[QUOTE=lucy;961683]I've seen that before too and personally I think at least half of those so called rights are hot air at best ...

Just a few comments on this.

1. It was posted in the BDSM 101 section implying it is for people new to the lifestyle. Thus totally appropriate as I have noticed many submissives arriving here, thinking their submission makes them 'worthless items'.
'Bodies without minds'. I have spoken to quite a few of these subs. They are just so happy to be used and in some cases even abused because it is their perception of what submission means.

2. Personally, I come from an extremely conservative culture. I didnt even know BDSM existed 2 years ago. Not everybody is lucky enough to simply 'know' about this. They must be taught. Many stories on BDSM certainly don't teach these.( Not even on this site) And it is the place many become aware of BDSM. Hence the need for something like this Bill of Rights.

So, lucy, to you these may seem almost meaningless but to many it is a blinking arrow in the right direction.

And also... English is not my first language, but I seem to understand the meaning of the different points quite well. Maybe if you read them again, thinking back to when you were a babe in this lifestyle, it would make more sense.

Kindly
vicki