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RE: The BDSM lifestyle is just a pile of bullshit.. - 6/30/2008 9:23:43 AM

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Fool me once, shame on you... this falls under the heading of trying to fool me twice.

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RE: The BDSM lifestyle is just a pile of bullshit.. - 6/30/2008 9:25:51 AM

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Fast reply - Perhaps some people didn't 'get it' because of the cultural divide. All the local Brits seem to have 'got it'. I thought it was funny as hell. If you didn't 'get it', it's no reason to be angry, upset or offended: rather, you could take it in your stride and laugh at yourself for 'not getting it'. Stella's post is a well-written piece of satire, not an indictment on your personal choices and 'lifestyle'.

It's funny that people take this so seriously: it's comedy, for crying out loud .

Sighs.....I suppose I will have to get used to what is considered funny on here. It just seemed like a rant, albeit a well written and eloquent one. I think it being placed on the general bdsm board fooled me for a while.

I am not upset at not getting it. I can even smile about that. I am just still not sure what it is I am not getting.

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RE: The BDSM lifestyle is just a pile of bullshit.. - 6/30/2008 9:30:55 AM

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I can't speak on Stella's behalf... but I will anyway lol. The humour is all in the writing style, in the characters, and in the exaggerations she peppered her post with: the underlying motivation seems to be earnest - she doesn't believe in a 'lifestyle', like many other posters, incidentally - but she decided to put it in such a way that her ranting has a comedic quality. Humour's suggestive, and what makes one person laugh will irritate an other... c'est la vie!

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RE: The BDSM lifestyle is just a pile of bullshit.. - 6/30/2008 9:31:02 AM

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RE: The BDSM lifestyle is just a pile of bullshit.. - 6/30/2008 9:32:23 AM

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I can't speak on Stella's behalf... but I will anyway lol. The humour is all in the writing style, in the characters, and in the exaggerations she peppered her post with: the underlying motivation seems to be earnest - she doesn't believe in a 'lifestyle', like many other posters, incidentally - but she decided to put it in such a way that her ranting has a comedic quality. Humour's suggestive, and what makes one person laugh will irritate an other... c'est la vie!

well said, KS.. (have I mentioned I adore you?)

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RE: The BDSM lifestyle is just a pile of bullshit.. - 6/30/2008 9:34:01 AM

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Nod nod nod. Lovefest! :-)

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RE: The BDSM lifestyle is just a pile of bullshit.. - 6/30/2008 9:37:47 AM

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RE: The BDSM lifestyle is just a pile of bullshit.. - 6/30/2008 9:38:12 AM

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I adore the dry brit humour. You all made my morning!

If it wouldn't ruin my evil reputation (insert snort of sarcasm) I would run about, cyber hugging and kissing. But we cannot have that now can we.......

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RE: The BDSM lifestyle is just a pile of bullshit.. - 6/30/2008 9:39:26 AM

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god forbid, LaT ;)

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RE: The BDSM lifestyle is just a pile of bullshit.. - 6/30/2008 9:40:50 AM

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Who told you you had an evil reputation? 'Coz they lied. Just sayin'

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RE: The BDSM lifestyle is just a pile of bullshit.. - 6/30/2008 9:41:16 AM

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I adore the dry brit humour. You all made my morning!

If it wouldn't ruin my evil reputation (insert snort of sarcasm) I would run about, cyber hugging and kissing. But we cannot have that now can we.......

... so we have to be careful not to hijack...
But if snogs are being thrown about by MoGA and LadyT - I'm in line.

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RE: The BDSM lifestyle is just a pile of bullshit.. - 6/30/2008 9:52:53 AM

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Jnr or Snr?

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RE: The BDSM lifestyle is just a pile of bullshit.. - 6/30/2008 9:53:39 AM

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I'm quite familiar with the Oliver Wendell Holmes quote, and can attest to how being an iconoclast will bring Mod attention among other things....

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RE: The BDSM lifestyle is just a pile of bullshit.. - 6/30/2008 9:55:40 AM

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'Yes Mistress,' you say, thinking she's putting music on.

Out pops the bargain hosepipe with the steely bit at the end and wummpphhh!! Up your butthole it goes.

Fighting back tears and in a somewhat more squeaky voice you try to tell her you thought she said Enya or Enigma.

