Another short asexuality & racism post.
[cw: masturbation mentions in the video]
Like. Okay. There are good things in this video but come on.
- every single one of the aces presented is (ostensibly) White
- narration “So when everything around us is sexualized” overlays quick shots of dark-skinned women dancing, some of whom appear to have natural Black hair (it’s hard to get a good look at them because the lighting is so dim and the shots are cut so short — but the presence of one man standing still among the dancers makes this look like a clip from a rap video)
Hello? Hello ????? Are you trying to play into racist tropes?
Other things in this video:
- continuing the “asexual people have it harder than sga people” thing
- citing the 1% statistic, at least more appropriate in location this time
- mentioning the “oh you’re Christian too though? It’s just repression then” thing! which is actually good to mention!
Anyway, one of the aces in this claims that “the biggest problem” is that most people don’t even realize that they’re asexual or can identify as asexual, which I wouldn’t say is the biggest problem, but whether or not it is, videos like this are helpful to some people more than others.
The Ace Theist 
February 11th, 2016 at 3:15 pm
Did you see Ashley Mardell’s collab vids on asexuality and aromanticism?
February 11th, 2016 at 4:50 pm
I did not. Should I?
February 17th, 2016 at 8:30 pm
thank god i’m not the only one who noticed the racial issues in this video.
February 17th, 2016 at 8:30 pm
…not sure why this ended up posted as a reply when it’s not.
February 17th, 2016 at 8:45 pm
Kinda relieved to see you comment here, since I saw it linked/crossposted on your tumblog without criticism, and I was feeling kind of awkward like “so… if they didn’t say anything, does that make me oversensitive?”
Good to hear that we’re actually agreed on this point.
February 18th, 2016 at 5:13 am
honestly, i intentionally steered clear of reblogging that video from others for days, but then someone submitted it directly to my blog and i didn’t feel like challenging shit or going against the majority that day, ao i just published it. kind of regretting that now…
February 18th, 2016 at 8:17 am
Ohhh. I see, yeah… I think it’s still timely enough for you to reblog yourself and comment, but I know that can be risky, unfortunately.
February 11th, 2016 at 4:08 pm
Yes to all of this. Thanks for calling out the racism.
Could you expand on what you meant by “citing the 1% statistic, at least more appropriate in location this time”? I feel like I’m missing what you’re referencing, like what other time it was particular inappropriate to be cited?
February 11th, 2016 at 4:55 pm
Oh. Well, if I recall correctly, that study was conducted on citizens of Britain (which makes it statistically cringeworthy when it’s generalized to the world over) and there are also some mundane problems with the methodology (or rather, the data isn’t exactly the same as the claims people make with it). A few people have discussed this before, although I don’t have any particular post bookmarked on that.
February 11th, 2016 at 4:57 pm
Yes, that is true. I hate how the statistic is always used and doubt it is accurate about the USA, much less the entire world. I guess from your phrasing I assumed I was missing something else, something more… anyway thank you for the answer.
February 11th, 2016 at 5:00 pm
Not as bad a thing as homophobia and racism, certainly. Just annoying and lazy.