sccwriting: Field of Vision Much of what we do is far from mainstream. * How much of your relationsh
sccwriting: Field of Vision Much of what we do is far from mainstream. * How much of your relationship do you show to the world outside of BDSM? * If you were at a kink event at a public forum and were asked to be discreet, what would that mean to you? * Where does freedom of expression meet Joe Public’s lack of consent to witness our lifestyle? “Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners.” Laurence Stone * How much of your relationship do you show to the world outside of BDSM? Unfortunately, Sir and I do not really show anything of our relationship to the world. He and I have both discussed some particulars with close friends or family members, but other than that (and this blog), the true nature of this relationship has been our secret for the past four and a half years. I say “unfortunately” because I wish people could know more about it. I want to brag, goddammit. And I want Him to be able to brag too. * If you were at a kink event at a public forum and were asked to be discreet, what would that mean to you?It would mean to conduct ourselves the way we usually do: casual dress, casual manners. I would still defer to Him in our everyday ways - waiting for Him to eat first, for example - but I would not call Him “Sir” where other people could hear it.* Where does freedom of expression meet Joe Public’s lack of consent to witness our lifestyle?This is a question I have wondered about, and I’m essentially of two minds about it. Intellectually, I’m not sure whether “consent to witness” (short of obvious public obscenity) is a reasonable line - it seems very much like it expects us to constantly predict and respect the comfort levels and boundaries of strangers, which I take issue with. But temperamentally I tend to come down on the very conservative side of anything that might make other people uncomfortable. So I am probably lacking the courage of my convictions here. -- source link
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