slaverachel2Him
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ORIGINAL: AlwaysLisa I'm probably going to find myself regretting this...but here goes. In the spirit of all things BDSM, I have been reading these forums for awhile now, and recently had a bit of a thought. Just a bit of one. Is it just me, or is it generally felt that those who list themselves "submissive", are the first to spring into action about someone else's post, correcting them as needed, often in an aggressive manner? Hear me out, please. I was told once that often, people will assume roles that are the total opposite of their personality. ie: Aggressive stock broker will play submissive in a scene, or a timid, somewhat quiet person will don thigh high boots and wield a whip in the most ferocious style! Is that why so often the submissive profiles will lash out at the words on screen, because it's their true nature to be assertive and forceful? Just some thoughts rattling around on another wet, dreary night. "Contrariwise, if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. (Tweedle Dum/Tweedle Dee, Alice in Wonderland.) Believe it or not this is a VERY common question in people's minds. i think some people are compartmentalized, not everyone is 24/7 therefore not able to or whatever to be respectful to others who piss them off. IF not 24/7 there is not a lot of desire to have a mindset that is not so much "slavey or subbie", not submissive to everyone they meet, but respectful, polite and deferring. This is NOT passive which is actually a problematic behavior. Everyone has a little bit of ability to get aggressive- though assertive is better as it doesn't imply "power over" and is sill respectful. i do think some people DO have cognitive dissonance. There is perhaps a discomfort in being submissive and fear of being vulnerable to the wrong person, being viewed as weak, or easily taken advantage of. Some i DO believe are REALLY not so submissive and will eventually move on. My friends and i often mull this one over-especially after seeing particularly vicious attacks on newbies or Masters and Doms. i know of some people who have had reputations for attacking and then seeing their lives you can see they are venting, or in psychic pain over something and taking it out on someone less likely to strike ack.
< Message edited by slaverachel2Him -- 3/24/2012 2:02:32 PM >
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