cjan
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ORIGINAL: stella41b I actually think the OP is making a very good point here. The level of apartheid and fascism found on this site sometimes gets to me too. This isn't just one thread, but a few of them and it's about time someone stood up and called a spade a spade. If the fascists and sanctimonious neonazis who infiltrate this site can have their opinion and decide who is 'real' and 'true' and who isn't, then I for one feel perfectly entitled to have my say also. I don't care whether it's online, offline, real time, pixels on a screen or whatever, the fact remains the same that we are all using computers and software such as Internet browsers to be here.. like it or not it's a means of communication. But you know each and every profile name is someone, and at the end of every computer - no matter whether you regard them as real or not - is a real, live human being, with thoughts, feelings, emotions. And yes, some people are shy, some people are more sensitive than others, and some people do take to heart what is written here and do take it serious and they can be upset, they can be offended, and they can be intimidated, made to feel inferior, and they can be discouraged from seeking help, finding information or other people, some of the reasons they come to this site. This isn't 'just some teenieboppers' or merely 'assholes' - these are fascists, pure and simple. I think the situation is pretty clear. This is an adult website, run by adults for adults, for anyone interested in kink or BDSM. Anyone who has got a profile on this website for whatever reason to me is valid. They have the same right to be here and take part in these threads as anyone else. This site has a team of Moderators. We don't need a self-appointed team of Thought Police to decide what is acceptable and what isn't, thank you very much. Nor to decide who is real and who is fake. Some of us have enough problems dealing with hostility and prejudice out in society without having to deal with the same crap here. WIITWD by its very definition inplies tolerance and acceptance of others, not prejudice and hostility towards other people on the basis of 'my kink is okay, your's isn't'. The TOS mentions clearly 'negative' and 'critical' references to other members using this site. Just because it isn't directly aimed at someone doesn't mean to say that it's acceptable. It isn't. I don't care who it is or how long they've been interested in BDSM, if they have taken it upon themselves to decide who is real and who is fake, who is acceptable and who isn't, then they are fascists. Just my 0.02 Well said, ty. *Toasts a cuppa virtual tea brewed in a virtual samovar. Cheers.* OP, as has been said here, there is never a shortage of assholes anywhere, sadly.But many people on this site are real and who and what they say they are, I'm finding. That's why I come here. Best wishes to you.
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