Redoubt
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Joined: 8/11/2007 Status: offline
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I would prefer it if it stopped. I think its a totally unnecessary affectation. Having said that, I once leapt to the defense of a submissive who used it in a chat room where it was not appreciated, and was abused and berated by a vocal few who didn't care for it either. A simple polite correction would have sufficed, and her only crime was attempting to not cause offense in a location that was unfamiliar to her. Being polite and respectful should never be offensive to anyone, in my opinion that is... but berating someone for attempting to be respectful is a thoroughly shameful and petty thing in my eyes. "subX... just to let you know that mode of address is not required or desired here, thank you :)" Otherwise, by being an ass about it, you send the message to the sub "We're a bunch of rude, disrespectful butt heads- so, of course, we don't show respect. Therefore, you're polite and correct to be using that form of address, and we're not the kind of people who appreciates polite and correct folk... so piss off and go find somewhere that A/appreciates T/that C/crap" - and as a result, T/that C/crap P/perpetuates. (On a side note, I ended up spending 2 great years with that submissive )
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