marieToo -> RE: Doms and whores. (8/10/2006 4:17:44 PM)
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ORIGINAL: LuckyAlbatross quote:
ORIGINAL: marieToo Im secure enough in myself and my own decisions to not allow others to make me question it and to not turn a deaf ear to those who may feel negatively about something that I feel positive about. Don't you think that's what I'm doing here with you? quote:
Your homosexuality analogy is not the best one. I can say that I dont think financial slavery is honorable, or healthy. That doesnt mean Im calling you the slave of a whore. It means I personally dont agree with something you do. And....well..I dont. Im sorry if you take that personally. No, it means you are calling me dishonorable and unhealthy. You don't get to sit on high lofty non-personal statements when you make judgements like that. I've never been against making informed judgements, but if you want to make a judgement against someone, own it! Saying "A person who does this lacks honor, but I'm not saying you lack honor even though you do that" is a total copout. You are indeed saying that I lack honor and am unhealthy. I'm ok with you feeling and believing that way, trust me. The only thing Im sitting on is my chair. Im not sure why you keep going back to the high and lofty thing. And Im a little bit shocked to see this kind of emotion coming out of you. I am not calling you anything. I feel terrible that you feel this way, but there is nothing for me to "own" except my own feelings on financial slavery, which I have done several times now. I wasnt refering to anyone in particular. I would have no problem telling you if I thought poorly of you personally. I do not think you lack honor. This wasnt about you, until you personalized it. So you enjoy something that I see as detrimental. This is not to say that I see you as something ugly. This is not to say that Im right and your wrong, this is simply to say that I have a particular opinion on something. We are all the sum of our experiences and mine have led me to certain beliefs. Im entitled to those, regardless of who agrees or who tries to railroad me into a personal insult. Its ok to disagree with something a person does, without condemning the person. I'm not ok with your denial that it's consistent with your belief that other forms of informed adult slavery ARE healthy and honorable, or that you are somehow not making personal statements by making sweeping generalized statements. I made no denial of anything, LA, nor did I speak about any form of slavery being healthy or honorable. You are reading things that arent there. Yes, I made a sweeping generalization. People do it all the time. bdsm is not immune to people having an opinion one way or the other. Why is it ok to make a sweeping statement that's positive, but not one thats negative? Oh and I'm not taking this personally at all. I'm using this to try and get you to admit your judgements fully, and hopefully see how irrational and hypocritical they are. Maybe thats why you're becoming so frustrated. I totally own what I said. Ive admitted it several times, but apparently Im not quite wording it the way you'd like it. Its not hypocritical at all. I believe financial slavery to be unhealthy and detrimental. To me, its "trash", to you its "art. We got that down already. Ive said that at least 3 times now. I will not however, allow you to goad me into some trap of saying that I called you a "sinner" or a "whore" or "trash". Thats was your own imagining. I may see a certain practice as ugliness. That is not to say that I see the person as a bad person. Maybe they believe theyre doing right and theyre happy that way. And thats fine...but I still see the act as being harmful. I dont know why you cannot separate the two. But Im not going to own something for your benefit so it can all be perfectly black and white in your head. If I thought you were trash, I would have no problem saying, "hey, LA, you give some guy your money and he takes it. that makes you a piece of shit". Believe me if thats what I thought I would tell you that. Let me ask you this.... Is there anything that you think is unhealthy or wrong or bad? If so, would you say it here? And would the whole world agree with you?? Im being "irrational? To whom? To you? Who are you to sit all high and lofty and judge whats irrational? Did you just make a sweeping statement about my state of mind? Youre judgeing me to be a nut, arent you? You cant say im being irrational without calling me a pyscho. Why dont you just say what you really mean? The problem is that you are saying "Type A slavery is trash while Type B slavery is art" but have yet to explain the difference between Type A and Type B slavery? The problem is that youre telling me what Im saying, instead of listening with an open mind. If you want to say "I have no interest in Type B slavery and get kinda squicked when I think about it, but I love Type A slavery" then there's no problem. But you aren't making a personal statement of your own sense of self- you're making sweeping irrational and hypocritical judgements of the choices of others. Im making a statement of my beliefs. I will not say I have no interest in financial slavery. I will say that I think its detrimental. Because that is what I think and believe. I will say its wrong, because thats what I think and believe. Should I say "In my opinion its wrong, but it may not be wrong for everyone?" Would that make it easier to swallow? That goes without saying. when a statement is made, its clear to anyone with half a brain that its the opinion of the person who authored it. Look, if we didnt have beliefs, opinions, judgements on what is good/bad, right/wrong, healthy/unhealthy, what foundation would we use to make decisions from? We'd all be bowls of non-judgmental jello. Take this post of yours for example. Youre addressing me for something that you feel is wrong. You said I was being irrational and hypocritical. And I still dont think you see me as a piece of shit or as an asshole. I think you just see me as having done something that you dont approve of, no? How is that any different than me feeling something you do is wrong? And did you word it in a more palatable way for my benefit?? did you say ...." to me, it seems irrational" ? Or did you just make a sweeping statement that Im being irrational and hypocritical?
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