TallDarkAndWitty
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Joined: 6/12/2004 From: Rochester, NY Status: offline
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He then passed some judgments on the participants in the dynamic. No judgements, just some observations and questions. I didn't say "this is wrong". I said "I'd love to hear why it's not", yes? I think that you might be confusing passing judgment with inviting a discourse about the ethics of something. They aren't the same thing. To me , this reminds me a lot of the problems had with iwill's "Justify My Love" thread. When you ask people do defend a particular action (which you cleary do when you ask the question "please tell me why this actions is not wrong?") they are going to assume you think it is wrong. You didn't say "I don't get really nasty verbal hummiliation. Would someone who gets off on this please explain how this activity can be life affirming and wonderful?" Instead, you described your emotional reaction, sadness, and then asked people to explain how this could be anything but the deliberate and nasty abuse of another human being and, most likely, a co-dependant relationship the likes of which you have personally seen lead to dead people in 55 gallon drums and/or suicide notes. If people take that as passing judgment, I think you might understand why. That said, I have no problem with your passing judgement or asking questions or making statements. I have enjoyed the discussion and heartily encourage you to keep posting. Just don't be surprised when people disagree and vehemently say so. quote:
If you really do mean that she is worthless (without worth) why would you "love her anyway"? Why would you keep her around? Why, indeed? Once again, you have come up with the perfect question, but you stop short of really trying to understand, and instead of coming up with an answer that could possibly be a positive way to look at a situation you don't understand, you resort to an attack on the relationship as like ones you have seen that were co-dependant and dangerous. I would answer this question that even though he really means it, and even though she really believes it, the fact that he does spend time with her proves them both wrong. And that is the only kind of proof that her wounded psyche will ever accept. Having a man tell her, "you are priceless, you are perfect, you are amazing," means nothing to her. In fact, it shows her that the man is a fool. Having a man agree with her inner-most fears and self-loathing, and then contradict his own words shows her that her inner-most fear and self-loathing might also be wrong. Giving her relief from them perhaps for the first time in her life. quote:
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Some people really believe they are a "worthless piece of dig shit" and that any one who thinks otherwise is a fool. When they find someone who will tell them the "truth" yet still love and care and devote their lives to them, it frees them, for the first time in their lives, to actually believe in a relationship, because no one is telling them something that they (in their heart-of-hearts) do not believe. Again, if you see this kind of thing as "OK" we just part ways. I don't see it as "OK", I see it as "NOMB" (none of my business). I see it as a dynamic between people and I tend to give people who know enough about themselves to be in the lifestyle the benefit of the doubt. Somehow I have become the defender of a kink I don't even have. I am not into verbal humiliation, though I certainly understand some of the attraction. I don't use the word worthless to ever describe my slave. It's just that being someone who needs a dynamic that many might not consider SSC or even "healthy", I defend in the hopes that some of it sticks around to defend me later. (Having shared as much about my own scars as I have in this thread, I can't help but think that while Berlin is in Cali on a modeling shoot (she says "hi" to everyone, btw), her inbox is filling up with warnings about me. *laughing*) Yours, Taggard
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A most rewarding compliment is an insult from the ill-informed. My slave: Kat (RainaVerene on the other side) and her website: RainaVerene.com
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