All we need is love...

Today I had a bit of a revelation concerning human nature. Not so much for me, but for others mostly. A little bit of background might be helpful in understanding to being with. I tend to be a very empathetic person, which in many cases can either be a strength or a weakness. It’s what drives me to do a lot of what I do in life and has shaped not only my life in general, nut the way I treat others around me. I’m not a judgmental person because I know that there are things about people that are personal and can’t always be understood unless directly experienced. I’m part of a Facebook group specifically for asexuals and usually this provides me with a lot of comfort, but not today. A person, who shall remain unnamed, posted how they tended to be romantically attracted to Asian people; that they were aesthetically pleasing to them. Which is understandable. People have a type and I am definitely not one to judge on that front. It’s personal. But people were jumping on this guy, calling him racist and a bigot. I don’t care who you are or your opinions on such matters. We are all different in this world. I’m aromantic. Does that then mean that I am racist because I don’t date anybody of any race? No. Types extend far beyond the understanding of those who do not experience that same type. Sometimes it’s a personality, other times it might be a lifestyle. Sometimes it is race, but that’s a preference, not a discrimination. My brother has always tended to date people that were Polynesian or Hispanic. Would he only date with those races? No. but it’s a preference. And now he’s engaged to a lovely Hispanic girl. I guess what I’m trying to say is that with the judgment and misunderstanding that comes with identifying as asexual, why should anyone feel the need to add to it in a place where people go to feel safe? This would is hard enough. Let’s have a little more love in our hearts for one another.

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