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The definition has since been repeatedly altered and improved upon as to make it less exclusionary, classist, and problematic.
Scisexual and cognisexual were coined as alternative terms by an anonymous wiki user
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== Controversy ==
Many individuals argue that wanting a smart partner is a preference, not a [[sexual orientation]]. Additionally, desiring smart partners isn't a unique or non-normative preference. Most individuals will say that intelligence is quality they would want in a potential partner. However, this does not take into account certain definitions of sapiosexuality in which intellectual bonding and appreciation is a mandatory part of attraction, not just a preference.
Older definitions of sapiosexuality have also been criticized for being ablest and classist, and limiting to the conversation around intelligence. In a Buzzfeed quiz titled "Are You Actually A Sapiosexual," one of the questions asks readers whether they're "repulsed by the idea of having sex with someone who had never gone to college, or had no interest in higher education,"<ref>https://www.buzzfeed.com/perpetua/sapiosexual?utm_term=.pizLJGn3G#.gk3xoXV9X</ref> which seems to normalizing the idea of discriminating against those who don't have college degrees or explicitly academic aspirations. With this in mind, many individuals try to push away from this and make sapiosexuality more inclusive.
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