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Autosexual Is Hardly Something New – As Woody Allen Pointed Out

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 themselves
Are 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:

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