. It also doesn't peak in the teens or early 20s, like male sexuality does. There's basically nothing weird about being a teenage or early-20s woman and not being particularly interested in sex. It's not even a little abnormal. The majority of sexual experience for women in this age frame are the result of desire expressed by partners, curiosity, or social pressures.

We live in a society that equates being comfortable/open with your sexuality with being up for a pony ride anywhere, at any time. That's not true. Being comfortable is doing what you feel like doing, when you feel like it.

[Mr McGrumpypants]

Would it be inappropriate to neigh at this point?

[-2o]

IronSpike

-2o

It might seem a little weird to be asking this of you (since we don't know each other personally), but does that make you a good living? Because the thing that always turned me off an art related career is the fear of being broke and homeless.

I make enough to justify not having a day job. From what I've seen, It's comparable to what an experienced administrative assistant makes. I've been officially "making a living" with a webcomic for two years, after four years of trying. And I'm pleased to say there's been a steady rise in my income for all four, from one year to the next.

It's not a dumptruck of money, but I'm my own boss, set my own hours, and spend every day doing something I love. I'm definitely not poor, broke, or homeless.

Oh that's wonderful. Dammit. I wish I hadn't changed my mind about the whole art thing in favor of chem.

Held, it's always appropriate.

[FurryMink]

-2o

Oh that's wonderful. Dammit. I wish I hadn't changed my mind about the whole art thing in favor of chem.

TELL me about it. I wanted to go to art school, but then my mom told me I had to go to "real" school first. So once I got over my hurt feelings indignation, I decided to go in to pharmacy. But I told my mom if I flunk out or don't get into the college of pharmacy, I'll a)have a nervous breakdown(I'm the person who threw a fit and almost burst into tears at being two points away from a 4.0) and then b) go into graphic design.

[-2o]

To be honest, I seldom think of my grades. For me it's all about financial security. So chem it is as for sex, I don't see why it is such a big deal. Have it if you want, don't, if you don't. As for me I am going to go ahead and do it when I feel like it. Nothing gross about that.
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[Mr McGrumpypants]

Grades are a waste of time, in my opinion. I usually don't do well on tests, but I speak often enough in class to know I get the gist of the material.

High-level thinker I am probably not.

[FurryMink]

I think part of the issue for me with sex is that I'm kind of a germaphobe. I can't bring myself to drink something someone else has drank out of first. I think about how a dog's mouth has less bacteria than a human's even though dogs lick their a**. I can't bring myself to wear sandals or flipflops because they make me think of diseases, like staph infections, some forms of which are flesh-eating.

I'm a bit of a perfectionist also, which is why if I don't get a grade I want and aim for I freak out.

[Mr McGrumpypants]

You aren't the only one who feels like sandals or flip-flops are absolutely gross. I find feet in general gross. When people put their shoes on my furniture or take off off their shoes and socks and it STINKS, I either get very angry or very sick, respectively.

[FurryMink]

Thanks, I think I just threw up a little in my mouth. :/

[-2o]

Grades are a waste of time, which is why I focus more on what I personally get out of the class and not some abitrary grading system. To put things in perspective, I have never gotten below an 80 in Spanish. Can I hold a basic conversation in it? Hell no. So even though my average was high, it means nothing if I can't do anything with the knowledge. It does help in running for student government and getting into clubs. Jobs too. I'm probably not which level thinker myself if were talking contemplating your navel kind of stuff here.