Freak
Me and the three other tutors were sitting around about half an hour before tutoring was to begin, reviewing the material we were going to cover when I stumbled across a weirdly worded question involving asexual reproduction. I pointed it out to my co-workers and thus sparked a conversation about asexuality in people.
One of the girls (the one who's worked with me the longest) said that she had seen something on TV about people who were asexual and that she had no idea how someone could have no interest in sex. I kept thinking, "this is the opportunity for me to come out of the closet!" and...I failed. Instead of coming out and saying, "I'm asexual! It does exist and it is legit!" I just sat there and provided some aspects of logic ("There's probably some level of misanthopy" "they're probably more concerned with other aspects of their lives") that would support it.
I'm not ashamed or anything, either of my sexuality (or lack thereof) or of staying silent. I don't care and it's no one's business anyway. It just came as a shock that such a thing could be so outlandish to most people when, to me, it's so weird to think that people actually want to have sex. Or how big of a motivator it is for people. It's probably easier being homosexual. Of course, I don't think I would ever offend anyone by being asexual. I can't see it ever being controversial.
One of the girls (the one who's worked with me the longest) said that she had seen something on TV about people who were asexual and that she had no idea how someone could have no interest in sex. I kept thinking, "this is the opportunity for me to come out of the closet!" and...I failed. Instead of coming out and saying, "I'm asexual! It does exist and it is legit!" I just sat there and provided some aspects of logic ("There's probably some level of misanthopy" "they're probably more concerned with other aspects of their lives") that would support it.
I'm not ashamed or anything, either of my sexuality (or lack thereof) or of staying silent. I don't care and it's no one's business anyway. It just came as a shock that such a thing could be so outlandish to most people when, to me, it's so weird to think that people actually want to have sex. Or how big of a motivator it is for people. It's probably easier being homosexual. Of course, I don't think I would ever offend anyone by being asexual. I can't see it ever being controversial.