TW #nsfw #nsfwe #fetishes #kinks #hem9spectrum #fetishizati9n9fSpecificTraits #andA6ilities #6el9ngingT9ParticularCastes #interCasteRelati9nships #p9werDynamics #stere9types #pr96lematicKink #r9manticEntanglements #p9tentiallyT9xicRelati9nships #intentD9esN9tEqualImpact #kinkDisc9urse #c9nsent #n9nC9nsent #tagDisc9urse #tagY9urSh** #y9uAreAll9wedT96eH9rny #asL9ngAsItIsTagged #s9mePe9pleHaveTraumaA69utY9urFetishes #itIsN9tNecessarilyInn9centT9Them #6eC9nsiderate As the self-designated m9ral centre 9f this we66ed site, I feel it is my imperative t9 remind y9u: P9ssessing certain... Interests, 9f a salaci9us nature, is all #fine and #dandy. Even th9se which stem fr9m particular traits 6el9nging t9 certain dem9graphics; I w9uld n9t think t9 #shame any69dy f9r attracti9ns t9 th9se 9n different areas 9f the hem9spectrum, n9r 9f any characteristics within - pr9vided all inv9lved have given their inf9rmed #c9nsent t9 any such #fetishizati9n 6ef9rehand, 9f c9urse. Self expressi9n and #sexual li6erati9n fr9m the n9rmally narr9w 69rders that tr9ll s9ciety 9ften f9rces us int9 is a p9sitive acti9n, generally speaking. H9wever. It is a thin, thin line t9 tread, and a risky 9ne at that. F9cusing 9verly and 9vertly 9n these traits and fetishizing them risks th9se traits c9ming t9 6e seen in that light exclusively, and in turn h9m9genizes expectati9ns and depicti9ns 9f such. It flattens the pers9n int9 6eing a sum 9f th9se traits, and the stere9types ass9ciated with such - a categ9ry m9re than a living, 6reathing 6eing. (9r an unliving, n9t-necessarily-6reathing 6eing, in the case 9f myself and 9ther p9st-m9rtal individuals.) Remem6er that n9t all mem6ers may even have these a6ilities and c9uld feel inadequate as a result, 9r that th9se wh9 d9 may disdain such things and the attenti9n drawn t9 them. Perhaps th9se y9u kn9w appreciate flirtati9us c9mments and lurid fantasies a69ut what they are capa6le 9f, 6ut it is just as likely that 9thers - including rand9m passers-6y 9n y9ur p9sts - may feel differently. A 6lanket #nsfw tag is n9t en9ugh: The c9ntent therein may 6e p9tentially triggering, disc9mf9rting, 9r distressing, and sh9uld 6e tagged as such. Als9 6e wary that such acts run the risk 9f reinf9rcing 9ffensive 9r danger9us s9cial n9rms; again, I d9 n9t shame th9se wh9 participate in cr9ss-hem9spectrum r9mantic entanglements 9r r9leplay that accentuates differences in status, p9wer, 9r the like, 6ut d9ing s9 in pu6lic with9ut pr9per tags, warnings, and c9nsent risks the unprepared stum6ling acr9ss it like a pr9ver6ial minefield and det9nating implicati9ns which reinf9rce their 6iases. Likewise remem6er that this we6site d9es n9t c9nsist 9f 9ne unified culture, rather that it har69urs tr9lls fr9m all walks 9f life (and un-life). The implicati9ns 9f a relati9nship with a vast caste-gap, f9r example, c9mes with different c9nn9tati9ns 6etween 6ef9rans c9mpared t9 Alternians; in either case, it als9 will inevita6ly c9me with a gap in p9wer and privilege, n9 matter h9w equita6le the relati9nship may actually 6e. A warm6l99d may c9me acr9ss a p9st fetishizing their perceived weakness, their s9cially-assigned p9siti9n 'underneath' c9ld6l99ds, and leave feeling 96jectified, demeaned, and vile as a result. If these things are n9t marked pr9perly, if it is imp9ssi6le t9 tell a ficti9nal fantasy which d9es n9t reflect their actual views versus real, 6ig9ted views 9n the s9cial hierarchy as a wh9le, then it runs incredi6le risk t9 6e triggering and disparaging t9 th9se discussed - and, w9rse, much harder t9 av9id f9r th9se wh9 wish t9. The same may happen t9 s9mething fetishizing the usage 9f psi9nics, when g9ld6l99ds as a caste are s9 9ften treated as little m9re than p9wer-6anks and 6atteries f9r the whims 9f the elite. 9r the usage 9f psychic mind-c9ntr9l techniques 9ccasi9nally p9ssessed 6y th9se 9f c99ler castes, which can 6e seem 6y s9me as gr9ss vi9lati9ns 9f c9nsent and thus a reminder 9f h9w the c9nsent and pers9nh99d 9f warmer castes is s9 9ften disregarded whenever it is c9nvenient. In all cases: Tag pr9perly. Tag resp9nsi6ly. C9nsider wh9, 9r what, y9ur w9rds may harm; even if y9u 6elieve them t9 6e inn9cent fantasies, n9t every9ne feels the same way.
