ChasingOblivion
Posts: 125
Joined: 5/19/2009 Status: offline
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Wow, clearly people have some strong opinions on this. Bottom line: I know what I like, I also know that I bruise very easily and always have, and I'm certainly not going to limit myself just to avoid offending complete strangers. I don't set out to collect bruises for shock value, or go out of my way to flaunt my lifestyle in public because that's not who I am. However, if there's no food in the house, or I'm out of toothpaste, or whatever, I'm not going to avoid going to the market because someone might see bruises on my face and make an unfounded (and entirely wrong) assumption. Any mark on me was/is entirely consensual (or the result of my doing something clumsy), but even if it weren't, when all involved parties are adults it isn't anyone's business where the bruises come from until someone asks for help. When I worked retail, I often saw women that I suspected were being abused, and I would have loved to say something. Hell, I would have loved to grab the aluminum bat out of my trunk and show the smug bastard standing next to them the true meaning of a beating. But it's not my life, it's not my call, and unless someone asks me for help it is NOT my business.
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