AquaticSub -> RE: Not the time or place !! (12/23/2008 4:28:58 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Darcyandthedark On another point, is it consensual to deride a person who hasn't even posted and has no way to defend themselves? That is what you did to trealeons partner when you made the remark about washing their hands. You may not hae meant it in that way, but your assumption that she wouldn't be hygenic wasn't pleasent. Did she consent to you talking about her? Fuck consent - unless people feel like it huh? While what I wrote was intended to be light-hearted, I do consider it gross for someone to touch their gentials and then touch public objects in a fast food place. I don't believe I specifically insulted her as I didn't say "Oh I know she didn't, she's so gross, what a whore". I said I think it's unlikely for a person to do that and then wash their hands before touching something. I agree what one can not obtain consent for every little thing in the world. But I do believe firmly that one should make an effort to be respectful of those around them and obtain their consent before unknowingly involving them in your sex acts because, like it or not, society at large views sex as a touchy and personal thing. quote:
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I believe you are wrapped up in the term "consent" and are dismissing it. It's not ok to do anything we feel like just because it would feel good to us. If it were, it would be all right to rape and murder. It's not ok to involve unwilling people in your sex. If you think that's haughty, I'm perfectly fine with you defining me as haughty. I'll consider it a flawed definition and untrue but I can't do anything about that any more than I can you thinking body mods are mutilation. So far I find I rarely agree with you when it comes to how words or concepts are defined. And no, I am far from wrapped up in consent. Consent never bothers me. I don't spend my life thinking - it's all ok, my relationships are consensual, so I am not an abuser. I don't spend pointless attempts trying to make anything a them and us arguement. I don't look around to make sure there is no one who might get upset when Darcy and I kiss. The only time it's an issue when people say 'consent is what makes us great' when I never consented to being part of the 'us'. If it feels good, do it. If consents your thing, cool - rock it. It's not mine. So don't push consent on me and everyone who doesn't use buzz words to try and make things sound ok and just like I won't take it away from you. If it works for you - great - but don't think, assume or try and portray that it's what it's all about for people that aren't you. the.dark. dark, I get that you completely reject the idea of being included in any "us" or idea of a "BDSM community". That's fine, we've talked about it several times. But is it ok if I belong to a BDSM community and refer to me and mine as "us" or do I specifically have to say "us except for dark because she doesn't want to be part of it"? I don't believe what Erin said specifically pushed anything on you.
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