Wildfleurs
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Honestly, my reaction in reading all three of these is that you can't expect other people's behavior to change, all you can do is change your behavior given the way people behave. quote:
ORIGINAL: Tigrita I have a couple of beefs that I can't help but bring up here today. They are different topics that would probably be suited to two different threads but I didn't want to start two different rants, and they have a common thread which is people and activities in the scene taking advantage of trust. Why is it that every time I'm standing next to someone kind of creepy who is trying to pick up on me and asking way too many personal questions, a friend comes up and says "Hey J_____ (real name, unique and googleable, disclosed only to good friends), how are things at _________ (place of employment, disclosed only to even better friends, or so I thought)?" Maybe I'm paranoid, but I try not to give out my personal information haphazardly (though maybe I should be more specific, or more clear that it is personal and private. I don't like that off chance that some creepy unbalanced sadist who sees me at a munch might try to stalk me to work or my home if he gets the opportunity. Is anyone else worried about this kind of thing and protective of their personal info, or am I being unreasonably paranoid? Because the above situation has happened multiple times now, and people I thought were trustworthy confidants don't seem to consider this info private. Thats precisely why I don't ever tell people the name of the place I work (or have worked before). The only person that knows that is my owner and my family. quote:
Second rant: Why can't most dominant and sadistic people get a handle on their egos enough to not show off and manipulate at every opportunity? I participate in a monthly shibari workshop and usually volunteer as the demo girl since my dominant can't make it to the meetings and I just love to get tied. The leader of the group is a good guy and a friend, but heaven help him, can't resist shit like tickling me when he knows I really hate it, and showing off using pressure points, which has nothing to do with shibari and I did not agree to when I volunteer, and really do not enjoy and he knows it. Shibari club is one of the best happy places I have because I so love getting tied, I don't want to stop going, and my enjoyment outweighs these infractions, but I don't known how to get through to people who are dead set on showing off like that and taking advantage of their position as leader and dominant when I'm tied up. Have you pulled him aside and asked him to stop doing that? I would be very specific about the behavior he has engaged in without your (or your dominant's) consent. If you have already talked to him about it I would stop volunteering to be tied up, and when asked why, I would be absolutely clear about the reason why. quote:
Then there was another thing last night... I'm not particularly modest, I often strip down to just panties for the demonstrations because it is easier to learn and safer when you can see the anatomy better, but not everyone knows this. Last night the room was chilly so I stayed dressed, though I was wearing a short skirt. Once the leader had me on a table with one leg tied up at a crazy angle, this other guy took it upon himself to spread my legs by moving the free leg. I was facing the other direction and thought it was the leader who I'd agreed to let tie me, continuing the demonstration. But then I realized the leader was on the other side of me talking to some people, and the guy messing with my leg put it back in a more modest position and laughed saying 'haha, I didn't know how modest you want to be'. WTF? You didn't seem to be concerned about my modesty a second ago! I really didn't know how to react at the moment, and the demo was moving along, so I didn't say anything at the moment (fuck I hate when I freeze up like that), but it really pissed me off that someone I had not agreed to participate with was getting his jollies playing with me while I'm tied down! Anyone experience anything like this? How did you handle it? Okay, that was more like 3 rants, sorry, I just thought I'd collect all the negativity in one place rather than swamp the board with it. I think if you are volunteering to be the demoee you need to make it clear to the person doing the demo that they are the only person that should be touching you. Now if you are volunteering for a demo where people are allowed to try out things on you, then what you described is just the dirty downside of it. If so, you should re-evaluate whether its worthwhile to volunteer for such things, if you keep on getting in situations like this and the other one described. C~
< Message edited by Wildfleurs -- 12/19/2007 11:31:13 AM >
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