Antisexualism

Antisexualism is opposition or hostility towards sexual behavior and sexuality.[1]

Terminology

Other terms whose meanings overlap or are synonymous or interchangeable with antisexualism include sex-negativity[2], antisexuality[3], demonization of sex[4] or as an adjective, anti-sex.[5] In a broader scope, it may refer to a general opposition to sexuality,[6] especially tending to reduce or eliminate the sex drive or sexual activity[7] or a prudish and coitophobic force in society that suppress sexual freedom and disseminate antisexual opinions[8][9]. When such an aversion involves hatred it is sometimes termed miserotia or miserotism.[10]

Religious

Some forms of early ascetic Gnosticism held all matter to be evil, and that unnecessary gratifications of the physical senses were to be avoided. Married couples were encouraged to be chaste.[11][12] The Skoptsys were a radical sect of the Russian Orthodox Church that practiced castration and amputation of sexual organs. The Skoptsy believed that Christ had been castrated during his crucifixion, and it was this castration that brought about salvation.[13] Boston Corbett, who was involved in killing John Wilkes Booth, castrated himself after being mocked and tempted by prostitutes.[14] Ann Lee was the founder of the Shakers, a radical Protestant sect that opposed procreation and all sexual activity. The Shakers were more opposed to pregnancy than anything else.[15] Father Divine, founder of the International Peace Mission Movement, advocated religious abstinence from sex and marriage and taught that sexual objectification is a root cause of undesirable social and political conditions.[16]

Anaphrodisiacs

John Harvey Kellogg, the inventor of the "corn flakes" variety of breakfast cereal, was opposed to all forms of sexual activity, especially masturbation.[17] The Road to Wellville satirized his life and practices.[18] According to some sources, the early Christian theologian Origen castrated himself to avoid temptation and remain pure.[19]

Movements

The Anti-Flirt Club, set up in the United States during the interwar period,[20] was set up in order to allegedly protect women from unwanted advances from men in their cars or on street corners.[21][22][23]

The most popular venue of antisexuals is the Antisex.info (Antisexual Stronghold) website founded by Yuri Nesterenko.[24] He has been widely recognized as the leading antisexual activist since he launched a FidoNet-based antisexual community in 1995.[24][25][26][27][28][29][30] The community claims to have created the International Antisexual Movement (IAM).[28] While putting forward the slogan "Say No to sex", the spokesmen of the IAM endeavor for people to understand that no sexual urges are so violent that they may not be deterred through mental reason, or else transformed through abstinence. Some members of the IAM say they have successfully overcome the desire for sex.[28]

