LadyConstanze -> RE: Are money dommes like beggars? (5/27/2011 2:10:28 AM)
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ORIGINAL: PhilSlave quote:
ORIGINAL: VaguelyCurious quote:
ORIGINAL: PhilSlave emotionally mugging someone seems somewhat different to physical mugging. My mistake, I was sure using the word emotional provided some distinction. The word 'mugging' still implies a much more active role than just posting an ad. Note that 'active' is not the same as 'physical'. What with all your degrees I assumed you'd be able to make that distinction, but perhaps not. The ad is active- as it is worded to cause a specified reaction in someone emotionally vulnerable, this along with some form of picture, emotionally 'mugs' the victim of said predator. Makes no sense, in that case every shop owner who puts tempting merchandise in the window would be a mugger, I don't think I could get away with canceling the payment I made in a Prada shop with the claim "They emotionally mugged me, they are predators, they put a tempting handbag in the window and I could not resist, I have this addiction for nice handbags...." How about TV ads? Are they all mugging people or are people who are old enough to have checking accounts, credit cards and are eligible for mortgage loans? Or would you say that from a certain age on you are responsible for your actions? Because something is tempting does not automatically mean it's an excuse to go and do it. Somebody who's old enough to get married, vote, etc. should have the maturity to not throw caution into the wind, and especially not that text that is in BIG BOLD RED LETTERS above your mailbox DO NOT SEND MONEY TO OTHER USERS FOR ANY REASON! - if somebody ignores all that without having a fetish for giving a stranger money, then they have other issues and should not be online, then you have to protect them from much much more than online financial dommes. What are you going to do? Sit with them and hold their hands, make sure that they look when crossing the street? Go with them to the shops so they won't spend all their money because obviously they can't resist temptation at all...
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