A few days ago I came out in a post titled Coming Out From the Edge of the Bell Curve as asexual. Today I want to share an meme that does a really good job of asexuality education in few words, and below that, I will expand on the last point, it's about why you should care. Because it is one I feel a bit differently about than is expressed in the meme, for me it isn't just about me or asexuality, and everyone should care. For me, why people should care is that life is not binary, it is diverse, we are also not one dimensional beings, we are each multi-dimensional, and that is what makes life so wonderful. I spoke of bell curves in my last post, on most of the bell curves in which the dimensions of my life could be viewed I would likely fall well within the normal range. There are some that I don't.
I think most people are like that, I think most of of have dimensions or aspects to our lives (large and small) where we know that we are not "normal" and to not risk rejection we hide those dimensions, so that we can be seen as normal. This is in my opinion a great loss, for everyone. As long as we don't have dimensions that are harmful or abusive, everyone should be able to be accepted for who and what they are, and thus contribute more fully to the great diversity of life. We should all be free to be you and me. I feel that the more people come out in dimensions of their lives where they do not fall into the "normal" range of a bell curve, the more that frees others to come out as well. Not just in that dimension, but in many dimensions. It helps us all to be free, to be accepted, to be celebrated as we are in all our dimensions contributing to the great diversity that makes life so interesting. So yes, while coming out as asexual does raise awareness for the asexual community, being able to do that was made easier by others who came out before in other dimensions, such as gay, atheist, transgender, etc. And it it turn makes it easier for others to come out and be who they are in all these and many other dimensions of life where people may not fit into the "normal" bell curve. Coming out in any dimension makes it easier for people in every dimension to be more comfortable with themselves, to be more open about themselves, to be free to be who they are without fear of alienation or rejection. And in some dimensions of life that could very well include you, and/or close friends and family members, and that is a good reason that you should care! Further, people who look physically to be within the accepted norm, in my case white male, coming out as different, I believe can also help people who look physically different, be it ethnic or some other physical difference, to be accepted more as well. I believe that it simply helps us to accept more diversity and that is a very good reason to care.
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