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Arcanetrance

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31. Not to cross any lines or step on toes
Tue Apr 15, 2014, 01:21 AM
Apr 2014

But I think people read to much into this. I have a few friends in the S&M scene this really is tame and yes people of both genders do enjoy this stuff. Personally not my cup of tea but as long as it's all consensual who are we to judge.

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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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