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abuddingdom -> RE: Is bdsm a vice? (10/29/2009 9:11:18 PM)
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Remember the Doobie Brothers? One of their early albums was titled " All my habits are now vices"......
I think you what you describe, Des, fits the definition of addiction more than vice. It fits the way I've defined addiction, almost word for word, since I began understanding the concept some years back. I'm certain I've discussed it on these boards. I don't include the "shame" part but should probably add it as shame certainly is part&parcel of addiction particularly once an addict had faced & admitted that they are one. I consider vice- or a vice - as something considered not only immoral by society& deemed harmful to society(or more accurately the part of society which makes laws )but has also been made illegal. Hence the vice squad, which we hear less&less of since most of those vices have become thoroughly unmanagageble by the police and they have their own departments - narcotics, gambling, prositution, etc.It's a wasteful&costly, & I don't just mean money, mess which is why I favor decriminilizing all of it. Yes, we'd have some serious problems for awhileand human debris, likely the better part of a generation,and I certainly don't trust the government to competently regulate it all even if it did happen outside of fiction. But, prohibition & legislating morality has never been successful.
As to the topic, though, BDSM, even D/s & M/s are certainly considered a vice by a large segment of society. I advise the op to get comfortable in his kinky skin, if he's not already. Once that's acheived one will find that they worry less&less about it.
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