We are finally starting to get prominent representations of asexuality on screen but this then poses the question: how has this representation evolved? Is it getting better than what it previously has been? In this video I go through different representations of asexuality that personally affected me and give my thoughts and opinions about them!
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Links to Videos Mentioned:
The Rise of Asexual Representation (Rowan Ellis):
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The Problem with Asexual Representation (Rowan Ellis): [ Ссылка ]
So I watched Selah and the Spades…let’s discuss *WE WON* (amandabb):
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Autism Representation in the Media (Toon Ruins):
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Sia’s Music: The Trap of Symbolic Autistic Representation (Jessie Gender):
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Greta & Riley Playlist:
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Asexuals Need Media Representation (Yasmin Benoit)
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The Spicy Latina Trope part 1 (SandyNoemi):
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The Problem with Racial Fetishization | The Spicy Latina Trope part 2 (SandyNoemi):
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The Sexualization of Black Women and Children in Media (Zhariya Smith):
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The Oversexualization of Black Women & Girls (Most of Miree):
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Sources:
Articles on Disability and Asexuality:
MacKenzie, Alison. “Prejudicial Stereotypes and Testimonial Injustice: Autism, Sexuality and Sex Education.” International Journal of Educational Research, vol. 89, 2018, pp. 110–118., doi:10.1016/j.ijer.2017.10.007.
Kim, Eunjung. “Asexuality in Disability Narratives.” Sexualities, vol. 14, no. 4, 2011, pp. 479–493.
‘Kaz’ (2009) Disability and asexuality. Disabledfeminist.com. URL:
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Interview with Lillian Carrier:
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Interviews with Genera+ion creators:
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Media Article about Genera+ion:
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Book on Girls of Color and Sexuality:
Lamb, Sharon, et al. Girls of Color, Sexuality, and Sex Education. Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Articles on Sexualization of Lesbians:
Annati, Arienne, and Laura R Ramsey. “Lesbian Perceptions of Stereotypical and Sexualized Media Portrayals.” Sexuality & Culture : An Interdisciplinary Journal, vol. 26, no. 1, 2021, pp. 312–338., doi:10.1007/s12119-021-09892-z.
Nölke Ana-Isabel. “Making Diversity Conform? An Intersectional, Longitudinal Analysis of Lgbt-Specific Mainstream Media Advertisements.” Journal of Homosexuality, vol. 65, no. 2, 2018, pp. 224–255., doi:10.1080/00918369.2017.1314163.
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