Hi, Binder. Thanks for replying. I'm glad you read the post anyway & that you feel like you "walked" away with some different perspectives. I totally agree about the community & the turds

Hi, crikey. Thanks for your thoughts. First, I'd like to opine that graduating & being learned are two different things. Experience outweighs book learning any day, IMO. Second, if anything I may post isn't clear, please feel free to question or ask for clarification - I reiterate my thoughts daily for my students, so no worries there. Third, I don't know that we lack for turds here but I share your sentiment that I'm glad to be here. By the by – LOL – I like that definition (from your third post). Thanks again!

Hello, cheeseburger. Thank for sharing your thoughts. I’m not sure what you mean by “flame wars,” but I hope that doesn’t mean you expect some of your comments to go unaddressed. Now, I agree that feminism is about equality. I think that’s clear in the definition I provided – both from the dictionary & my own thoughts. Where I believe you and I diverge is at the assertion that engaging in a consensual exchange of power somehow makes one partner less than the other, as well as at the point where those living the D/s lifestyle, if they claim to be feminists, are hypocrites (i.e. the comparison to the gay anti-gay preacher). I disagree on both points. At the moment that I submit, or that my husband dominates, does that mean that I am less or he is more able or deserving to participate as an equal voice in government, earn the same rate of pay for the same work, or to be treated with consideration as a peer in the community/society rather than be treated as a weak-minded, inherently unintelligent, eternal child in need of protection? Perhaps some believe that, but that concept is not part of my definition of D/s. Nor do I see any specific sexual predilection as tantamount to living those ideals. Believing, preaching, and living these ideals has nothing to do, IMO, with the fact that I like to be spanked, have my hair pulled, or called his precious little slut. Fact is, we share responsibility and make decisions as equal partners. I see nothing in that which goes against feminism…..perhaps you can clarify on that point. Again, thanks for your thoughts.

Hi, NatalieD. Thanks for replying! Great points – all. (thought I had stated that, too – the word definitely means different things to different people, but thanks for hitting that again – hugs)

Hi, again, Binder! Once again – thank you for sharing your thoughts. Also great points. I’m glad that’s what you walked away with.

Hugs & Spankins & Be Well
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