'Don't have any of those..' she says, popping another pill from her meds in her mouth which prevent her from becoming too psychotic. 'How about Red Hot Chilli Peppers?' she offers with a sadistic smile.

LOL.....Holy fucking God, that's fucking torture!!!!!!!.... There's no way in hell I could ever submit to listening to the Chili Peppers, Enya, or Enigma..... I'd rather have a pipe enima up my ass than listen to those shitty bands..... God those are some hard fucking limits for me.

Throw on some death metal (Suffocation or Cannibal Corpse) and I'm totally fine.....but I could never tollerate shitty music,....that's extremely tortorous.

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RE: The BDSM lifestyle is just a pile of bullshit.. - 6/30/2008 9:59:51 AM

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Fast reply - Perhaps some people didn't 'get it' because of the cultural divide. All the local Brits seem to have 'got it'. I thought it was funny as hell. If you didn't 'get it', it's no reason to be angry, upset or offended: rather, you could take it in your stride and laugh at yourself for 'not getting it'. Stella's post is a well-written piece of satire, not an indictment on your personal choices and 'lifestyle'.

It's funny that people take this so seriously: it's comedy, for crying out loud .

If Americans didn't 'get' British humor, etc., a lot of British comedians, actors, authors, and playwrights would be on the dole, instead of on PBS...

You mean Americans actually WATCH PBS ?

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RE: The BDSM lifestyle is just a pile of bullshit.. - 6/30/2008 10:09:44 AM

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So they tell me...

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RE: The BDSM lifestyle is just a pile of bullshit.. - 6/30/2008 10:15:22 AM

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Mountains of ignorance are built up one handful at a time. The 'I'm so smart isn't it ironic you didn't even know that was over your head' giddy fawning allows the cheerleaders for ignorance here to dump double handsful on the pile.

Handful?

Screw that. I'm bringing a dump truck.

Have fun.

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RE: The BDSM lifestyle is just a pile of bullshit.. - 6/30/2008 10:28:00 AM

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Yeah. I'm not a brit though.

I would've categorize it as tragicomedy rather than straight comedy because it contains some rather dark truths. I was kind of surprised when people took it literally and presented their position as if she had put forth a thesis for discussion. I mean, really, now.

As I said before, I have seen much worse than this (things I assumed had to be satire) turn out be very serious rants on these forums. Everyone misreads something from time to time. I feel no shame about taking it seriously.

BTW, dark, I am also in the camp who apologizes when something nasty happens to someone. Maybe it's a culture difference but I do feel actually sorry that something bad happened to them. It's not fake in the slightest. Since it isn't my fault I don't feel guilty or remorseful, but I can be sorry. While I don't live by Mr. Webster, he does say that sorry also includes "mournful, sad" which I feel applies.

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RE: The BDSM lifestyle is just a pile of bullshit.. - 6/30/2008 10:40:54 AM

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As I said before, I have seen much worse than this (things I assumed had to be satire) turn out be very serious rants on these forums. Everyone misreads something from time to time. I feel no shame about taking it seriously.

I think we probably agree. As I've indicated, to me it doesn't read as straight comedy (or even satire) but it doesn't read as a position statement either. That's why I thought of it as tragicomedy. I wouldn't fault anyone for taking it seriously, because it should be taken seriously. And, yeah, I've seen/heard about similar stuff happening in real life. How many people get involved in situations where 'the lifestyle' is used as a justification for stupidity, incompetance, malignance and abuse by one party or the other?

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RE: The BDSM lifestyle is just a pile of bullshit.. - 6/30/2008 10:41:05 AM

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stella and Griswold, you both forgot to add the photo exchange moment when fantasy face/body look meet real and the requestor then sends the dear jane/john letter saying ..'it's not you, it's me ... blah blah blah'. Or how about the sub who points to their shaved penis or vagina and 'respectfully' offers it to you to play with until they get their rocks off because, well, isn't that what submission is and aren't you a dominant and don't you want this? Likewise, how about the dominant who points to their shaved penis or vagina and 'demands' that the sub service them until they get their rocks off because, well, isn't that what dominance is about and aren't you a submissive and don't you want this? What of the 'you disagreed with me therefore you are not a real ... (insert your label of choice)'
Yep, there are some warped concepts out there. Thanks for bringing up the taboo topic.

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