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eridani

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2. Either way, most people would take it for some kind of stunt
Mon Apr 14, 2014, 07:44 PM
Apr 2014

Especailly in a big city, where people have seen far weirder stuff. Someone in a small town would probably stop to say WTF or something of the sort.

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It's such a fine line between clever and stupid Johonny Apr 2014 #1
This is stupid turned up to 11. nt msanthrope Apr 2014 #3
Either way, most people would take it for some kind of stunt eridani Apr 2014 #2
Couldn't he just be her sub and she is his Dom? Humanist_Activist Apr 2014 #4
Luckily, offending others' sensibilities isn't against the law. 1000words Apr 2014 #5
I know that emotionally my reactions to this and a hypothetical gender-reversed situation... Silent3 Apr 2014 #6
How about ethnic differences? Or what about class differences? Man was wearing overalls Liberal_in_LA Apr 2014 #10
I think I would have been more offered if it were a woman libodem Apr 2014 #7
Diff'rent Strokes, For Diff'rent Folks Warren DeMontague Apr 2014 #8
Possible scenario...he did something direly bad alittlelark Apr 2014 #9
since you are making it into a he vs she thing.... at a guess, i would imagine you would have about seabeyond Apr 2014 #11
Asked and answered, old thread warning! Humanist_Activist Apr 2014 #12
at least that leash person gets to walk upright. Still disturbing though Liberal_in_LA Apr 2014 #15
Why is it disturbing? n/t Humanist_Activist Apr 2014 #16
person on a chain, leash. disturbing. Liberal_in_LA Apr 2014 #18
I don't see how that is disturbing, unless its non-consensual, then there are problems. Humanist_Activist Apr 2014 #19
I find a "child leash" to be the very same public spectacle 1000words Apr 2014 #21
obvious difference. an adult can navigate street and surround. a 2 yr old cannot seabeyond Apr 2014 #22
they think they are so cutting edge, daring. it is foolish, they just look foolish. a game. seabeyond Apr 2014 #20
People are allowed to look foolish, I have friends who go LARPing occasionally... Humanist_Activist Apr 2014 #23
you do understand nowhere did i state that people are not allowed to look foolish, right? seabeyond Apr 2014 #28
Holy nostalgia. PeaceNikki Apr 2014 #38
I remember that thread. newcriminal Apr 2014 #45
Looks like it is an advertising stunt? maddezmom Apr 2014 #13
As long as she cleans up his poop, I don't care. name not needed Apr 2014 #14
i would think it was some PETA type thing JI7 Apr 2014 #17
I have seen this type of thing before. Lady Freedom Returns Apr 2014 #24
No word from the usual suspects. Vashta Nerada Apr 2014 #25
It's ok if what happens to men? cyberswede Apr 2014 #27
usual suspects. why the nasty? seabeyond Apr 2014 #29
Shrug. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2014 #26
They still have horses in London? Warren DeMontague Apr 2014 #32
Don't men pay women to do things like this to them? nt valerief Apr 2014 #30
The point is that would you find it a bigger problem if the genders were reversed? davidn3600 Apr 2014 #33
Probably, because I don't think many women pay men to do such things to them, so valerief Apr 2014 #43
Not to cross any lines or step on toes Arcanetrance Apr 2014 #31
Wouldn't necessarily freak out either way. But the imagery would seem a bit different nomorenomore08 Apr 2014 #34
The Hoff would be all up in arms CFLDem Apr 2014 #35
of course you did, as you and others often do. at least you had the honestly to edit... seabeyond Apr 2014 #37
No Sea CFLDem Apr 2014 #39
you just wanted some of this seabeyond Apr 2014 #40
That's our Sea! CFLDem Apr 2014 #41
Actress reveals she walked man around central London on a lead for theatrical stunt maddezmom Apr 2014 #36
I would take the two situations as completely different. NCTraveler Apr 2014 #42
I just hope she picked up his poop. zappaman Apr 2014 #44
Whatever gets you going.... moriah Apr 2014 #46
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