From: natashavita@earthlink.net
Date: Wed Jul 17 2002 - 11:14:44 MDT
Mike Perry <mike@alcor.org>
> >So now I think gonads are a dumb idea ...
>
> Yeah, I have to agree with this. I wonder how many more out there are
> extropian/immortalist leaning and more-or-less anti-sex.
I think you mean asexual rather than anti-sex, don't you? Being
intentionally against sex becomes a very cumbersome stance in sex is both
an integral and necessary aspect of our existence at this stage in our
evolution. I'm not simply referring to reproduction, as I'm sure you know.
Our structural, functional, and behavioral characteristic attachment to sex
is enormous, as is an intentional attachment to being a proponent of
"anti-sex".
However fuzzy it is becoming, our species is currently distinguished by
genders (. Being anti-sex would be against not just both genders, but any
gender. While I see numerous gender possibilities in the future, the fact
that gender does have relevance to who we are is consequential. So, if you
want no gender ("non-gender") this would be fine, but would still be
described as a type of gender. If you wanted to be cross-gender or
multi-gender, this also would be an individual choice. But I don't see
great value in being "anti-sex", unless it is for socio-political stance
and that would have to have some relevance to extropian or
extreme-longevity values, or at least rebel-rousing.
Even if sex got in the way of a creative process or professional
commitment, the sidetrack is not that offensive or overtly distracting.
How many hours are in a day? Most people don't have sex every day of the
week, but if so - take a 20-minute break or have a quick fix. It's not
that messy. This is not to diminish a person's wanting to do away with sex
because of a personal desire not to be bogged down with all the hoopla
about sex. Sometimes it is overwhelming and smacks of an "in your face"
theater. Sometimes it might seem as if we could accomplish more without
having to be bothered by the insistence of sex. But being anti-sex would
probably take just as much effort.
The only part of "anti-sex" I think I stumble over is the "anti" part.
Being non-sexual, asexual, <-sex, or zero-sex is sexier.
Natasha
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