pinnipedster
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First off, let me say that I'm not trying to tell anyone what they ought to like. Years ago, on an email discussion list, a Mistress asked me why she "should" like playing with crossdressing/feminization. I think that's the wrong question. I can't explain why you "should" like any kind of BDSM play. It either appeals to you, or it doesn't. So if a Mistress is not turned on by feminization at all, or doesn't see the value in it, then by all means, don't play that way. However, there are a couple of points that do occur to me. First off, since all of us advocate consensual play, the whole idea of "forced" is a bit of a misnomer. But we frequently use "willing submission" or the illusion of force/coercion/non-consensuality in all of our play. You don't put someone into bondage or whip them or use CBT on them "against their will" really either. There is the old joke about the best way to torture a masochist being *not* to hurt him. :) But few dominants object to whipping their subs on the grounds that the sub actually craves it. They may realize it's not a real "punishment," but they still work it into the scene somehow.\ Also, of course, the fact that some of us crave bondage, pain, humiliation, etc. doesn't mean that we don't have a kind of love/hate, desire/fear reaction -- that is part of the thrill, I think. Sure, I want you to tie me up, but once you have, that doesn't mean I don't have a gut fear of what might happen. You might leave me in bondage much longer than I like, or torture me more intensely, or subject me to something I didn't ask for -- and while I have the option of safewording, even if I trust the person completely, there's still a gut fear. I would like someone who deals with my crossdressing the same way. Yes, I like to cross-dress and do it willingly, and in completely non-kinky situations. But that doesn't mean I don't still have some fears associated with it -- and of course, then there's just plain laziness. I'd love to find someone who insisted that, if I'm going to dress, I meet *her* standards of appearance, grooming, and behavior, even if they go beyond (or at least are different from) what I would normally choose. Who might dress me in outfits I would not normally pick. Who would perhaps insist I go places dressed that I've always wanted to go, but never have out of fear. Of course I wouldn't want her to push me too hard, too fast -- doing things that would put me in serious danger of getting arrested or attacked -- but certainly she could push me further than I'd go on my own. Someone who might use my desires to her benefit: for example, who would insist that any time I dress up, I can't rest or go out till the house is spotless. She could use it as a reward in some ways, a punishment in others, after learning my reactions. She could make me play roles that I might not initially be comfortable with. She could, frankly, build me into a whole new persona (or several) to her liking. That's the kind of thing I am looking for. No, of course just dressing as a woman isn't, for me, humiliating -- but that doesn't mean it couldn't be used in humiliating or controlling ways. Alternatively, I wouldn't mind finding a woman, or a couple, who simply treated me exactly as they would treat a female submissive (in so far as is anatomically possible). I know some people don't seem to understand when I say this, but I identify far more with female submissives than male ones; I think my personality suits that role better. Having someone just accept me that way would be terrific.
< Message edited by pinnipedster -- 9/20/2009 2:11:13 PM >
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