I guess The Guardian’s got to find some new sexual delight or other to fill the column inches but really, this idea of autosexuals is hardly anything new.
[perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]Age of the autosexual: the people sexually attracted to themselvesAre you turned on when you look in the mirror, and enjoy nothing more than a steamy night at home alone? You could be an autosexual.[/perfectpullquote]
Well, yes, the Greeks pointed this out with the story of Narcisssus. And Woody Allen noted the idea too:
This is what you get when journos are properly grounded in the Classics any more.