Sapiosexuality: What the heck is it?

I recently came upon the word sapiosexuality from Saide Bahssa's blog and was perplexed that there is even such a word, but then again, English always has an innate capacity to classify everything. Also, there are has always been such a thing as sapiosexuality. Before I get any further, let us first try to decipher what is sapiosexuality. Urban dictionary defines sapiosexuality as "to become attracted to or sexually aroused by intelligence and its use." Well, for sure, sapiosexuality has been quite around the popular culture for quite some time now, at least for those who have access to Hollywood TV shows, and this is incarnated in no other character than in Sheldon Cooper in the popular comedy show The Big Bang Theory. Dr. Cooper as hilariously and geekily masterfully played by Jim Parsons is the epitome of sapiosexuality as he is attracted more and gravitates only to the intellectually astute of the human species and he makes no qualms about it. In fact, he derides his friends for, in his view, their lack of intellectual originality and profundity in many aspects of their personal and professional lives. That is to say therefore that sapiosexuals are really the geeky side of humanity.

I am afraid that Saide Bahssa would probably disagree with me on this, but then again, that is just me. And as a defense, the sapiosexual phenomenon is, despite its deceptively egalitarian term, not really for many people, although probably a novelty for most, being really attracted to the intelligent is not just a momentary wiff of a desire, it's more of a lifestyle I should say. Admiring an intelligent person for his intelligence is not enough to be a sapiosexual, for to agree otherwise would be to say that admiring a beautiful flower you have only recently seen would make you a certified anthophile. In the same way, being attracted to an intelligent person is not the same as being a sapiosexual, sapiosexuality is a lifestyle, a mindset, a framework, much like, say heterosexuality, or homosexuality or bisexuality.

In other words, it goes deep within the fabric of a person's personality. Needless to say, it really is a way of life and therefore, only the intellectually inclined can truly appreciate and savor intelligence, much like, again, Sheldon in The Big Bang Theory. I dare say then that only the rabidly geeky human creature can truly be a sapiosexual, the rest of us are just deluded to think that they are really attracted by intelligence and its manifestations. Then again, man is a complex creature and to delve into sexuality is like swimming in a sea-of mines, sometimes for no reason, you really are caught up in the minefield that is life.