I think the asexual assumption comes from the fact that I don’t think in a sexual way, and so those types of thoughts are too abstract for me to be able to apply to anyone else through my theory of mind (the ability to attribute mental states to others). I don’t experience it, and so I don’t really understand it. I don’t know what it’s like to think in a sexual way, and it’s something that seems quite different from other ways of thinking, making it hard to even imagine what it’s like.
— The Asexual Assumption | The Queer Continuum This is an interesting contribution to a discussion I’ve been tracking, about why some asexuals internalize social pressures towards sex and others don’t.
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