Fictional

See also

References

  1. ↑ John Ince (2005), The politics of lust, Prometheus Books, p. 11, ISBN 978-1-59102-278-7, consists of any negative response directed at sex organs or harmless sex expression
  2. ↑ Rubin, Gayle. "Thinking sex: Notes for a radical theory of the politics of sexuality." Social Perspectives in Lesbian and Gay Studies; A Reader (1984): 100-133.
  3. ↑ Berer, Marge. "Sexuality, rights and social justice." Reproductive Health Matters 12.23 (2004): 6-11.
  4. ↑ Dillon, M. C. "Sex objects and sexual objectification: Erotic versus pornographic depiction." Journal of Phenomenological Psychology 29.1 (1998): 92-115.
  5. ↑ Shrage, Laurie. "Exposing the fallacies of anti-porn feminism." Feminist Theory 6.1 (2005): 45-65.
  6. ↑ "Definition of “antisexuality”". Collins English Dictionary. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Definition of ANTISEX". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  8. ↑ Gescinska, Alicja A. (2010). "Sex in transition: anti-sexuality and the church in post-communist Poland" (PDF). In Clarke, Gemma; McQueen, Fiona; Pnacekova, Michaela; Sahli, Sabrina. Examining aspects of sexualities and the self (Conference). Critical Issues. 121. Oxford, UK: Inter-Disciplinary Press. pp. 87–94. ISBN 978-1-84888-020-7. 924760. Retrieved March 12, 2013  6th Global Conference : Sexualities : Bodies, Desires, Practices
  9. ↑ Kon, Igor S. "Sexual culture and politics in contemporary Russia". Sexual counter-revolution in Russia. Russia: Fatekh Vergasov’s electronic library. Retrieved 2013-03-12. The current anti-sexual crusade is only the top of the iceberg. Under the guise of a moral renaissance, Russian Orthodoxy and its allies are trying to restore censorship and administrative control over private life.
  10. ↑ Houdini, I. V., and X. Merlin. "Of Sex and Fear." Word Ways 7.2 (1974): 19.
  11. ↑ Sunshine, Glenn S. (2009). Why You Think the Way You Do: The Story of Western Worldviews from Rome to Home. Zondervan. p. 47. ISBN 9780310292302. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
  12. ↑ See Book of Thomas the Contender, Acts of Thomas; also Spiritual marriage
  13. ↑ Friedman, David M. (2008). A Mind of Its Own: A Cultural History of the Penis. Simon & Schuster. pp. 36–37. ISBN 9781439136089. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
  14. ↑ Tanner, Beccy (2013-02-11). "Boston Corbett moved to Kansas after John Wilkes Booth shooting". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
  15. ↑ Gopnik, Adam (2006-02-13). "Shining Tree of Life". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
  16. ↑ Watts, Jill (1992). God, Harlem U.S.A.: The Father Divine Story. University of California Press. p. 66. Retrieved 12 February 2017. All disciples subscribed to Father Divine's teaching that sex was a sin that drained the body of "spiritual energy", making the individual vulnerable to disease and death. Even followers who lived outside 72 Macon Street practiced celibacy.
  17. ↑ Taormino, Tristan (2004-05-11). "Come for a Cause". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
  18. ↑ Hicks, Chris (1994-11-01). "Film review: Road to Wellville, The". Deseret News. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
  19. ↑ Rothwell, Nicholas (2008-08-23). "The Way of All Flesh". The Australian. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
  20. ↑ Scholz, Sally J. (2000). "Catcalls and Military Strategy". In Presler, Judith; Scholz, Sally J. Peacemaking: Lessons from the Past, Visions for the Future. Rodopi. ISBN 90-420-1562-4.
  21. ↑ Ghai, Gail (1985). "Driving Home". The Women's Review of Books. Old City Publishing, Inc. 2 (12): 16. doi:10.2307/4019732.
  22. ↑ Kramarae, Cheris; Treichler, Paula A.; Russo, Ann (1992). Amazons, Bluestockings and Crones: A Feminist Dictionary. Pandora. ISBN 0-04-440863-3.
  23. ↑ "10 GIRLS START WAR'S ON AUTO INVITATION". Washington Post. March 28, 1923.
  24. 1 2 Чудакова, Алиса (July 7, 2008). Против секса (in Russian). Interfax. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
  25. ↑ Арефьева, Татьяна (November 8, 2007). Жизнь без секса [Life without sex] (in Russian). Атмосфера № 67. Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
  26. ↑ An anonymous author (2003-01-27). Жизнь без секса [Life without sex] (in Russian). Газета «Сегодня», Выпуск №19 (1364). Retrieved 2013-02-21.
  27. ↑ Мы не спустим!. Moulin rouge (in Russian). Moscow: Rodionov Publishing House. May–June 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-03-02. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
  28. 1 2 3 (in Russian) Теория невероятности. Жизнь без секса (a documentary)
  29. ↑ Reitschuster, Boris (2000-11-06). "RUSSLAND: No sex, please!". Focus (in German). Hubert Burda Media (45). Retrieved 2013-02-20.
  30. ↑ "Giới tính thứ tư - Những thiên thần hay chỉ là những bệnh nhân?" (in Vietnamese). YuMe. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
  31. ↑ O'Neill, Brendan (2009-05-17). "Inalienable Right to 'Excessively Noisy Sex'". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
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