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Jan 31

“House” gets asexuality wrong

In a TV first, the Fox drama introduces asexual characters — only to blame their identity on a medical condition

Posted 1 year ago

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asexual, asexuality, House,

loki-charms-magikally-delicious reblogged this from acewatch and added:

FOX IS NON-SEXOPHOBIC. NOT A SHOCKER.
feministkoala reblogged this from sanityscraps
aofunk reblogged this from kaskuin and added:

I WAS SO PISSED OFF ABOUT THIS YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW
kaskuin reblogged this from davosseaworth and added:

When the show’s cantankerous lead, Dr. Gregory House, learns that his colleague has a female patient who identifies as...
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alyjotempo reblogged this from moved-to-roryweasley and added:

Disappointing. Remember when house used to be an awesome show.
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scyf reblogged this from sanityscraps and added:

what bugged me most was that he was asexual because of a medical condition and she just “faked it” for the dude. That...
scarlettbrohansson reblogged this from sanityscraps and added:

I just watched that one. At first I thought it was really great that they were talking about an orientation that many...
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goldenheartedrose reblogged this from moved-to-roryweasley and added:

It really made it more difficult for asexuality to be seen as a legitimate orientation. Very frustrating.
moved-to-roryweasley reblogged this from acewatch and added:

ugh that episode really annoyed me. they made us look like either we are liars or there is something wrong with us...
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greenchestnuts reblogged this from acewatch and added:

Wow, first the BBC piece, now this. But yeah, don’t read the comments.
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kerogero reblogged this from acewatch and added:

I read about this >:|
sirperceval reblogged this from acewatch and added:

Front page of Salon, y’all! With accurate information! Read it fast before the ignorant comments start. Too late! First...
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hellotrickster reblogged this from acewatch and added:

The episode wasn’t going for a fail bingo, it was going for a fail blackout.
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