For the past decade, the asexual community has fought for recognition and respect. Our passion for life and our intimate relationships are just as strong as anyone else’s, we just don’t experience sexual attraction. We don’t choose to be asexual any more than anyone chooses to be straight. And we’re asexy as hell.

A recent video and print ad by Teva, makers of the medication known as “Plan B,” bashes asexual people and spreads dangerous misinformation about our community. In the ad, a woman who is worried about a contraception mishap vows that she will become “asexual, a-social, and a-everything” and proceeds to purge her apartment of everything from underwear to duct tape. 

It is harmful to the asexual community to imply that asexuality is a choice and to reinforce the stereotype that all asexual people are anti-social and terrified of anything remotely sexual. I mean really, you should meet some of us.

We believe that this is an honest mistake. This ad is typical of the misconceptions that many people have about asexuality, and it is time that these misconceptions be corrected.

Please join us in asking the CEO of Teva to pull the ad and issue a formal apology by January 21st. Let the advertising world know that asexual bashing is unacceptable.

You can view the ad here:

http://www.youtube.com/getarealplan#p/a/u/0/InxaH6DpCgc

(Source: fuckyeahaces)