Asexuality in fiction
This list is for fictional portrayals of asexual or suspected-asexual characters.
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MOVIES
Once (2006) Directed by John Carey, Best song (Oscar) 2006
Withnail and I (1987) Directed by Bruce Robinson - the film ends with Withnail saying "Man delights not me, no, nor women neither, nor women neither."[1] (These words are in fact originally taken from a quote from Shakespeare's Hamlet, act 2, scene 2.[2])
Sherlock Holmes (Most versions) Sherlock Holmes is generally considered asexual.
TV SHOWS
Dexter - The title character, a serial killer, feels emotionally divorced from the rest of humanity and has no interest in romance or sex. [3]
Doctor Who - The Doctor's sexuality is ambiguous; his relationship with Rose Tyler has been described as "a love story without the shagging". [4]
Ouran High School Host Club - Haruhi Fujioka, the main character, has no interest in romance and prefers platonic relationships despite being surrounded by attractive males and females. [5]
Shortland street - New Zealand TV Show - character Gerald is asexual.
The Big Bang Theory - American sitcom, character Sheldon Cooper expresses asexual tendencies.
The Golden Girls - American sitcom, character Rose never thought about sex before she was married and when her husband wanted to have sex for the first time she didn't really understand sexual desire. She has never orgasmed.
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - One known asexual character, Yuki Nagato, and an anti-romantic character (titular). The show doesn't feature any relationships except for platonic ones, although the narrator character does experience some sexual attraction himself. [6]
Sherlock (2010 series) Holmes says having a girlfriend is "not really my area", he considers himself "married to my job", and tells Watson, I am flattered by your interest, [but] I am really not looking for anyone." Steven Moffat said in an interview 'He's happy being Sherlock Holmes... other people might have a problem with him being asexual, he doesn't have any problem with it, he's fine.' [7]
Huge - American show, 2010. Poppy (played by Zoe Jarman) is the girl's cabin leader. She self-identifies as asexual in season 1, episode 5. [8] [9]
See Also
Category:Media in Video Form For television documentaries that focus on asexuality.
