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"Zsexual" was proposed as an alternative, as a play on the letter ''a'' in ''asexual''. While some use the term, it did not gain significant traction because ''ze'' is a [[non-binary]] [[pronoun]], and it could be misinterpreted as attraction to non-binary people. Further difficulty arises from the fact that there is no standard pronunciation of the letter "Z" both in non-English speaking countries and English speaking countries. No consensus as to how the word would be pronounced was ever reached, and there are now several ways to spell the term. Both "zesexual" and "zedsexual" are used.<ref>https://historicallyace.tumblr.com/post/149146363062/a-history-of-words-used-to-describe-people-that</ref>
The difficulty in finding a term for non-asexuals is exacerbated by the fact that some non-asexuals, especially [[exclusionists]], may "derail" conversations about such terminology by destructively criticizing any word used. Exclusionists also sometimes claim that allosexuality does not need a label, and that coming up with a term has created a false dichotomy between people that are asexual and people that are not, as well as "grouping LGBT+ non-ace people with their oppressors". More complaints include the idea that the term is racist or sexualizes people without consent. Some even go as far as to claim that ''allosexual'' is slur used by asexuals to "oppress non-asexual LGBT people". Many of these complaints are made by people with the intention of de-legitimizing the terms used by asexual people. Despite these
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