Originally posted by Pooka

What leaders of the supposed BDSM community should have done was to encourage individuals to engage their brains instead of chanting 'safe, sane, and consenual'.

We all have minds, we should get used to using them a bit. Give them some exercise! *grin*

Pooka [/B]
I completely agree that anyone involved in the BDSM community should be encouraged to use their brains... This is, after all, a very potentially dangerous area to mess in lightly. BUT, I think that starting with the rule of thumb "Safe, Sane, and Consentual" is a very good idea. I do not think that the words necessarily merely provide an excuse to disengage our brains but instead distinguishes between the people who take this responsibility seriously verses the people who are truly dangerous. (And if some people have to chant it in order for it to sink into their wee little brains, well, ya gotta do what ya gotta do.)
But that's just my opinion...

Jen