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juliaoceania -> RE: BDSM SNOBS (1/25/2008 6:48:41 AM)
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I often wonder why there is so much snobbery among the initiated and experienced. For the purpose of this discourse I define snobs as those who have some or much experience, and rather than take the role as coach and provide encouraging and pointed direction, seek to lambaste and harangue the novice, often inflicting injuries that make the novice shy away and sadly, never experience what the initiated do.
I do not define snobbery this way. Perhaps it is a form of unfriendliness.... I am a snob sometimes if this is snobbery, not a BSDM snob, but I am a snob about what I know about, and I think that before people do what I do they should be educated formally about it, and I have very little desire to discuss it with someone that would use what I know without giving me credit.
I define snobbery as believing oneself to be better than another, and since it is kinda human nature for some people to be snobs, send me the memo when you wipe out snobbery in the "community".. I just don't think you will... also there is an element of that old saying in this post,... when you have one finger pointed out, you have three pointed back at yourself... basically, what you are resisting (snobbery) is something that is persisting within yourself... you have basically stated that you are better than the people you are lambasting.
And no, I do not feel it is up to me to babysit others and make sure they do not get hurt, and if others do not have the common sense to educate themselves, they can hardly blame others for this failure... there are plenty of resources for n00bs out there
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