jujubeeMB -> RE: Handeling Rude Doms (2/23/2010 12:16:57 AM)
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ORIGINAL: wittynamehere Ahhhh. Okay, here's my take. You may be a great person, but your profile doesn't say a damn thing about yourself. It says to me "Back off man, I know what I want, and you're probably not it. I'm 19 and I demand your respect. I'm going to get what I want." It provides no information and simply sets the reader on the defensive immediately. A good profile doesn't focus on what you DON'T want. It also should provide some info about you, and what you DO seek. Otherwise, you're just going to get comments on your photo (positive or negative), the odd spam, and some of the types of messages you're here to complain about. Maybe try to sound like the sweet, interesting, and desirable person you probably are? I don't agree. I checked out her profile too. It sounds a bit defensive, but she's 19, and that's pretty damn young to be putting yourself out there on a kinky website. She should be defensive - it's a way of being safe. Also, I think the defensiveness isn't masking anger - it's masking confidence and a surety with what she believes she'll find. She's not saying "back off, asshole," she's saying, "don't mess with me just because I'm 19 and a sub. I know what I want and deserve." Your advice is good - to add more personal information, and to add what she does want in a person - but I really don't think it's fair to say she's playing a part in the rudeness of the email she receives. God knows most of us get some rude emails, and most of them haven't read our profiles. And I don't want to talk down to a 19 year old (I was there myself 6 years ago) but she's young. I personally believe there should be some respectful caution in dealings with really young people trying out their kinks for the first time. I know there isn't any way to enforce it, and not every teen is the nicest person on earth, but starting out with treating young subs like they've just stepped out of a porn is just unfortunate, because it creates a lasting impression of what "Doms" can be like. I was 16 when I started posting submissive profiles, and I was treated with a good deal less respect than I'm treated now. You would think it would be the opposite. Sorry, mini rant. Curiouskitten - just delete the emails without replying, as others have suggested. Over time, you'll get less angry about the rudeness. But personally, I don't blame you one bit for getting pissed.
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