I think there's a distinction between the canon desexualizing the characters and the representation of the asexual characters. It say something about the canon female representation that the different sexuality has to fight for the often only representation.
A character not having a sexual relationship may not mean there's a representation of asexuality. A female character that (1) is not anyone's romantic interest. (2) hasn't been involved in a sexual relationship on canon (3) explicitly states that she's not into sex with either sex, just because, as far as I know, are not many. Even fewer that it's not the focus of their character or shown as a sign of sexual immaturity, just a phase, celibacy, or something like that. So far I only know of a canon example.
I'm not arguing for removing the sexual. I just want a variety of asexual, bisexual, lesbian or other form of representation of female sexuality in f/f. The only solution as far as I see is writing more so there's more to choose.
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Date: 2011-06-02 05:33 am (UTC)I think there's a distinction between the canon desexualizing the characters and the representation of the asexual characters. It say something about the canon female representation that the different sexuality has to fight for the often only representation.
A character not having a sexual relationship may not mean there's a representation of asexuality. A female character that (1) is not anyone's romantic interest. (2) hasn't been involved in a sexual relationship on canon (3) explicitly states that she's not into sex with either sex, just because, as far as I know, are not many. Even fewer that it's not the focus of their character or shown as a sign of sexual immaturity, just a phase, celibacy, or something like that. So far I only know of a canon example.
I'm not arguing for removing the sexual. I just want a variety of asexual, bisexual, lesbian or other form of representation of female sexuality in f/f. The only solution as far as I see is writing more so there's more to choose.