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Well, don't this put a perspective on things:
Q: I'm not suggesting that it[BDSM]'s for everyone...it's clearly NOT, but why are those of us who are into it labelled as "sick"?
A: I think you've answered your own question ... because it's not for everyone.
Human society seeks to exact a steep price on anyone (or any group) who dares to be different -- and always has. This seems to be hardwired into the human mind considered collectively. Haltingly and over time, what is considered "normal" can change and has changed. But right now, BDSM doesn't fall under that umbrella.
Thanks to modern urban life and the relative privacy thus offered, you and others who enjoy BDSM can generally engage in pretty much any mutually consentful activity you desire. Therefore, you are largely insulated from the aforementioned "steep price" society would otherwise extract in different social circumstances. Having to put up with shoddy character-development shortcuts on television sure beats the heck out of witch trials or stoning.
This is not to say I plan to quit fighting for acceptance as a (Wiccan, childfree, whatever weird non-standard category du jour I happen to find myself in), but I will offer a passing prayer of thanks that I'm not squished between big heavy rocks like has happened in the past.
*Thanks, guys*
Q: I'm not suggesting that it[BDSM]'s for everyone...it's clearly NOT, but why are those of us who are into it labelled as "sick"?
A: I think you've answered your own question ... because it's not for everyone.
Human society seeks to exact a steep price on anyone (or any group) who dares to be different -- and always has. This seems to be hardwired into the human mind considered collectively. Haltingly and over time, what is considered "normal" can change and has changed. But right now, BDSM doesn't fall under that umbrella.
Thanks to modern urban life and the relative privacy thus offered, you and others who enjoy BDSM can generally engage in pretty much any mutually consentful activity you desire. Therefore, you are largely insulated from the aforementioned "steep price" society would otherwise extract in different social circumstances. Having to put up with shoddy character-development shortcuts on television sure beats the heck out of witch trials or stoning.
This is not to say I plan to quit fighting for acceptance as a (Wiccan, childfree, whatever weird non-standard category du jour I happen to find myself in), but I will offer a passing prayer of thanks that I'm not squished between big heavy rocks like has happened in the past.
*Thanks, guys*
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Date: Mar. 11th, 2002 10:04 am (UTC)From: