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ElanSubdued -> RE: Castration (7/18/2007 12:54:10 PM)
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Ava,
I must profess to having only a cursory understanding of what motivates a boy to want castration. Still, as I gain more and more experience in the kink community, like many oddball kinks, I'd say this is a balance issue. Sometimes people become so intoxicated with their kinks that they loose perspective of where these sit in relation to living healthy, productive, balanced lives. (I liken this to excess in drinking, gambling, or any other addiction.) Now obviously, there are many variations on what people consider "healthy and balanced" so sure, I'll allow for this. But, when the desire to submit and to be owned becomes so strong that one starts carving off major body parts, I have to wonder if this is sane, healthy decision making.
Many people subscribe to the "not my kink, but it's okay if it's yours" philosophy. To some degree, I subscribe to this too, but only to a point. Somewhere along the line we must ask ourselves if what we do is safe, sane, and reasonable. Internally we conduct an analysis of costs versus benefits and hopefully make informed decisions that enrich our lives. Likewise, we consider the risks and decide if we can live with the consequences.
In terms of castration, my own risk/cost/benefit matrix says "no way". I see few benefits and many, many potential and certain problems. Is it fair to project my risk/cost/benefit matrix onto others? Not always, but in this case I'm willing to take the chance that I might be infringing on someone's freedom to pursue their kinks. In short, the whole castration desire seems rather imbalanced and I would strongly recommend that someone wanting this seek counseling to find out if they are making a good decision for themselves.
*smiling for the strangest reason*
*just caught my own, intended pun once more*
*"oddball kinks"*
*sometimes I amuse myself far too easily :-)*
ElanSubdued.
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