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ORIGINAL: ohthat1percent

The word MASTER has much history throughout the WORLD much less history within the US and specifically BDSM based. So before you start narrowing it down, you may want to recall that MASTER has meant a lot in many different ways especially in concept of M/s - - NOT BDSM, which is what MOST people use it as nowadays. So yes, I know a little bit about both and much about a few aspects of how the title and word has been used in history.. But I disagree that the word or title MASTER is specific to what you speak of regarding the leather community, in the community it holds all sorts of meanings depending on who you speak to. As I said, the title MASTER can simply be a potential relationship goal of a person etc. Your response is why I get so disgusted with the "community" because you all act as if YOUR views are what matters and people NEED to learn about crap they aren't interested in in order to be accepted. I don't DISRESPECT anyone's use of the word Master, but I have my own views as to what it is and when someone like you tells me that I MUST learn the history of a title based on BDSM, is utterly ridiculous. I don't have a whole hell of a lot of free time in my life, and I don't appreciate people telling me I MUST and SHOULD learn the history of a sanctimonious TITLE that some people use to mean something it doesn't mean to ME.

I am not trying to be rude, but no I don't and shouldn't need to learn anything about LEATHER history because some guys decide the title Master means something to them that it doesn't TO ME. This is why I stay away from the community, the arrogance and ridiculousness of titles that people feel others should respect because of what that title means to them. Sorry but no.

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