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* '''Erasure''': Many people deny that asexuals exist at all or are a valid orientation. To them, asexuals may just be "late bloomers" or "haven't met the right one yet", and need to "grow up" or "find the right person". Alternatively, they believe that asexuals just choose to identify as such because "[[YouNeedToGetLaid they can't get laid]]" and are using their orientation as an excuse to justify having given up on trying to find a sexual partner. That particular notion is particularly likely to focus on asexual ''[[AManIsAlwaysEager men]]''; asexual women are sometimes stereotyped that way too (albeit as "uptight prudes," while asexual men are smeared as "unmanly losers"), but they're also likely to be accused of drawing pointless attention to [[AllWomenArePrudes what's supposedly the female norm]].
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* '''Erasure''': Many people deny that asexuals exist at all or are a valid orientation. To them, asexuals may just be "late bloomers" or "haven't met the right one yet", and need to "grow up" or "find the right person". Alternatively, they believe that asexuals just choose to identify as such because "[[YouNeedToGetLaid they can't get laid]]" and are using their orientation as an excuse to justify having given up on trying to find a sexual partner. That particular notion is particularly likely to focus on asexual ''[[AManIsAlwaysEager men]]''; asexual women are sometimes stereotyped that way too (albeit as "uptight prudes," while asexual men are smeared as "unmanly losers"), but they're also likely to be accused of drawing pointless attention to [[AllWomenArePrudes what's supposedly the female norm]].norm anyway]].
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* '''Exclusion from the LGBT+ community''': It is not uncommon for people in the LGBT+ community to exclude asexuals. They may believe that "asexuality isn't real" or that asexuals are "not queer enough" or "not oppressed enough" to qualify as part of the community. Since asexuals (especially aromantic or heteroromantic ones) can pass as celibate straight people (or even as non-celibate ones, in the case of sex-favorable aces), some feel that they don't deserve to be included in the LGBT+ community. This liminal space of erasure and straight privilege isn't unique to asexuals; bisexuals are also sometimes excluded using a similar argument.
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* '''Exclusion from the LGBT+ community''': It is not uncommon for people in the LGBT+ community to exclude asexuals. They may believe that "asexuality isn't real" or that asexuals are "not queer enough" or "not oppressed enough" to qualify as part of the community. Since asexuals (especially aromantic or heteroromantic ones) can pass as celibate straight people (or even as non-celibate ones, in the case of sex-favorable aces), some feel that they don't deserve to be included in the LGBT+ community. This liminal space of erasure and perceived straight privilege isn't unique to asexuals; bisexuals are also sometimes excluded using a similar argument.
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* '''Negative stereotypes''': Asexuals are often stereotyped as cold and heartless. There's a reason for the existence of the NoLoveForTheWicked trope, where a person's inability to experience romantic or sexual attraction is treated as a sign that they're evil. Prudishness is another common stereotype, which ignores the fact that not all asexuals are repulsed by sex. Asexuals are also [[VirginityMakesYouStupid stereotyped as immature]], due to the belief that "real grown-ups" must want or have sex: consider, for example, how often [[SexAsARiteOfPassage sex is used in media as shorthand for a character becoming fully adult]]. Asexuals are also stereotyped as boring, due to the belief that [[SexIsInteresting sexuality is exciting and fun]], so someone without one must live an uneventful life.
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* '''Negative stereotypes''': Asexuals are often stereotyped as cold and heartless. There's a reason for the existence of the NoLoveForTheWicked trope, where a person's inability to experience romantic or sexual attraction is treated as a sign that they're evil. Prudishness is another common stereotype, which ignores the fact that not all asexuals are repulsed by sex. Asexuals are also [[VirginityMakesYouStupid stereotyped as immature]], due to the belief that "real grown-ups" must want or have sex: consider, for example, how often [[SexAsARiteOfPassage sex is used in media as [[SexAsARiteOfPassage a shorthand for a character becoming fully adult]]. Asexuals are also stereotyped as boring, due to the belief that [[SexIsInteresting sexuality is exciting and fun]], so someone without one must live an uneventful life.
