[Image-Description: uncredited screenshot of a tumblr post. The tags #asexual, #asexuality, #ace, and #asexual pride at the bottom are in the colors of the asexual pride flag. The post is titled: Asexuals are not inherently prudes
Holy mother of Jesus. Just because we happen to see some sexually erotic images/video/whatever, doesn’t mean we shriek away in horror inherently, just because we are asexual.
Ex boyfriends have accused me of “being a prude” because I felt literally zero sexual excitement because I happened to see erotic imagery. Nah, I’m fine with sex stuff, it just doesn’t “do” anything for me down there like it does for them. /End Image-Description.]
Please let me know the URL of the OP if you know it, I will link them accordingly
And even there, YMMV (your mileage my vary), because in erotic media it’s often the act/acts depicted/describe that are the “turn-on” factor
Which can also apply to asexual people
Asexuality is the lack of sexual attraction towards people of any gender, asexuals may or may not still get aroused by erotic media/acts, and arousal/libido does have no connection whatsoever with sexual attraction
Libido is “now would be nice”
And sexual attraction is “that one!”, focused on being attracted to people specifically
Of course, there are also no-libido aces, there are people who identify as asexual due to experiencing no libido whatsoever
But there are also enough asexuales who enjoy erotic media and actually prefer that over being with a partner
Aside from the fact that anyone of any sexual orientation may or may not be sex-averse, sex-indifferent, or sex-favorable
Which does not say anything about how they view sex as a social topic but only their personal stance in regards to themselves whether they are willing to engage in sexual acts
Their views on sex as a social topic would be the distinction between being sex-positive, sex-neutral, or sex-negative - any one person from any orientation could be sex-positive in the social regard while sex-averse in reference to their own person (which, for example, the mod of this blog is.)
