Asexuality

You don't have to read this if you don't want to. But I would really appreciate it if you did.
As I'm sure most of you know, not very long ago, I came out as being asexual.

Asexuality can be classed in two levels. Romantic and aromantic. I am an aromantic asexual.

Just to clarify, asexuals are perfectly capable of leading what most generally consider to be normal lives. Physically, mentally and biologically, there's nothing really wrong with asexuals. We just don't feel physical (sexual) attraction to anyone. And aromantic asexuals such as myself dislike relationships in addition to no physical attraction. That said, it doesn't mean asexuals automatically see everyone as ugly, they are capable of recognising if someone looks nice (though, I find it particularly difficult to compliment others' appearances).

1 person in every 100 is asexual, so an asexual actually meeting another asexual tends to be rather rare. And also makes growing up as one very difficult. Particularly in the teen years, in school. Everyone around me started making jokes that I never found funny or when they draw random male genitalia on random things (seriously people, what the fuck?). I'm pretty embarrassed to admit that I have said some stupid things just as a desperate attempt to be accepted by the people around me. As young asexuals tend to be very isolated while they're still in school. Simply because of a lack of sexual interest, which most teenagers seem to have a surplus of.
Even now, I find it difficult. All thanks to the media which obsesses over just the imagery that people like myself find repulsive, vulgar and just plain disgusting. Like that one scene in Persona 4... ALL MY NOPE! To put it so anyone who isn't asexual would understand; Imagine being surrounded by adverts, jokes and posters of everything that you find absolutely disgusting all day, every day without a break.

And in college, no one actually understood why I refused to take part in the life drawing lessons. I still remember after one of those awful classes, pretty much being forced to draw a nude man, I was hanging out with one of the very few friends I had made, and met one of his friends. My friend was telling him about the class we just had and his friend instantly turned to me and said "I bet you loved that". What really upset me was the look on this guy's face when I replied with "absolutely not".

As asexuality is seldom presented in the media, most don't even know its a thing (or even doubt its existence) and automatically judge people who are asexual and have come up with the most stupid accusations and assumptions.

Even here, on DA, being an admin in as many groups as I am, I keep on seeing the very vulgar things appearing in those groups. I don't like to publicly announce my disgust with these things, but I tried talking to a fellow admin in one of these groups about it, asking them to help with that. I don't think they understood my point of view and they did absolutely nothing to help.

I don't know how many of you realise that. I just want people to have a little more understanding of asexuality. I do encourage all of you to share this in any way you can. Just to raise awareness.