WhipTheHip
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Joined: 7/31/2006 Status: offline
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Hi there, It sounds to me like we have a tough crowd here. I started reading the guy's rules and expected to find a jerk, but his rules made it sound like he had a lot of concern, love and respect for his sub. From what I see other Doms write, they don't seem to be so caring. I would think subs would commend him for the way he claims to treat them. I, too, thought the subs here were not getting what the guy was trying to say. Surely, he said nothing that deserved the kind of bashing he received. So, he didn't accept everyone's criticism., that is his perogative. When you ask people's opinion, you don't have to accept it, espcially if it doesn't make sense to you and sounds overly harsh. I wish I didn't have to disagree with Lucky Albatross, because I'd die to spend one night with her. She has got to be the most beautiful femlae I have ever seen. She, also, sounds super intelligent and super logical, though in this instance I think she is wrong. The guy asked for criticism, and got some. Some of the criticism he accepted, some he rejected. He felt that many missed what his post seemed to imply about his personality and his character. I agree. I just read his post because I wanted to see what other doms around here were like-- to size up my competition so to speak. I hoped the guy would come off as a jerk, but each line I read made him sound like a decent Dom, instead of a jerk. He posted his rules figuring he would get mostly good reviews. I don't think anyone posts anything to get put-down after put-down. I am always being asked to review people's writings. Most of the time, the writing is awful. But I know how much everyone's words mean to them. I know people feel very hurt when you criticize their writing. When people ask you to critique their words, they are really looking for affirmation, not a harsh critique. So, I am gentle in my criticism, so I don't wound gratutiously another's ego. Yes, there is a lot of ego and hubris in people's words. I've never met a person who wasn't proud of their wordcraft, even if their writing was utterly juvinile and sophomoric. I am not saying some of the criticism given was not justified, but there is a gentle, constructive way to criticize, and a hurtful way to criticize. Too many people feel important by putting other people down, because it makes them feel superior. In a way, I guess I doing the same with this post. Meanwhile, "hubris," "droll"--those are pretty nice words. Let's try to be nicer to each other. We are all into bdsm, which means we should be a little more understanding than the average bear, and a little less judgmental. --Michael
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