LaTigresse -> RE: Is BDSM to popular (5/27/2006 11:29:26 AM)
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ORIGINAL: LaTigresse Very very cool, I am glad that there are websites with information for people not of legal age, on this stuff. That is what I meant by us older farts doing something to help those that are younger and want to learn more in a safer manner than some of the older ones perhaps had. Sponsering something like that is definately a way of "mentoring" that does not take advantage. Respectfully, do you mean older as in age, or older as in amount of time (for lack of a better term at the moment) in the lifestyle. I guess either way it does not matter, because in my opinion, age is not a definition of wisdom, responsibility, or experience. I agree with the idea of information being out there for people not of legal age, I mean if someone is hell bent on learning about any particular subject that is not age appropriate for them (according to society, their parents...whatever), they will seek to find it. I personally feel the age of someone providing the information, or sponsoring it is quite irrelevant. Smiling.....actually chuckling here at my own expense. You've got me on that one! You are correct I don't think that age in years is at all an indicator of wisdom and experience. In many ways I resemble the down side of that remark, being not really experienced as far as BDSM is concerned. I have seen quite a few that post in the forums that are young in years but seem to be very wise souls. One young lady in particular comes to mind and I am very sure her bullshit metre works VERY well and VERY quickly, I have alot of respect for her. I also am very aware that the BDSM community is like the whole rest of the world, there are idiots and predators and victims all over the place. It's just the mom in me reacting to anything I ever see as being predatory. Its the same characteristic that leads me to always go to the shelter for pets rather than a pet store. I am always on a crusade to save someone or something, today just happened to be my "save the helpless BDSM newbies" day. BUT, I am also the same one that after the helpless newbie has been given all the good guidance and all the wonderful information that if they still make really assine choices and get into trouble will say "well you stupid moron, what the hell did you expect?!?!" and tell them to get their head out of their ass, grow up, get over it and quit whining, and I would NOT keep bailing their ass out of the jams they got themselves into either. We all have to take responsibility for ourselves at some point.
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