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feylin -> RE: Ask a Master...isn't that a man? (11/8/2006 5:41:12 PM)
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Greetings, MstrssPassion:
Thank you for replying to my post. I do appreciate the diversity of opinions and apologize if I came across as a sanctimonious upstart -- wasn't my intention to relay anything more than my own opinion.
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ORIGINAL: MstrssPassion
You kind of already answered your question in the earlier portion of your post. Chatrooms are predominantly filled with people who you will most likely never meet out in the real world. A majority of these people wouldn't have a clue how to behave outside of their virtual realities.
This is certainly a valid point...we probably only differ in opinion on percentages.
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I doubt it.... most everyone will tend to agree that you should get out of the chatrooms if you are seeking some reality.
I disagree. It is my personal opinion that reality happens everywhere...even in chatrooms...on message boards...on the phone...in a letter, etc. It is the honesty that you (or I) personally bring to the interaction. If you are saying that chatrooms have degraded to the point where they offer not even a whiff of reality, honesty, truth and contain no redeeming benefit, I suggest this is not the case in every single situation. Maybe in a lot of cases <grins while trying not to be too naive>, but not in every case. I have met quite a few people from chatrooms. Partied with a lot, kissed a few, traveled with a few, moved in with one...its been real. Not everyone can get up or go like I can (or wants to) but that doesn't negate their input. Just because they cannot, or do not, want to meet me does not always rule them out as a complete fantasy nut. It can in some cases, but not all. It is the same kind of reality you can get in a bar or at a hockey game at first blush -- a person just has to use their head. I doubt you meant "all chatrooms" but even if you didn't, I still probably have a lighter view on them.
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The point is that this individual wasn't asking legitimate questions, this individual already had their mind made up & was not seeking answers.
This had occurred to me but from the posts I have seen from female dominants across the boards there seems to be quite a few that really enjoy expressing their ire....so it seemed like a win-win. She gets in her diss and everyone else gets to turn her into lunch meat. I chose to ignore the intent and consider the question. (I can separate them since I am not emotional about either one.)
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You are entitled to personal preference & under the circumstances you described above then you have to decide whether you are set in your conviction to only be seen by the female doctor & wait for her to return from her break or are you capable of compromise & see the male doctor so that you can get on with your day.
But the reason I consider it a valid question is because what if the medical attention I am seeking is just as important to me as getting the female perspective/interaction? I'm not bleeding from the head, so I can be specific about the type of care I am looking for at that time. To say that it isn't important at all is saying that men and women think, talk, touch exactly the same way (just my opinion right there), and I do not agree with that without any kind of judgment as to this way is bad or that way is good. Personal preference only.
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Now as for the question being posed to this board... the OP came into the Ask a Master forum & already had the knowledge that many different types of people post her but for some unknown reason (or might I suggest for a known reason) this individual targeted the dominant women. It is easy to track others movements on the boards... at the time I replied this member had only posted one time on the Gorean board & every other post was on here, with this thread & never once was any reply made that spoke of attempting to discover why women post here... they were more about enforcing an agenda of discrediting women who would post her & make attacks upon their womanliness. This tactic is something that runs rampant in the virtual gorean world but not in the real life gorean world (at least those who I have known in the real world).
I have neither the time nor the inclination to track posters, but I would suppose that it might be important to you to make sure people are being straight (or real) with you. Perhaps she did want to malign a group of women she simply cannot fathom in her boundary-oriented world, or maybe a dominant woman recently peed in her Wheaties and this was more of a hit and run for kicks. I don't know. It was not a personal slight to me (its not like her opinion is going to change the way things are done) so I thought about the idea itself and how I would feel if I came into a Master's forum to ask a Master a question and got 20 replies from everyone but a Master. (I did learn that some women call themselves "Master," I didn't know that before so that was a freebie for me.) In the end, it probably wouldn't matter to me at all but if that's the case we could actually change all the forum titles to things like "Ask a Goat," or "What Would Melba Toast Do?"
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No one made fun of this person's gorean status but she opened herself up to gang type ridicule since it was unanimously perceived that this member posted in a deceptive fashion. This member was also never subject to any form of flaming. Look at it like one's personal preference for the female doctor of the male one you made, we are also entitiled to personal opinion & free to speak our personal opinions.
My perception was different, but I certainly would not try and squelch free speech or different opinions. Honestly, just wanted to point out that there are some awesome Goreans out and about. I wasn't even expecting anyone to believe me. <laughs> Simply felt an urge to get the word out.
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Most posters on here will go to almost any length to help someone with real questions but when they show that their intentions are less than honest... they will be faced with less than favorable replies.
I disagree. There appears to be almost as many people ready to pounce without immediate provocation as there are people ready to help, so I wouldn't agree with "most" (at this time, from what I have read). Luckily, there are a lot more funny people posting than not so at the very least it can be extremely entertaining to read the boards.
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I have a great deal of respect for the gorean community & I am rather good friends with a few real-time houses. I was actually accepted in one at one time by a mentor. He was the first person to refer to me as a master & the way I look at it... coming from a gorean, that is the highest honor he could bestow upon me.
I have also met some fantastic people in the BDSM community and the Gorean community but I am sure to have a loooooooooooong road ahead of me before anyone bestows something on me. <grins> In my experience, it would be meant as an honor to be referred to as a master by a FM, and it must have felt especially good coming from someone you respect.
Thank you again for your reply, MstrssPassion.
Best wishes,
Christine
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