Mercnbeth
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If we accept Judeo-Christian Muslim Wiccan tri-sexual polyam sadomasochistic D/s bloodletting foot-fetishers with two dogs and a milking machine, what is our problem with accepting lo or hi monogamy? "We" don't. Or at least identify the "we". In this instance the point you make is applicable. The OP goes out of the way to dislike, polygamy, pain givers, bi-sexuality, young subs or doms, and more that I don't want to bother to look up to document. That, along with self contradiction, and pleads for sympathy, or agreement generated the response. It wasn't the "newbie" status, if anything that was given excessive consideration. Being "accepting" is a double edged sword. "We", being the people who post to this site or within the broad spectrum of some intangible community under the umbrella "lifestyle" offer no idyllic utopia. If anything the unique paths we traveled to get where we are generated MORE prejudices and assumptions. Not in the stereotypical sense because I think the vanilla racial, sexual orientation, and gender prejudices are less pronounced, but for specific activities condemned or condoned many would consider our positions similar to KKK type fanaticism. Need a for instance? On-line play. I have KKK type prejudice that anyone who involves themselves in that activity and claims "lifestyle" experience or identifies as someone's slave, sub, dom, master to someone they've never met, and never will meet. Compound that with the lie that what they are doing isn't cheating on the spouse snoring away in the bedroom, and my cross is burning in the window of their private chat room. That attitude right? Wrong? Accepted by others? Who gives a rats ass. Maybe it implies jealousy or some perverted "keyboard-envy". Or maybe like "high monogamy" it's just funny to people who play on line all the time and satisfy any/all lifestyle desires through the activity. No need to convince either side. More important - no need to take sides. Other polarizing issues; is "play" sex and therefore cheating on your spouse, playing with married people, polygamy, watersports, gor, weight, age, appearance, location, and an infinite number of others. When you think about it, there is far less acceptance than acceptance. In fact coming into this little community it may be a good piece of advise to say - "Prepare to NOT be accepted!" Most of us are only here for one person anyway, so the whole concept of global acceptance isn't important. Whether me and beth, or the OP - all we need is to find our "One". The "One" needs to exhibit acceptance, not the community, not even any other one person. But again - ask for opinions - live with the responses. Piss off people by placing yourself in a superior moral position - live with the responses. If anything you should seek more contradiction than acceptance because beliefs not tested have less value. Contradiction merits thought, a good contradicting argument that causes you to think ultimately fortifies what you believe or changes it. Either result equals personal growth. And when all else fails, laugh and log off. If you really need acceptance, add a few fake profiles and post accepting responses to yourself. Just don't make it so obvious. Now the "two dogs and the milking machine" reference? Well - that's just wrong...
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