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Is sapiosexuality a real orientation? (hexbear.net)
submitted 1 week ago by vanDerVaartBlackenedRanch@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
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The concept of it always struck me as ableist when described to me.

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[–] TrashGoblin@hexbear.net 33 points 1 week ago (2 children)

No, it just means "I am attracted to conventionally attractive women who wear glasses".

[–] Kopfrkingl@hexbear.net 24 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

The Ready Player One guy is a sapiosexual

Tap for cringe

[–] MidnightPocket@hexbear.net 20 points 1 week ago

Thanks I hate it

[–] FALGSConaut@hexbear.net 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

dead-dove-3

I knew what this was going to be and I still opened it

[–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 1 week ago

No, that's just having a thing for people in glasses. Sapiosexuality is having a thing for people in glasses and being incredibly pretentious and self-satisfied about it.