But I feel it is important to phrase it more like there are a lot of sadistic predators who are coopting the label of dom.
Okay, i can agree with that. Usually what happens is that these people are driven out of the scene, because they can't stand the scrutiny that their practices draw. I once saw an entire play party come to a crashing halt because a 'dom' refused to recognize the party safeword; dungeon masters intervened and forced him to stop, resulting in a loudly pronounced threat to call the police.
Well, the issue of colonization of fantasies is one i'm dealing with now, since i had an epiphany about this recently. It does make one question how much of one's sexual desires and needs are 'genuine' and then force oneself to examine what distinguishes a 'genuine' need in the first place. It's very crazy-making, i don't know where 'i' begin and the colonization stops -- or even if that distinction is meaningful.
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Date: 2007-01-29 04:53 pm (UTC)Okay, i can agree with that. Usually what happens is that these people are driven out of the scene, because they can't stand the scrutiny that their practices draw. I once saw an entire play party come to a crashing halt because a 'dom' refused to recognize the party safeword; dungeon masters intervened and forced him to stop, resulting in a loudly pronounced threat to call the police.
And then there was this: http://sophiaserpentia.livejournal.com/259026.html
Well, the issue of colonization of fantasies is one i'm dealing with now, since i had an epiphany about this recently. It does make one question how much of one's sexual desires and needs are 'genuine' and then force oneself to examine what distinguishes a 'genuine' need in the first place. It's very crazy-making, i don't know where 'i' begin and the colonization stops -- or even if that distinction is meaningful.