Thank y9u f9r y9ur input. Perhaps it is an 9verreach t9 take up such a mantle, 6ut I feel as th9ugh I am uniquely privileged in a variety 9f ways - and it w9uld 6e a waste, if n9t actively pr96lematic, f9r me t9 n9t use that privilege t9wards uplifting 9thers and ensuring a reducti9n in harm.
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[BEGIN MESSAGE] c|arificati0n. [ACTION:QUERY] what makez it pr0b|ematic? [END MESSAGE]
This is true. Y9u h9ld many privileges I d9 n9t, and in a literal sense we are unequal - I 6elieve this is an undesira6le state 9f affairs, and that an ideal state, w9rld, universe, is 9ne in which there are n9 such im6alances. 9r, at the very least, that th9se which are present and inevita6le are c9ntr9lled f9r t9 ensure t9xicity and pr96lematic 6ehavi9urs d9 n9t 9ccur as a result. And the 9nly way t9 m9ve t9wards such a reality is f9r all t9 w9rk in unis9n, t9 discard their pr96lematic 6ehavi9urs and 6uild a 6etter future f9r all. Fr9m the serfs t9 the l9rds t9 the deities they revere.
i get what youre going for with all the equality stuff, believe me it is incredibly noble but people need imbalance that is why we are here to protect if everyone were completely 100% equal there would never be any positive momentum or any negative momentum icecream cannot survive in room temperature, nor can a delicious meal stay warm in room temperature imbalance is a requirement for most everything that isnt to say there arent good and bad imbalances
Inacti9n, when 9ne can act t9 reduce harm, is alm9st akin t9 causing the harm in the first place. I am privileged t9 p9ssess the circumstances, talents, and drive that I d9; were I t9 simply rest 9n my laurels and all9w reality t9 pass me 6y, when I have the p9wer t9 supp9rt change 6enefitting all, I w9uld 6e taking advantage 9f that privilege t9 6enefit myself instead 9f th9se ar9und me which need aid. And acti9ns such as that are a maj9r reas9n as t9 why tr9ll s9cieties are s9 im6alanced, s9 cruel, s9 pr96lematic.
I must disagree. If we all9w these im6alances t9 exist, unchecked - if we are simply t9 all9w th9se str9nger, 'greater', t9 pr9tect us while we can d9 n9thing 6ut pray and h9pe, if it is t9 6e all9wed that s9me 6enefit m9re fr9m circumstance and s9ciety than 9thers - then we are in n9 6etter situati9n than all9wing tyrants t9 9ppress us. Warm6l99ds are already made t9 rely 9n the 'kindness' 9r rather pity 9f c9ld6l99ds in 9rder t9 survive, and I see little difference with a 6enev9lent 9verl9rd versus a tyrannic 9ne. The pr96lem is n9t merely that p9wer has 6een siezed, wrested away fr9m th9se 'weaker'; it is that said p9wer exists in the first place, always ready t9 6e utilized 6y any 6ad act9rs - 9r 'g99d' act9rs which claim t9 kn9w 6etter. It may 6e imp9ssi6le t9 ensure true equality, this I understand - 6ut any im6alances must c9me with 6alances, checks, and equalizati9n elsewhere. And in the case 9f 'g9ds', 'deities', 'first guardians' and 9ther 6eings 9f supernatural p9wers - in what ways can they 6e held acc9unta6le, currently? What can the 'average', unp9wered pers9n d9 if they p9ssess s9me disagreement? It's simply n9t the f9undati9n 9f a just, unpr96lematic reality.
i wouldnt be much of a "first guardian" if i killed someone that i disagreed with
I d9n't d9u6t that y9u 6elieve that. N9r am I implying y9u, pers9nally, w9uld d9 such a thing. 6ut we cann9t have a s9ciety in which th9se with unchecked p9wer claim they will 9nly act in the 6est interests 9f its pe9ple, and simply trust that they w9n't d9 a 6ad. And we cann9t have a reality in which that is the case, either. 6ut that's m9re 9f a l9ng-term g9al.
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